Thoughts on the RS-Technik Cayman S Club Sport

[jamesaevans]

Spotted this car in the current issue of "911 & Porsche World" and it gets a very good review:





As Cayman S prices are sure to take a hit when the new Cayman is released next year I was thinking this could make a great track day car. There should also be a review in the next issue of GT Purely Porsche magazine.

James

[mollytherocker]

How much is it? I am guessing this will be the problem.

[HokumPokum]

it was listed for 20k.... but had 71k miles.

I thought it was an excellent buy.

[MrCooke]

http://www.paul-stephens.com/RS-Teknik-Porsche-987...

[FarQue]

I can't comment about whether that actual car was worth the money, but I have read the 911&PW article and really like ethos of the concept. If I had purchased that car, I'd be hunting down lightweight Oz wheels for it, then maybe carbon bonnet and tailgate... which is exactly what I'm thinking about for my own 997 once the warranty has expired.

[jamesaevans]

If I recall correctly from the article the cost of the modifications was around £6,000 and included:
- Lower stiffer springs (retaining original dampers)
- Light weight carbon bucket seats
- Steering wheel and other touch points re-trimmed in alcantara
- Less restrictive air filter
- Sports exhaust (not 100% sure on this one)
- Wheels painted in red and graphics applied

Might have been a few other bits and pieces, and I agree with the comment about going for a less colourful design. However, this is a demonstrator designed to stand out in magazines and online forums, so I can let that go. I was thinking that with the addition of a rollbar and 5 point harness, and possible a big brake kit it would make a great track day car which you could also use every day.

James

[BubblesNW]

Any idea what engineit has?

If it has the standard Gen I 3.4 I believe the guys in the USA who tracked them regularly had oil starvation issues. I suspect some mods would be needed to make a true track toy.

[BIG GT2]

If I had purchased that car, I'd be hunting down lightweight Oz wheels for it, then maybe carbon bonnet and tailgate... which is exactly what I'm thinking about for my own 997 once the warranty has expired.
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shameless plug here! we make carbon or kevlar bonnet and tailgate for the cayman and bonnet/bootlid for 997. we supply a lot of teams in pcgb championship. send me a message for a quote when your warranties up if you bite the bullet.

[HokumPokum]

BubblesNW said:

Any idea what engineit has?

If it has the standard Gen I 3.4 I believe the guys in the USA who tracked them regularly had oil starvation issues. I suspect some mods would be needed to make a true track toy.

only if you used R-compound tires.......leading to high G-loads....leading to such issues.

[jamesaevans]

anonymous said:

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The seats are from DesignTek and cost £425 each, so even with side rails the seats would come in under £1,000:
http://www.designtek.eu/Track-Bucket-Sports-Seat--...

I've probably missed out a few pieces that were added / modified as I only skimmed through the article in WHSmith this afternoon. However, I do remember the article stating that the standard dampers were retained to maintain the Caymans excellent ride quality, and that they didn't want to go too far towards making this a track day special that was too hard for everyday use.

In terms of oil serge under hard cornering in track that is something that I hah heard about before, but what type of modification would be required to address this issue?

James

[Trev450]

I for one would not want to track my CS or the one featured here without some engine work being done first. At the very least, I think an accusump, uprated IMS bearing and one of Baz's low temperature stats would be the minimum I would specify.

[Zyp]

Wonder fit those seats are wider than the stock carbon folding ones in the CR/Spyder?

They look pretty good at that price and even though not Porsce items, I'd think about fitting them to my car.

[arcamalpha]

Zyp said:

Wonder fit those seats are wider than the stock carbon folding ones in the CR/Spyder?

They look pretty good at that price and even though not Porsce items, I'd think about fitting them to my car.

I'm very interested in these seats- has anyone sat in them?

I suspect they're a direct copy of the Porsche lighweight buckets which are narrower than the folding buckets. I'd love a pair of the lightweight buckets but they're £10k per pair!

[Zyp]

arcamalpha said:

I'm very interested in these seats- has anyone sat in them?

I suspect they're a direct copy of the Porsche lighweight buckets which are narrower than the folding buckets. I'd love a pair of the lightweight buckets but they're £10k per pair!

I find the folding carbonette jobbies immensely uncomfortable and narrow, whereas the fixed seats in the 7.1 GT3 almost bearable.

Still, for £900 it'd be worth ago but would still need to have a sit in them.

[HokumPokum]

Zyp said:

I find the folding carbonette jobbies immensely uncomfortable and narrow, whereas the fixed seats in the 7.1 GT3 almost bearable.

Still, for £900 it'd be worth ago but would still need to have a sit in them.

the foldable ones are wider than the lightweight fixed buckets... if you have difficulty fitting in the fat spyder buckets, you'd defo struggle in the fixed buckets.

[Zyp]

It's more the lack of backrest adjustment - the fixed ones seem a little more relaxed than the folders.

The Probax seats in my Exige were perfect for me - I think the Spyder would look a bit daft with those fitted though!

[FTW]

What a pointless, over priced gimmick.

Buy a Cayman, fit some sexy suspension and seats, fit some better pads and pocket the change.

[Porkster]

I like the idea and have been inspired by it. I'm not so keen on the stripes but everybody to there own. I went to see the man behind the project (charlie from PS) last weekend in a view to doing something similar on mine, bear in mind I will never track my car so it's more about feel, looks and noise.
I think the uprated springs is a better solution to coilovers, every set of coilovers I've had have been very harsh on the road. The cayman suspension is excellent, just sits very high.
Alcantara interior is a nice touch too along with the buckets.

[jamesaevans]

Porkster said:

I like the idea and have been inspired by it. I'm not so keen on the stripes but everybody to there own. I went to see the man behind the project (charlie from PS) last weekend in a view to doing something similar on mine, bear in mind I will never track my car so it's more about feel, looks and noise.
I think the uprated springs is a better solution to coilovers, every set of coilovers I've had have been very harsh on the road. The cayman suspension is excellent, just sits very high.
Alcantara interior is a nice touch too along with the buckets.

Hi Porkster,

Can you share some other insights from your visit to meet Charlie at PS?

Specifically what was done to the Cayman S and the ballpark costs?

James

[Porkster]

Parts for the entry level conversion consists of

H & R coil springs -35mm
Ate dot 4 racing blue brake fluid
Cnc machined hub centric rear spacers. 15mm
Extended Porsche wheel bolts
Stainless steel exhaust system
Hi flow air filter
Iridium spark plugs
Electronic throttle response module
Alloy wheel refurb with colour of your choice
High gloss club sport decals
Exclusive rs teknic emblem x3
Carbonfibre bucket seats
9 piece Alcantara interior retrim