Sport Chrono on a 997 GT3 ?

[Slippydiff]

What are the benefits of Sport Chrono(Sport Chrono Plus?) on the 997 GT3 ?
If you don't have it fitted do you still get a switch/es to alter the damper settings and the exhaust ?
What tyres are specified by the factory for use on the 997 GT3 in lieu of the Cup tyres ?

Slippy

[997GT3]

Slippydiff said:

What are the benefits of Sport Chrono(Sport Chrono Plus?) on the 997 GT3 ?
If you don't have it fitted do you still get a switch/es to alter the damper settings and the exhaust ?
What tyres are specified by the factory for use on the 997 GT3 in lieu of the Cup tyres ?

Slippy

On the GT3 the SC(non sat nav cars)/SCP (sat nav cars) is basically a stopwatch mounted on the dash top, controlled through the onboard comp. If you have sat nav then you get additional menu options with SCP.
The GT3 comes with the sport suspension switch (PASM Sport) and exhaust switch (Sport) regardless. With standard 997's you HAVE to have SC/SCP to get these buttons.
No idea about the tyres.
HTH

[ScottL]

Slippydiff said:

What are the benefits of Sport Chrono(Sport Chrono Plus?) on the 997 GT3 ?

The optional Chrono Package Plus is only available in conjunction with Porsche Communication Management (PCM). The system combines an analogue and digital timer unit with a range of useful functions. Lap or journey times can be viewed, stored and analysed using the performance display in PCM. The information available includes time elapsed and distance travelled on the current lap, as well as the number of laps completed and their respective times. You can also view the current fastest lap.

Slippydiff said:

If you don't have it fitted do you still get a switch/es to alter the damper settings and the exhaust ?

Yes

Slippydiff said:

What tyres are specified by the factory for use on the 997 GT3 in lieu of the Cup tyres ?

All 997GT3/RS's come on either Michelin Pilot Sport Cup or Pirellis Corsa tyres. Any N rated tyre which is available in the correct size (for example Michelin Pilot Sport 2's) can also be fitted.

[Hammerwerfer]

It seems a bit daft to order the sport chrono option when there are so many relatively sophisticated data loggers on the market.

[Slippydiff]

Thanks all.

Slippy

[sewega]

The Sport button with SCP on a standard 997 also shortens the throttle travel making heal & toe alot easier.

[Joe911]

Hammerwerfer said:

It seems a bit daft to order the sport chrono option when there are so many relatively sophisticated data loggers on the market.

Yeah, but, like all things - I'd rather have a sat nav and a stopwatch built neatly into the car than have some naff bolt-on.

It's just such a shame when a Porsche (and the rest) charge 1650 pounds for a sat nav and 323 pounds for a stopwatch

And they could have made the stopwatch easier to use, rather than using the multifunction lever gizmo thing.

[997GT3]

I keep trying to get my stopwatch to stop on 9:11 but cant manage it! Achieved 9:10, 9:13 and 9:28!!

[Hammerwerfer]

Joe911 said:

[Yeah, but, like all things - I'd rather have a sat nav and a stopwatch built neatly into the car than have some naff bolt-on.

It's just such a shame when a Porsche (and the rest) charge 1650 pounds for a sat nav and 323 pounds for a stopwatch

And they could have made the stopwatch easier to use, rather than using the multifunction lever gizmo thing.

Yes, the price of factory installed nav is ridiculous. Even worse is the fact that it soon becomes obsolete and costs a lot to upgrade, if indeed an upgrade is possible. I'd put up with a portable one for this reason alone.

[Diamond blue]

Have done a couple of track days and 2000 miles in mine and have never used the thing! Difficult to operate when you are trying hard on a track and cant think of any use for it on the road.Same old answer on the nav - factory fit is ridiculously expensive. Need replacement tyres soon so trying to source Corsas which are pretty sticky but start life with about twice the thread depth of the MSC