992 GT3RS

[GrahamPM]

Still not arrived - I’ve had the finished pictures, it’s appeared on my App; everything but the finished article!!
It was at Emden on the 27th March……


Graham

Edited by GrahamPM on Tuesday 18th April 08:04

[GrahamPM]

And now final stage 5 reached!!

[Adam.]

Nice, what is your spec code Graham?

[wenters]

No update on the App for me (froze at 3/5) but I've been told that mine has left the factory and sitting in the compound waiting to make the slow journey to the UK.
May handover for me!!

[MeisterH]

I think you will find Emden possibly may be overwhelmed with cars, some will be awaiting parts due to stops sales etc, the rest will be backlogged waiting for ships

[RDMcG]

MeisterH said:

I think you will find Emden possibly may be overwhelmed with cars, some will be awaiting parts due to stops sales etc, the rest will be backlogged waiting for ships

I think that is correct. Mine is at Emden but there is a lot of softness in delivery...end of May......or June........

[IREvans]

MeisterH said:

I think you will find Emden possibly may be overwhelmed with cars, some will be awaiting parts due to stops sales etc, the rest will be backlogged waiting for ships

My car was built in February, and delivered in March. There was a stop sale on many 992RS (mine included) due to 2 bolts which needed to be re torqued. I’m presuming this issue has now been resolved at the factory, but some cars may still be affected. The bolts affect a bodywork component which isn’t fitted to any other 992

[IREvans]

I do like driving in low grip, but this car is something else on deserted and bone dry A roads…! It turns in a fraction more aggressively than a 992GT3, yet at higher corner speeds, it seems to have a bit more suppleness in the dampers. The Goodyear tyres are quieter than a Michelin cup, and have felt great in both the wet and dry.

Still not fully run in, so I can’t yet fully establish what the engine is like, but it’s a lot louder than a 992GT3 inside; both engine noise, and particularly the noise from stones being thrown against the underside of the car.

Also, the Porsche bonnet badge is underneath the lacquer, and maybe someone can correct me, but I’m sure the one on a 991RS was stuck on top.?

[Taffy66]

Have you driven it on rougher B roads and if so how does it behave there.

[IREvans]

Taffy66 said:

Have you driven it on rougher B roads and if so how does it behave there.

Many of the B roads around here are still quite fast, and it behaves well on those. The spring rates do feel stiffer, but there’s still a lot of compliance in the way it moves when you provoke it. I think the tyres play a fairly significant role here, and so far, I prefer the Goodyears to the Michelin cups I had on the 992GT3. I’m running the pressures at 28F/30R

[ChrisW.]

That must be quite a lot lower than specified ??

On the road could that add significant risk of tyre wall / alloy damage ?

[IREvans]

ChrisW. said:

That must be quite a lot lower than specified ??

On the road could that add significant risk of tyre wall / alloy damage ?

This is the correct comfort setting on the 992GT3RS. The standard setting is 31F/32R.

The standard pressure setting on the 992 GT3 is 32F/35R, comfort is the same.

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[Taffy66]

IREvans said:

ChrisW. said:

That must be quite a lot lower than specified ??

On the road could that add significant risk of tyre wall / alloy damage ?

This is the correct comfort setting on the 992GT3RS. The standard setting is 31F/32R.

The standard pressure setting on the 992 GT3 is 32F/35R, comfort is the same.

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For comparisons sake the settings on my old 991RS WP was 29F/33R for road use. Don't remember the comfort pressures because I was pretty happy with the standard settings.

[IREvans]

Taffy66 said:

For comparisons sake the settings on my old 991RS WP was 29F/33R for road use. Don't remember the comfort pressures because I was pretty happy with the standard settings.

29F/33R is the comfort pressure on a 991.2RS.

[Taffy66]

IREvans said:

29F/33R is the comfort pressure on a 991.2RS.

Ok, that explains why I was happy with the ride on it. Its also the pressures I used at the start of a trackday and bled off a couple of times to get a stable 32F and 35R.

[IREvans]

RDMcG said:

I specced Ice grey/red on. mine like below. It is somewhere in Emden awaiting shipment to Canada,,
- a minor cosmetic irritations whey they did not extend the side stripes for and after of the wheels as they did with the green special car.

I’m tempted to do that to mine; just get the mirror shells painted red, and extend the side stripes onto the front bumper….I’m not sure sure I’d go to the extent of removing the roll cage to also paint that red though..!

[ChrisW.]

Interesting, does that mean that the front to back weight distribution is also becoming more equal ?

Or ??

[Digga]

ChrisW. said:

Interesting, does that mean that the front to back weight distribution is also becoming more equal ?

Or ??

My thoughts too; much less F to R pressure differential than earlier cars.

Of course we know they have moved the power train closer to mid engine configuration in order to help the GT race cars recover lost competitiveness, not least on rear diffuser aero.

[arcamalpha]

Digga said:

Of course we know they have moved the power train closer to mid engine configuration in order to help the GT race cars recover lost competitiveness, not least on rear diffuser aero.

They moved the engine forward (by shortening the diff case) when going from 997 to 991 didn’t they? I’m not aware it has changed since.

[IREvans]

Digga said:

My thoughts too; much less F to R pressure differential than earlier cars.

Of course we know they have moved the power train closer to mid engine configuration in order to help the GT race cars recover lost competitiveness, not least on rear diffuser aero.

As I understand it, the engine is in the same location on 992 and 991, it’s just the 992’s engine mounts have moved forward, as shown below…