GT4 RS/ Spyder RS Experiences, Driving and Technical

GT4 RS/ Spyder RS Experiences, Driving and Technical

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fridaypassion

9,437 posts

236 months

Sunday 24th November
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av185 said:

My 718GT4 failed one side over the summer and remained in the normal PASM setting used it for another c200 miles OPC fixed it the following week and no further issues since.
Mine was fixed then the other side went 2 weeks later.

Then had a big bust up with the OPC as their hunter machine was well out of spec and they wouldn't accept it from a peasant like me. Spoiler alert. It was!

av185

19,523 posts

135 months

Sunday 24th November
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fridaypassion said:
av185 said:

My 718GT4 failed one side over the summer and remained in the normal PASM setting used it for another c200 miles OPC fixed it the following week and no further issues since.
Mine was fixed then the other side went 2 weeks later.

Then had a big bust up with the OPC as their hunter machine was well out of spec and they wouldn't accept it from a peasant like me. Spoiler alert. It was!
Yes expected the other side to go on mine it gets used on many rapid and undulating B roads across Lancs Cumbria and Yorkshire in particular. But it hasn't...yet.

Quite bizarre the OPCs won't allow both sides to be done simulateneously whilst the frame is down but there you go!

On the Hunter as usual I've found the set up is only as good as the operator doing the geo.

fridaypassion

9,437 posts

236 months

Sunday 24th November
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Nope this was a faulty machine. They had it running at least 2 weeks with the front going half a degree out on toe. We had a reading from Dick Lovett when I bought the car and from my own machine and proved to them it was wrong. They did it incorrectly twice once on each mount.

I thought you had sold your GT4 and had a GT4RS?


ChrisW.

6,936 posts

263 months

Sunday 24th November
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fridaypassion said:
Mine failed completely on my 718 and the engine was making a grinding noise in the back! Total failure I had on mine.
Ouch ...

DannyScene

6,920 posts

163 months

Monday 25th November
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fridaypassion said:
Looks great is it the same color as STGs 911?
No, STG's 911 is racing green metallic

av185

19,523 posts

135 months

Monday 25th November
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fridaypassion said:
Nope this was a faulty machine. They had it running at least 2 weeks with the front going half a degree out on toe. We had a reading from Dick Lovett when I bought the car and from my own machine and proved to them it was wrong. They did it incorrectly twice once on each mount.

I thought you had sold your GT4 and had a GT4RS?
Just had the 4 year biggie and renewed warranty. Its a manual which I prefer so may well keep it with a 25 RS.

TDT

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5,481 posts

127 months

Monday 25th November
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Thankfully no PADM on 718RS.

Its a completely different mount as per 992 GT3

Paul_N

130 posts

25 months

Monday 25th November
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TDT said:
Thankfully no PADM on 718RS.

Its a completely different mount as per 992 GT3
Thank goodness for that, very common problem on GT4, parts took a month to arrive for ours last summer due to numbers failing & as mentioned previously they only repair 1 knowing the other will fail, usually shortly afterwards.

TDT

Original Poster:

5,481 posts

127 months

Monday 25th November
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Yes… enquiries had been made as to whether or not 718RS part could be retro-fitted to GT4/Spyder and its different part with no compatibility.

TDT

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5,481 posts

127 months

Monday 25th November
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G6GXM

16 posts

21 months

Monday 25th November
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Thanks all for the lovely comments! First weekend with the car has been an absolute joy. No YouTube videos prepared me for how exciting that intake noise is! Looking forward to lots of run in miles now before Snetterton on the 14th December!

Gem

JeffC

1,725 posts

220 months

Tuesday 26th November
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Had mine for geo set up last week , cambers from new were out with a difference across the front , so it’s defo worth taking a look .
I was never looking for a track set up as my car will be fast road use only and touring so I don’t want it twitching all over, as people have said you are limited to what you can do so basically ended up lowering the car and increasing the camber all round and adjusting the toe . Unfortunately will be spring before I get to try properly to see the difference but has to be improved on what it came standard .


PastaSource

96 posts

121 months

Tuesday 26th November
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I'm hearing reports of a second wave of centre-lock recalls (stop-drive) being issued over the last few days, so worth checking the app folks!

Some were told their cars were safe during the first round, end of October, and now being recalled. At least one car I know of is April '24 delivered, and only purchased end of October when this all kicked off originally. I'd be mighty miffed if I bought a car on the assurance it was safe given the recall, only to have it recalled later, especially if part of the decision to buy was that it was a 'safe one'! Surely Porsche should have been more not less cautious in the first place given the severity of the recall.

Am scanning the app daily now, mine is an 05/24 car, not that dates are the deciding factor, but be interesting to hear if anyone here newly affected.

av185

19,523 posts

135 months

Tuesday 26th November
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^^^ needs confirming but Grenfell situation springs to mind.

TDT

Original Poster:

5,481 posts

127 months

Tuesday 26th November
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Not new news…

TDT said:
Looks like targeted CL production dates are:

36w-23 ->49w-23 and also 05w-24
An April 24 delivered car could easily have has a week 5 part installed, as it will have been completed end of Feb into March.

PastaSource

96 posts

121 months

Tuesday 26th November
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I guess my concern was that I know of at least one particular owner (not personally) who was only informed a day or so ago. If the data regarding parts used hasn’t changed then it’s worrying that this owner wasn’t contacted some other way (he might’ve been sat on an unread in-app notification for all I know) at the end of October when original notifications went out.

Hopefully a non-thing as you say…

TDT

Original Poster:

5,481 posts

127 months

Tuesday 26th November
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TBF, I know that new VINs have been added where the owner has checked the CLs and they were in the window… but had not been contacted initially. Having moved on a few weeks, they now have been.

cdixon

290 posts

214 months

Thursday 28th November
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@ The guys tracking their cars….

What is the noise level from these cars? Is it in the 98db or 105db category?

Snowy999

399 posts

73 months

Thursday 28th November
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Thye have a rev limited if you do static. I tested at 98dB. Think it got to 5k. The hill climb test is at 2/3rds Max and 108dB.

My 981 GT4 with headers and akra did 103-105dB.

I did not trigger sound at Spa on drive by in either car.

Paul_N

130 posts

25 months

Saturday 30th November
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FredBasset said:
Paul_N said:
Anyone bought bolster protectors for their GT4 RS & if so any tips please?
I got the Edguard ones from the US and very pleased with them.
For anyone looking for bolster protectors, can highly recommend Edguard & thank you FredBasset for your post.