Running in a GT3/RS

[fuji]

I picked up my GT3 today and in the manual it says to run it in for 1800 miles, that would be murder! Ive racked up 120 miles today driving like a nun but should a start building the revs up every few hundred miles ?
How is everyone else running in their GT3's ?

[identti]

This is a 997 isn't it? Well everyone's always talking about how its a 'hard' running in process (think thats the right word), so actually the engine is already run in, and It doesn't need too much stroking. Wait for the owners to come along to shed some more light on the situation.

[Renns Reunited]

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

[Geneve]

fuji said:

I picked up my GT3 today and in the manual it says to run it in for 1800 miles, that would be murder! Ive racked up 120 miles today driving like a nun but should a start building the revs up every few hundred miles ?
How is everyone else running in their GT3's ?

I thought there was no strict running in procedure for the new GT3 - just common sense

Edited by Geneve on Saturday 13th January 21:16

[997gt3]

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

Perhaps you should stick your head in a bucket of manure - you may grow yourself a brain

[993rsr]

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

Now then RR, don't knock the 'kettles', having taken the 'ubber kettle' for a few swift thrapes of the Silverstone National today let me tell you it's a demon bit of kit. Plus if you get a bit parched on the way home you can chuck some Tetley in and have a brew. Try that in your hairdryer..

[Renns Reunited]

Oddly enough I actually have the Uber Kettle myself. In fact its never let me down in almost 6 years, its made by Siemens designed by Porsche and brews up mighty quick.. Just need Porsche Design to do a hairdryer and then we are all back where we started!! Do you need a new Hairdryer hotstuff...!!! Or shall I get you a Mach 4...RR xxx

[flemke]

fuji said:

I picked up my GT3 today and in the manual it says to run it in for 1800 miles, that would be murder! Ive racked up 120 miles today driving like a nun but should a start building the revs up every few hundred miles ?
How is everyone else running in their GT3's ?

Ignore that, as it is nonsense. I think that they give out that advice so that drivers who are unaccustomed to a powerful car will get used to it. It's a running-in process, but for the driver, not the engine.

According to the man at Porsche who was in charge of developing the GT3 engine, there is no need to avoid max revs.
The only thing that you do need to do is to avoid extended periods at high revs.
Best to use the full rev range from the beginning, just keep varying the rpms, don't let it sit in a high band.

[Renns Reunited]

997gt3 said:

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

Perhaps you should stick your head in a bucket of manure - you may grow yourself a brain

Perhaps you should concentrate on crunching numbers at the OPC be that profit or build codes.... I will try and grow some prize Channtenay carrots to help keep my ears plugged from the verbal manure.

[fuji]

flemke said:

fuji said:

I picked up my GT3 today and in the manual it says to run it in for 1800 miles, that would be murder! Ive racked up 120 miles today driving like a nun but should a start building the revs up every few hundred miles ?
How is everyone else running in their GT3's ?

Ignore that, as it is nonsense. I think that they give out that advice so that drivers who are unaccustomed to a powerful car will get used to it. It's a running-in process, but for the driver, not the engine.

According to the man at Porsche who was in charge of developing the GT3 engine, there is no need to avoid max revs.
The only thing that you do need to do is to avoid extended periods at high revs.
Best to use the full rev range from the beginning, just keep varying the rpms, don't let it sit in a high band.

Thx flemke , i appreciate the info.

[polarexpress]

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

It's almost ten years since Porsche went with the "kettles"... it's wearing a little thin... even the LM-winning GT1s had "kettle"-heads...

[Renns Reunited]

Just a bit of 'Banter' thats all Polar.... You are correct regarding the 'Heads' but in fact the Factory was running water as far back as the 935 Sillouhette/Group 5 cars, which is nigh on 30 years ago!!

[Renns Reunited]

polarexpress said:

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

It's almost ten years since Porsche went with the "kettles"... it's wearing a little thin... even the LM-winning GT1s had "kettle"-heads...

Hi again Polar, just realised that even the 934 from '76' ran 'Kettle heads'. It was around 1100KG but ran with between 485 and 500 Shetlands depending on the vibe at the track

[9hellheaven]

Water has been around for years...Nothing better to cool you down, especialy when the air is so hot!!

[polarexpress]

Renns Reunited said:

polarexpress said:

Renns Reunited said:

Does the OPC provide the customer with a De-scaling kit for ones new 'Kettle'

It's almost ten years since Porsche went with the "kettles"... it's wearing a little thin... even the LM-winning GT1s had "kettle"-heads...

Hi again Polar, just realised that even the 934 from '76' ran 'Kettle heads'. It was around 1100KG but ran with between 485 and 500 Shetlands depending on the vibe at the track

Good call RR! Geez, I think I was just knackered last night after a whole day watching totty, ahem I mean CAR STUFF, at the Autosport show...

[Pugsey]

flemke said:

fuji said:

I picked up my GT3 today and in the manual it says to run it in for 1800 miles, that would be murder! Ive racked up 120 miles today driving like a nun but should a start building the revs up every few hundred miles ?
How is everyone else running in their GT3's ?

Ignore that, as it is nonsense. I think that they give out that advice so that drivers who are unaccustomed to a powerful car will get used to it. It's a running-in process, but for the driver, not the engine.

According to the man at Porsche who was in charge of developing the GT3 engine, there is no need to avoid max revs.
The only thing that you do need to do is to avoid extended periods at high revs.
Best to use the full rev range from the beginning, just keep varying the rpms, don't let it sit in a high band.

flemke's spot on as usual - well except for when he's chuntering on about lhd and bucket seats that is - I'd just add avoid constant revs of any kind - sitting on a motorway at, say, a constant 4000rpm (100mph) sounds as if it would be easy on a new donkey but is actualy not good. Just keep varying the revs and ease into the car. Oh, and enjoy!

[997GT3]

So how'd you avoid constant revs on a motorway - which i'll be bringing mine back on the day of collection?

[flemke]

997GT3 said:

So how'd you avoid constant revs on a motorway - which i'll be bringing mine back on the day of collection?

At motorway speeds, in 6th gear it isn't a problem, because at those rpms you're not creating hot spots.
If you could manage it, it would be better if the first - whatever - 100 miles were not on the motorway, which shouldn't be a problem, right?

[clubsport]

997GT3 said:

So how'd you avoid constant revs on a motorway - which i'll be bringing mine back on the day of collection?

Is that a problem in the Uk, at the legal limit you have the choice of gears 2 through 6 in a 997GT3, jut switch a few cogs around to vary rpm.

[997GT3]

flemke said:

997GT3 said:

So how'd you avoid constant revs on a motorway - which i'll be bringing mine back on the day of collection?

At motorway speeds, in 6th gear it isn't a problem, because at those rpms you're not creating hot spots.
If you could manage it, it would be better if the first - whatever - 100 miles were not on the motorway, which shouldn't be a problem, right?

I live in Blackburn and am getting my GT3 from Kendal. It's a 50 miles trip home down the M6 then M65.
I'm going to drive it from the showroom up the A6 to the top of Shap for some lurvly phots then was going to go back down the M6.
I suppose i could always travel back south down the A6 or as Clubsport says - change a few gears on the M'way.