brillomaster

6-8 trackdays a year i'd definitely be looking at track tyres.

when i tracked my 986 i bought cheapo Accelera 651 sports from tyre streets... which were ok for a beginner track tyre. apparently similar performance to MPS4, but half the price. i am now going to try the 651 sport xtra tyres, which are apparently like Cup2s... but again way cheaper.

there are also zestino gredges in medium or soft from demon tweeks, and nankang NS2Rs, which are the control tyre for a lot of race series, and work pretty good in the wet.

then right at the top of the tree you've got the likes of Toyo R888R, or Nankang AR1s - though wet performance tails off with these in favour of ultimate dry performance.

personally, given they are just so dang cheap, i'd start with some 651 sport xtras and burn through them first. then see if the performance they offer is enough for you, or whether to upgrade to nankang NS2R. 

tegiwa have done some good track tyre comparison videos on youtube.

its a 963 LMDh car... but... its not a real porsche lol. twin turbo V8 is very un porsche like, when it could have so easily been a turboed flat 6 ala a 911 GT2.

54 minutes ago, Menoporsche said:

That Carrera GT, what a fake...

i know i know the V10 isnt a flat 6... but imagine how good it would have been with a motorsport derived flat 12 in...

nope, no way i would have another 4 cylinder. havent had a 4 cylinder of any flavour for years - all have been sixes, of various guises:

Nissan 300ZX (V6, turbo)

Nissan 350Z (V6, n/a)

BMW E92 335i (Straight 6, turbo)

BMW 330d (Straight 6, turbo)

BMW Z4 (Straight 6, n/a)

Boxster S 986 (Flat 6, n/a)

Boxster S 987 (Flat 6, n/a)

the porsche flat six sound is unique, and iconic. if a porsche doesnt have a flat 6, IMO, its not a porsche! if i had the money for a newer boxster, i'd either stop at a 981, or save up for a 982 GTS 4.0.

alrighty, many things done today... new brake pads, master cylinder, brake lines and then tie rod and track rod end.

something in the brakes (i suspect the GT3 master cylinder) has made a huge difference in how the brakes feel... my 987S has gone from having the squishyist brake pedal of any car ive ever driven, to the firmest... brake action starts right at the top of the travel, and is good and firm... which should be great for trackdays, knowing the brakes are right there. also got proper pads, fresh fluid and gt3 air ducts fitted as well, so braking should be all good now

slightly concerned that the brake pedal is so firm, it wont line up well with the throttle for heel and toe, but i'm sure once i'm properly stamping on the pedal it'll line up ok.

no worries, it'll be the car's first time at bedford, but i've been there in other cars about a dozen times. the old 986 was fine with ebay's finest on, so sure it'll be reet.

19 minutes ago, phazed said:

Changed the oil, filter, fitted track, pads, and my track wheels and tyres for Donington last Friday.

Decided at the last minute to take my Track Day Skoda vRS due to the forecast of rain, which turned out to be a good idea!

Refitted road brake pads, wheels and tyres today. That’s life!

if you're interested, i'm planning a maiden track voyage in my 987 at bedford on the 28th october... be good to compare and contrast!

just the sound with the roof down was awesome, proper crescendo as the revs built... and blipping the throttle for a downshift made me giggle every time. and given that i only paid £120 for it second hand, then sold it on for £80 when i was done with it, it was definitely the best bang for buck upgrade i did. it did seem to rev up more freely with the exhaust on as well, though that may have been a side effect of having to keep the revs up all the time means you're in the power straight away when you put your foot down.

my boxster is only a weekend/track car, so when i drive it i want it to be an experience!

Hmm think i might get it done at the next service... im also not sure theres ant evidence of it being done, and my car is 18 years old now...

any noticeable change after having the gearbox oil changed?

if you ever want to revert back to standard, i'm interested in a cheap ebay exhaust for a 987 😅

the cheap ebay exhaust was the best mod i made to my 986, so looking for more of the same!

Bit of velcro to hold up the floppy sunvisors. Seems to work well, £3 well spent i think.

Few little bits being done by garage next week, should make a noticeable difference to driveability.

Planning a trackday at the end of october so a few bits to do before then.

EDIT.

ah forget it. you spend your money on what you want, i'll spend my money on what i want. we don't all have to like the same things.

3 hours ago, Terryg said:

It's a sign of a really fekked up society when cruise control figures at all in how people would spend £2500 on a sports car. Most depressing thing I have heard in ages.

well go on then, how would you spend £2500? be forewarned - it'll likely be the most depressing thing i've heard today, so, better be good!

£500 on track tyres, £700 on exhaust, £400 on cruise control... then the rest on trackday entries please!

understand its a fairly common problem... mine both do this, somewhat annoying. i understand one solution is simply to disassemble, and wrap something like some plumbers tape round the spindle so its got a slightly larger diameter and thus a bit more friction to stop the droop. 

alternatively, i'm considering removing them altogether for a cleaner look...

a 981 will be really stifled by the exhaust, a 986 with a cheap exhaust will give you all the high rev flat 6 noise you want.

though, that said, i did once take the missus away for the weekend, in a 986 with a cheap exhaust on - it was tolerable on the motorway, just have to keep the revs over 3000rpm.

and yes, the cheap exhaust is a decent chunk louder than standard. but again, suitability depends on how you use the car.

it really depends how you use the car. the cheap £200 toyosport ones sounds terrible when you start the car up. it sounds terrible between 2000rpm and 3000rpm and its droning. but then above 4000rpm it sounds heavenly, especially with the roof down. proper naughty rasp when you blip the throttle for a downshift too.

so... for a daily driver, that ever does any cruising, then no. but if its a weekend car or a track day car more interesting in chasing the redline, then yes definitely.

the toyosport exhaust is also a lot lighter than the standard exhaust (cos there isnt much to it) - that and the spare wheel out the front probably saves 30kgs if thats of importance to you.

was it a noticeably lighter clutch, and a noticeably lower biting point after the change? might start putting some money aside to do mine at the next service point...

good question. also want to know the answer! or indeed, to anyone who has changed the clutch on a 987, how did it feel before and after the change? the clutch pedal in my 987.1S is pretty hard, and the bite point is quite high - guessing its nearly new clutch time...

used a few over the years... when i had various BMW 3 series and a Z4, i used EBC yellows and blues, which were ok, but then upgraded to Performance Friction 08s, which were great - excellent stopping power, and lasted ages. but they weren't cheap. when when i got my 986 boxster, started on the standard brembos, which were terrible, but now have some pagid RS44s in the front, which are great. but again, not cheap.

As for tyres, i used to swear by Federal 595 RSRs, but unfortunately they don't make them any more. so now i'm using accelera 651 sports, which are good, considering how ludicrously cheap they are!. better than any road tyre, but not that long lasting (though that may have been driving style and alignment issues also). im keen to try Zestino Gredge tyres, or the tried and tested Nankang NS2Rs.

money no object for a dry weather tyre i'd probably have Nankang AR1s.

good stuff! hopefully another track convert 👍

yeah i normally have to drop the pressures by a good 5psi once they get warm... tricky to do with sessions, though if you check and bleed off excess pressure as soon as you come into the pits, they'll be at the right pressure when they're warm in the next session. just remember to pump them back up again for the drive home.

if you graduate to open pit lane sessions you might find the brakes, especially the fronts, become a weak point. i've been through a new set of standard front pads in less than a day before, so some pads that can take the heat a bit better might be next on your shopping list. oh and then it'll be tyres after that!

glad to hear zuffenhaus fixed you up and got you back on the road - decent bunch of chaps, very knowledgable about all things porsche.

not for me. i like my colours to be, y'know, colourful... blue is a colour. red is a colour. heck black and white are colours. grey is an anti-colour!

i used to have a silverstone grey 350z, which i called drizzle grey. crayon grey for me is kinda a dull cloudy grey...