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Cayman GT4: Where are we up to now?
- Thread starter Motorhead
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With the tyres and the camber adjustment in stock form and pads yes def. every Spyder should be running the max camber you can get stock, with better tyres and pads. with my extra mods, It depends what one calls responsibly ! I live close to a dual carriageway with 3 x big roundabouts on it and it's my route home every day of my life. every one speeds on it, so yes I play on it with other cars, so the toe links help stop the car in a straight line, not been out braked yet The -2 camber gets me round the roundabouts faster, the extra mid range punch my car has gets me off the roundabout quicker, and the car just feels more direct and fun. I do this in a responsible manner. it's like driving a big Lotus Elise my main reason for doing the extra bits were the track day issue I have though, I just find a under steering car frustrating, so for me to be able to now (I hope) do a track day and be more happy about driving my car is a good thing. My Spa trip while fun and a great time was still frustrating on track, and that trip was quite a bit of cash, as I have said before a track day in REAL money costs you £600 to £1k so I need a car to work well on one. My R I use every day and just run RS29 pads, max camber which on that was -1.2 and the pilot Super sport tyres, it's awesome. but then the R drives better than the Spyder stock vs stock and does also sound a bit better, has a better map and better adjustable rear. My last mod which I have sitting here is to fit a R rear ARB to my Spyder and to buy a new set of CUP 2's. car will end up being better than a GT4 prob from a driver point of view and of course roof off.ORIGINAL: flat6 MrD, the cost and extent of your mods, do you get to exploit tbem responsibly on public roads? It's a genuine question, not confrontational.
Chris_in_the_UK
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ORIGINAL: Motorhead Looking at these pics, the rear spoiler appears to be attached to the rear hatch: http://www.motorward.com/2014/11/porsche-cayman-gt4-spied-up-close/ Now, that can't be right for a production item. Jeff
Am very surprised you get away with that. I'm using these on the race car this season and around the paddock they squeal like crazy.ORIGINAL: MrDemon My R I use every day and just run RS29 pads...
Sadly that's not unique - the old Exige spoiler is fixed to the engine cover - which flexes like crazy! The photos are obviously a prototype so no one should be reading anything into what they see - and the motoring press should know better!ORIGINAL: Motorhead Yes Chris, I think it more probable that we'll see something like a fixed version of the existing spoiler so that the aero loads are transfered into the rear structure directly rather than via the rear hatch lock and a couple of rubber pads.
Chris_in_the_UK
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ORIGINAL: spyderman The photos are obviously a prototype so no one should be reading anything into what they see - and the motoring press should know better!
Not to decry Lotus engineering in any way Chris but I'd hope that Porsche would somehow be able to come up with a more elegant solution to the problem. Rather tricky on the Cayman though, with the rear hatch extending right down to the spoiler. And looking at the pics again, it does appear as though a small fixed duck spoiler working in unison with the elevated spoiler replaces the standard affair. Although clearly a prototype, if teaser pics are due in February I would have thought that production parts would have to have been signed off and under test by now to allow some fine tuning if necessary. JeffORIGINAL: spydermanSadly that's not unique - the old Exige spoiler is fixed to the engine cover - which flexes like crazy! The photos are obviously a prototype so no one should be reading anything into what they see - and the motoring press should know better!ORIGINAL: Motorhead Yes Chris, I think it more probable that we'll see something like a fixed version of the existing spoiler so that the aero loads are transfered into the rear structure directly rather than via the rear hatch lock and a couple of rubber pads.
why would you sell the GT3 for a GT4 ? A good time to get out of a GT3 while prices are high ? Go on Pistonheads and the GT3 is king for every thing serious question btw.ORIGINAL: Charlie McLaughlin Guys, My GT3 spoiler is fitted to the rear lid..... so I can't see it as an issue for Porsche. Without that fitting, it would make the rear boot a little bit unusable.... Just can't decide on manual or PDK, but I will have to see it they offer a choice first... Regards Waiting for more hard facts... ( Portsmouth)
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