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After some to-ing and fro-ing with my OPC I've just had confirmation that my Manthey coilover kit has been ordered and should be here in a week or so. Unfortunately they won't be on the car ready for Oulton Park next week, but as the weather is pretty miserable at the moment I don't think it's a great loss! The kit should be on and bedded in ready for Silverstone in July.
I'm no driving legend by a long shot, so I don't "need" the coilovers, but as my 718 GT4 is clearly my keeper car I'm making it the best it can be. It's an early manual gearbox Clubsport car that I specced myself with almost all options ticked except PCCBs and BOSE. It already has a Ninemeister lightweight single mass flywheel and inconel silencer that mixes the exhaust banks, Manthey braided brake hoses, Millers Oils Motorsport fluid, PFC V3 brake discs and 331/332 compound brake pads plus Porsche Tequipment bucket seat inserts. With the coilovers on it should be complete to my taste for regular road use and around 5 or 6 track days a year.
I'd thought long and hard about changing car before adding the coilovers but I just can't justify the cost to change. I would only go for something with the Motorsport 4.0 engine so that would mean:
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I'll report back once I've got the coilovers on. TDT has been running the full Manthey MR package on his 718 GT4 and I know he really likes it, so I'm hoping for the same result!
After some to-ing and fro-ing with my OPC I've just had confirmation that my Manthey coilover kit has been ordered and should be here in a week or so. Unfortunately they won't be on the car ready for Oulton Park next week, but as the weather is pretty miserable at the moment I don't think it's a great loss! The kit should be on and bedded in ready for Silverstone in July.
I'm no driving legend by a long shot, so I don't "need" the coilovers, but as my 718 GT4 is clearly my keeper car I'm making it the best it can be. It's an early manual gearbox Clubsport car that I specced myself with almost all options ticked except PCCBs and BOSE. It already has a Ninemeister lightweight single mass flywheel and inconel silencer that mixes the exhaust banks, Manthey braided brake hoses, Millers Oils Motorsport fluid, PFC V3 brake discs and 331/332 compound brake pads plus Porsche Tequipment bucket seat inserts. With the coilovers on it should be complete to my taste for regular road use and around 5 or 6 track days a year.
I'd thought long and hard about changing car before adding the coilovers but I just can't justify the cost to change. I would only go for something with the Motorsport 4.0 engine so that would mean:
- 991.2 GT3 - manual option available, better chassis than the GT4, £50k+ to change
- 991.2 GT3RS - PDK only, better chassis again, £100k+ to change
- 718 GT4RS - PDK only, almost identical chassis to the GT4, £60k+ to change
- 992 GT3 - manual option available, much better chassis than the 991 series, £80k+ to change
- 992 GT3RS - completely out of the equation!
I'll report back once I've got the coilovers on. TDT has been running the full Manthey MR package on his 718 GT4 and I know he really likes it, so I'm hoping for the same result!
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