SM_ATL's Carrera S Journal
#1276
#1277
Thanks for the feedback! I'll give it a try.
#1278
To elaborate, again in my understanding: The black edition is the only "new" one of the three, but I didn't see the need for greater than 1080p resolution at this time for my very amateur uses. The silver is in essence the same guts as the hero 2, but in the new case design and inclusive of the wifi and other subtle improvements. Further, the white == original hero.
#1279
Work in progress. New pics received from Matt @ oCarbon.
Parts will get another few coats of epoxy. Then they need to cure for a week or two and spend some time in the oven before they get fully trimmed and sanded.
Patience will eventually be rewarded
Parts will get another few coats of epoxy. Then they need to cure for a week or two and spend some time in the oven before they get fully trimmed and sanded.
Patience will eventually be rewarded
#1281
I am more than just curious about the GT3 but I have decided to wait until it has reaches our shores, test drive one and determine if it would be an OK DD too. Based on my previous -short- experience with a GT3, it was a blast for spirited drives and a nightmare when you came back late from the office, stuck in a traffic jam with a bad headache. The 991S does both well. I'll find out about the GT3 next year...
#1283
Looks like a real beast ... but I like NA engines better. I'd probably go for a GT3 (if drivable as a DD) rather than a Turbo. Looks like there will be a couple of exciting test drives in the coming months!
#1285
#1287
Probably a bit less. Take also into account that you can resell your stock brakes to a 3.4 Carrera owner who wants to upgrade or sell your BBK when you trade the car in. Not more expensive than PCCB, works just as well on the track with much lower costs in case of issue (rotor to replace, etc...).
Definitely expensive but makes a lot of difference on the track. Works too well in fact as I almost got rear ended a couple of times in emergency braking situations
Definitely expensive but makes a lot of difference on the track. Works too well in fact as I almost got rear ended a couple of times in emergency braking situations
#1289
There was no other options for the brakes when I got the BBK. I think Yellow Pagid pads may be available now. You could give it a try, go for stainless steel lines and use a higher performance brake fluid as a starting point.
I think Brembo also makes 2 pieces direct replacement rotors now and you could start by upgrading the front rotors only. Going for these options would probably cost a bit more than $3k with labor and could probably be enough.
In my case, I wanted to play it safe and be sure that I could go as crazy as I wanted without to have to worry about braking power
PS: one of the issues I had with the stock brakes is that the holes of the drilled rotors got totally filled/blocked with brake dust after the first session.
#1290
I stopped by at Freed Performance today and they were installing a bbi rollbar, Recaro Profi seats and Schroth harnesses in the 991S of my good friend and track buddy David. The result looks good and seats are easy to swap (4 bolts by seat and that's it). I am also swapping my 18 ways comfy stock seats with GT2 seats for the track and it is a good option... as long as PCNA does not import 991 bucket seats