Well, after a week of ownership of my first Porsche, the mod bug has gotten me! Looking for insight on the following;

PSE - my car doesn't have it and I can buy the complete OEM kit from Suncoast for $2,500, which seems reasonable to me. How much time / $$$$ can I expect to spend to get a dealer to add it to my car? Has anybody done it?

H & R Lowering Springs - Stance is everything, right! Simple question, do they negatively affect the ride quality in normal mode? I have the Sport Chrono and PASM suspension, so I expect a harder ride in Sport Plus mode and not worried about that. Car is a week-end toy and not wanting to bounce around when normal driving.

Spacers - Do they somehow negatively affect the axle / hub bearing life? I always get a kick from the rice-rocket crowd with their hideous wide wheels and it looks to me like it would put an unbelievable load on the inner part of the bearing & race. I'm looking at 7mm rear and 5mm front.

Thanks for your input and I promise I will actually contribute rather than just seek advise as I gain experience with my car!

SD

 

Quick feedback from my own experience:

-if you are looking for something that adds more sound and performance, you may want to go aftermarket vs. PSE. This being said, I have PSE myself and it sounds good. I then installed new headers and removed side mufflers.

-H&R Springs: bought mine from SpeedArt but they are basically the same. Great stance, a little firmer with improved handling. No major degradation of comfort. Go for it!

-Spacers: have run 5mm Porsche spacers on my last 2 cars, no issues.

Hope it helps.

 

we did an H&R kit on the car we had in, the "stance" was perfect IMHO (although we also did a techart lip and diffuser which may have helped with the look)

 

Why don't you skip the spacers part and go for a new set of wheels that will check all the boxes and give you the best possible looks? I'm sure we could come up with a custom forged wheel setup, probably lighter than stock, with the specifications done correctly based on the new lowering springs and/or kit and the width increase you want to have.

 

SM ALT with the new headers and side mufflers removed how is the sound.With the PSE on and off. Thanks

 

Let's say it is pretty loud. Nice sound though but very present in the cabin (I disconnected the 'symposer' to limit the noise level). Still, you'll have to like loud cars to appreciate it and will sometime struggle to listen to talk radio. The headers add the most benefit performancewise and would be the first step I'd recommend.
With the muffler bypasses installed, you would not hear much difference with the PSE On or off and I almost got kicked out of th etrack during the quiet hour last Sunday (but many people were )

 

SM ATL..thanks for your quick response. One other question. sport headers or race.With or without new cats. TU

 

Sport headers, 200 cell cats.

 

Contemplating going to 5 mm spacers, do any of you guys have pics posted of what that would look like on a 991S?

 

Dropping car off at Hennessy on 10/29 for PSE & springs install. Not going with spacers based on dealer's advice. Apparently sport techno wheels are wider than other Porsche wheels. We'll see!

Can't wait for aural pleasure on sport plus, rev matched downshifts.