DS3.12 front, DS1.11 rear on mine. I leave them on full time. Dusty and probably a bit hard on rotors doing that, but I don't drive it much on the street. I get some noise in reverse, but not forward braking.
Compromise? Not at all. The seats in the FL5 are ideal for me, and would be the deciding factor over the ITS if I was in the market now. I couldn’t care less about the snob appeal of fancy leather or expensive CF trim. I actually prefer cloth seats that can breathe. It’s all about the...
Lots of options to simply go fast. Driving engagement is harder to come by. I just picked up a new M2 CS yesterday, and recently sold a GT4. I’ll reserve final judgement on the M2 until after break-in, but first impressions say the FL5 is a keeper.
Looks like the new gasket cured my issue. Strange, in that I felt it through the chassis, no obvious exhaust leak noise. Maybe the pulses were enough to cause the sheet metal belly pan to vibrate.
That was my first thought, but it looks like new. I track the car, but don’t do hard launches. I’m thinking it may be an exhaust leak where the converter mates to the exhaust. The stock gasket doesn’t seal properly to the Milltek flange. I’ve replaced it once, and that’s when I first...
If you have an offer of 50 and your mind is made up I’d say take it and run. BUT, take it out on a twisty back road run first. I swapped drives with a friend with a E92 M3 on a mountain drive last year and was shocked at how big, heavy, and slow it felt compared to my CTR.
I just hope this ends better than the First Brands debacle. I can't argue with the changes resulting from environmental laws, because, well, its the law. The FB mess resulted from pure greed, from what I can tell.
I’ve only taken mine to CMP and Roebling Road, but I thought the FL5 module on +R felt really good, but I’ve never tried the Acura module. Both are smooth tracks, with minimal use of curbing.
I autocrossed regularly for 15 years before I learned about track day events. I enjoyed...
I’m getting an odd buzzing sensation that I feel through the pedals and floorboard, at low rpm (2 K-4K) and moderate load. I’ve checked all of the exhaust mounts, and checked for contact with any of the undertray components. I’m beginning to think I have a motor mount going bad. The car has...
As the saying goes, “Can’t fix it if it ain’t broke!”
After seeing this thread title I went back and watched a track video where I was chasing a friend in a CTR around Roebling Road in my GT4. Steady state cornering at 1.2 G on Goodyear SC3R with virtually no body roll. I was impressed enough...
At home is easy, since I have a 2-post lift. At the track I use a spare wheel to rotate cross corners by lifting one corner at a time. It’s tedious, but it works. No need to torque bolts for the intermediate moves.
I’ve actually been considering a C8, but I don’t want to be one of the stereotypical old white haired guys at C&C with a Corvette. So, instead I’m the old white haired guy at the track with a Boost Blue CTR….
I’m wondering if dropping back to 265 might work better on track. I recently noticed that the RE71 (both RS and RZ) in 265 actually has a higher load rating than the 275.
I just sold my GT4 last week. I was having more fun on street and track with my FL5, and now I have a M2CS on the way to keep it company.
I can’t really fault Porsche for raising prices. The retail market has gone crazy for the GT cars, and buyers lucky enough to buy at sticker were flipping...