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Awesome! I am in Melbourne. Just finished up first season of Vic. Porsche club events. 3rd in Class for the year (and 2nd on most of the circuit events) but it's my first year of driving and I have an unmodified car.
What have you done to yours? I am about to get PSS9 all-round, and bigger brakes... Next year should be fun!
White has worked out very well - very happy with it.
Ty, there are a few running around here, but almost none running in the sprints at all in QLD - I think that will change over the next two years.
dt - good result for a standard Cayman - we run in "B" class on power to weight, anhd the Cayman should do well. There are a few "guns" in the class with cars with 20 years of development so its no easy task.
Car only has suspension, software & tyrtes at the moment, But going on this week is:
TBD (Quaife), alloy flywheel, sach's racing clutch, Mantis sump extension & mantis camber plates - oh, and full APR exhaust (Incl headers) - not sure what to do on the airbox yet.
On your suspension, look into the new Sach's racing coilovers - its aimed directly at the PSS9's and has a 20 click single adjustment damping range (accessable at the bottom of each shock) - we reach underneath & already have different settings for our different circuits - front / rear bias. Sway bars we will probably do next, as we are running a softish spring rate. Drop me an email & I'll let you know about teh suspension (Don't think its available in the US yet).
Great project car, love it
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
To see the installation of a LSD style unit Click Here -> Article Forthcoming Stay Tuned
My Cayman S is locked in for the work. the Shocks are at the shop and ready to go. Otherwise I would have checked out the Sachs. I think what is going in mine are actually the Cargraphic version of PSS9? Weltmiester in Melbourne are doing the work. Matt from Weltmiester ran his base Cayman this year and won the club Championship (he is in B class). So he has had a year of development with his car that I am benefiting from.
I am in A Class with my Cayman S. So up against about 10 996's, some which have had a lot of development. Rules are quite restrictive - so no camber plates allowed, or diff etc. in Cayman (as it is not a Porsche option). My 996 competition can run a diff.
I am also getting GT3 brakes (350mm) from Matt's car from this year. So that should give me some stopping power... Its the yellow PCCB set - but with steel discs instead of Carbon to stay within the rules.
I think there are several people rebadge the PSS9's (Gemballa used to as well) - I agonised over brakes long & hard - the GT3 brakes almost won out, but the sake of having to change the lower legs to get the caliper spacing added a bit too much to the equation (front & rear). We run Alcon's on a lot of our other cars, so decided to go with them front & rear!
Sounds like the rules are a little different state to state, but the power to weight seems to be the same between states.
Good to see Matts cars development is helping, something we dont have the benefit of here.
Do you have any oil surge worries? (running hoosiers shortly, hence the extended sump)
Next year is the Porsche Parade in QLD, a lot of interstaters coming up, should be good if you get the time:
"AUSTRALIAN PORSCHE PARADE
"The Nationals"
on the Gold Coast, Easter 2008 run by Porsche Club QLD.
Clubs from all over Australia will compete against one another in events such as Concours de Elegance, Sprints, Hill climb, Motorkhana / Khanacross as individuals and teams for the state and the honour of Top Club. Not only competition but excellent social activities organised for those not wanting to compete. Further details as venues confirmed but keep this date free for a weekend of fun competition and camaraderie. We are also looking for sponsorship from interested parties anyone interested please speak to Lee Cooper 3398 4692."
Thanks for the info. I'd love to come up next year. I'll check my diary and keep it in mind.
I wasn't aware that they had to change my lower control arms. My brakes are the yellow ones. (PCCB). My understanding is that these were a factory option for the Cayman so they are allowed in club rules, but the carbon discs themselves are not. So I have the PCCB calipers etc. that come with the Cayman but with steel discs, and the noisiest pads I have ever heard.
I pick my car up tomorrow afternoon.
P.S. We had our club presentation night last night, and I got Rookie of the year. I think I owe some of that to the fact that the Cayman is so forgiving and easy to drive.
The rules are very different state to state, VIC seems to be more written around a "production" car, where as up here its hard on power to weight - where in B class we are capped by 5.5kg per kw.
If you already had PCCB's - the lower legs would already have the "big caliper" spacing - If they were like mine, it has the smaller spacing. After checking this all out, 350mm brakes will be plenty for the front of ours!
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