Sharks attracted by the smell of blood in the water.

Welcome to TS!

Don't pay no never mind to these fiends. Jump on it, make yourself at home.

 

Wow. Um, I guess I didn't expect this many replies! Didn't think anyone would be that interested in a plain 911...but some of the posts cracked me up. Thanks for the warm welcome.

I've come to really like Ruf Porsches, so I'm thinking the basic stuff will come from them. I haven't had a chance to track this car, but I'm hoping to get it into at least some autocross or something this spring. I did notice the short time I was driving it that the car seems nervous or twitchy when I brake hard from high speeds, so maybe a brake upgrade is due.

Thanks again for the unexpectedly extended welcome! I'm hoping to hold onto this car for awhile, a friend nearly talked me into trading it in for a new 1 Series M Coupe, and the other day I saw a 2007 Cayman S in a beautiful gunmetal gray color, and almost went for it.

 

Hi.

 

Welcome to the team! I'm sure your going to like it here.

 

Is that your house? Very nice!!!

 

Jeez K, you had to give her a heads up????

 

There shouldn't be any stability issues under braking. That's an area where the weight bias of a 911 makes it hugely stable. You should probably have a good alignment performed. You should be able to stand on the brakes at 100mph and stop dead straight with your hands off the wheel (Don't try it, though!). People go crazy with brake upgrades, but standard Porsche brakes will work just fine. If you're tracking, flush the brakes and put in some high-temperature fluid, and you'll be fine. Once you're pushing the car a bit, switch the pads to something more aggressive, and that will last you a while. If you're pushing the car hard enough to exceed the capacity of the stock braking system, you should be putting money into comprehensive safety mods (cage, race seat, harness, etc.) as well. Mostly, brake upgrades are for looks. Read up on the standard test procedure for Porsche brakes - 25 full applications from 90% VMax in a row with foot flat acceleration back up to speed with no fade. You're unlikely to exceed that on a track unless you're very good indeed.

As for autocross, it's fine an' all, but these cars were made for a road course. Where are you located? If you're anywhere near Road Atlanta, that's quite a well-regarded track

Look for the HPDE calendar for all the local chapters of the car clubs (Porsche, Audi, BMW etc.) and sign up. Best introduction to track driving, and *way* more street time than you get at an AX event.

 

I was about to PM this thread to you


Welcome to the forum as well Ragazza Rossa

 

welcome ! congrats on the new ride, many happy miles !

 

Nice car, congrats! I love the aero kit front bumper and rocker panels.