New gt3 2010 review and some q's
 

2010 gt3 basalt
manual sport seats
dem
lift
navi
bluetooth and ipod connectivity(i didnt order it,are those standard options?)
full leather(must have imo)

After reading so many negatives about ride harshness,stiffness etc. i was surprised how comfortable it is(came with michellin tyres) ,compared to a gt-r or my 135i this rides like a benz. its probably down to the very soft non run flat tyres i guess.if this was a pdk i could absolutely drive this everyday without any comfort compromise,and i have gone on several ramp like speed bumps i have yet to scrape my front end.

Havent done any hard cornering yet but if you accelerate when cornering it tends to understeer,feels like its lifting the front wheels(2.5bar,2.3bar). steering is good but not alive in your hands as i had imagined from several reviews. The car sounds amazing even from inside with the windows up. the only thing less than my expectation was the gear shifting,its not bad at all just not as good as i expected,i need to learn not to miss shift from 2-3 lol.not much torque at low rpm have to shift into 1st on speed bumps. The lift fuction is out of this world,you press the lift and it isntantly responds,no delay like in other cars.

Now keep in mind my last Manual car i drove was 10 or 12years ago and it was a toyota corolla1.6 so if you dont mind i have a couple of questions.and yes ive stalled it twice(i hope that didnt hurt the engine too much?)

1)whats the break in procedure for this car,the manual does not state any rev limit so after 400km ive taken it up to 6500rpm.hope that dosnt degrade engine performance or engine life later on?

2)the sound of this car makes in sports mode is vastly different after driving it for about 30min.even if the oil temp stays at 90deg cel for like 10mins you still get the same exhaust note when it is cold. After what seem like a very long time sitting at 90dec you can hear the exhaust note change to any incredible killer sound.is this normal?

3)the oil pressure stays at 5 even when cruising?? its at 1 when idle though and 4 if youre very light with the throttle.

4)whats the correct tyre pressue for street use?

5)when downshifting do you need to lift the clutch slowly or rev match everytime?

6)how does it feel and sound at 8500?

Sorry for the not so good review and bad english,would appreciate if some can answer my questions.

There's a lot of controversy about the best way to break in the engine on a modern car. The typical 'take it easy for the first 1,000 miles' approach is fine, but there are those who swear by running it hard from the get-go. Nothing you've done is a problem. Every Porsche engine is run at full throttle for 15 minutes in the factory before installation, so break-in is a lot more to do with the rest of the car than the engine.

Pretty common for the exhaust note to change. It has more to do with the exhaust pipe/mufflers/catalytic converter getting up to temperature than engine oil. My M5 is noticeably louder at cold start-up.

I used to have a 996 C4S, and it did that, too. You're fine.

It will tell you in the manual, as well on the inside of the door sill (the part you can only see when the door's open). By the sound of it, your front tire pressure is too high, which also partially explains the understeer you're experiencing under power. All 911s understeer to some extent under these conditions, simply as a consequence of the weight distribution.

More or less. At low speeds in a parking lot it's not really necessary, but in normal driving, yes. A proper downshift goes like this:

1) Clutch in
2) Select lower gear
3) Prod the throttle to raise the engine revs
4) Let out the clutch

The last two steps require a bit of practice to get the timing right. For added points, do it while braking (referred to as 'heel and toe'). Use your right foot on the brake pedal, then use another part of your right foot to blip the throttle while staying on the brake.



Explaining that is like explaining what sex feels like to a virgin. There aren't words to do it justice.

oh you are correct,in the manual its i think 2.0 and 1.9 but my current tyre pressure is .3bar higher.

Thanks i will practise on that. I was either releasing the clutch very slowly to not make it hard on the engine or if i want to rev match i,

1.keep foot on accelerater
2.clutch in
3.select gear(rpm stays same since accelerator is still pressed)
4.give it slighty more accel and release
5.clutch out

you way is the correct one but its kind of difficult atm for me , I give it too much gas or to little, need more practise i guess.


Thankyou for helping me cure my curiosity,much much apreciate it m8.

Yeah, being able to match the rev's is just practice but trust me once you get better at it, it will become addicting. Congrats on the gt3