GT3 Picture Thread - Lets see them!!!!

Tom · #21

Crazy Eddie wrote: Sat Nov 13, 2021 2:07 pm
Hi Mitch …
Nice Spec
I think your stitching is prob Speed Blue vs Shark blue ??
Still looking to confirm this ?
If you want pm me and I’ll give you the rundown
Best of luck
Kindest regards
Ed

It's listed as Shark Blue if you look on the configurator. (Edit -- see configurator screenshot below.) Also, look under "additional details" in the shot Mitch posted -- says embroidered in "Shark Blue" stitching.

Mitch · #22

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2021/pr ... 26060.html

Yep, I think we’re all on the same page now. Shark Blue stitching with buckets. I have attached a press release above from Porsche on the new form fitting seats which are now showing up on the configurator. Note the venting. Ed, once I get the car out of the detail shop, I’ll take a look at maybe using your inserts in Shark Blue. The deviated stitching looks great, but it is very subtle in my opinion, and perhaps a splash of Shark Blue on the seats might provide more pop.

Mitch · #23

Hi Guys. The Panda is in the shop getting PPF installed. It was a great opportunity to see the underside of the 992 with new aero and suspension tidbits. Thought you guys might enjoy. Mitch

Tom · #24

Love those picture Mitch -- thanks for posting. Not sure if you saw this video I posted a while ago, but interesting to compare the Turbo and the GT3 -- quite a bit different really....

Mitch · #25

Great video Tom, and beautiful car!!! I’ve never seen the video before, so thanks for posting. Can’t deny the family resemblance, but there are distinct differences, as you mention. I never processed that I couldn’t see the engine sump on the GT3, until seeing your video. That elaborate diffuser covers up everything behind the rear axle. Also they’ve put on a bunch of cooling ducts for the brakes. That extra drag is probably why I can only go 197mph picking the grandkids up from school, and you get to go 205mph

Tom · #26

Mitch wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:21 pm Great video Tom, and beautiful car!!! I’ve never seen the video before, so thanks for posting. Can’t deny the family resemblance, but there are distinct differences, as you mention. I never processed that I couldn’t see the engine sump on the GT3, until seeing your video. That elaborate diffuser covers up everything behind the rear axle. Also they’ve put on a bunch of cooling ducts for the brakes. That extra drag is probably why I can only go 197mph picking the grandkids up from school, and you get to go 205mph

Is the oil pan plastic on the GT3, like my car?

Mitch · #27

Hi Tom. No idea on what the oil pan is made of, because you can’t see it. But my hunch is it’s the same material as your Turbo S. When I get to see the sump with the diffuser removed, I’ll let you know. Mitch

Mitch · #28

Hi Tom. I was looking the other night at exhaust options for the GT3. Here’s the answer to your question on whether the sump on a GT3 is plastic. This picture (not my car) is a 992 GT3 with the diffuser removed. There is not a plastic pan, and as I think about it further the GT3 has a dry sump, whereas I believe the Turbo is a conventional sump with a pan. This led me down a lot of paths, but I think that’s the answer to the question. Mitch

Tom · #29

D'oh! Dry sump of course. My car has an "integrated dry sump," which as best I can tell is like saying your room on the Titanic is an "integrated lifeboat."