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Bought myself a Cayman GTS 4.0 for xmas.

MrDemon said:
To update the cars mega, it's actually quite loud on WOT inside once above 5k. I might buy some RS type larger magnetic shifters for it. but NO one needs a GT car, after a proper drive in the GTS 4.0 it's a proper bit of kit.
I cannot see me selling this one any time soon, it's like a modern Cayman R but a lot faster.
Also it does not have the engine wine the earlier cars have inc my 718 Spyder. I am pretty blown away with it and happy I don't have to buy a £6k exhaust :)
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Does your Spyder have the £6k exhaust set up and if so how does your GTS compare sound wise with the PSE set up
 
718 SPyder is oem bar I can keep the values open. but is an older car

the GTS 4.0 is far far louder ,no engine wine and a much nicer sound.
 
Quick update.

Had a geo done, went with my local Motorsport place was £90+vat cars even more amazing.
rear was out of wack on one side regarding toe , and I had the front set to -1.5 degree of camber, cars totally amazing now.

what a car the 4.0 GTS is. Blows me away most days.

point 1: don't buy GT cars for road use
point 2: goto a motorsport place on any car and get a geo done for £100 best £100 you will spend.
 
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Are there any downsides to having the geo done as you describe?

Excess tyre wear?

Handling sharper but twitchier?

More likely to spin?

I genuinely don’t know, I’m not making a critical point.
 
I kept the back oem rather than go fora track geo, most people visit RPM, JZM etc and have crazy numbers done on their cars then pottle about. and that WILL wear your inners.

I drive quite fast and the car for me did understeer as all oem do above 70% , so would it spin more. maybe if forced to do so, I call that over steer not spinning, but then it don't under steer off the road now either.

Positves for me are more steering feel, car tracks straight as a die, more round about speeds and less push in the bends. I did not add any toe out at the front which a lot of places do so really should see no extra tyre wear front or rear. I do tend to wear my front outers as I like higher speeds in the bends.

even if you did not want more front camber the car is now safter to drive as one side at the rear was was out, so under brakes the car now should brake perfectly in a straight line in an emergency.

I guess the only negative is worse ackeman effect on full lock esp in reverse. but now it also hops a little full lock going forward, but i do mean full lock you do get tyre scrub.
These are sports cars after all and it's transformed mine to drive.
 
Totally agree. I had mine done after about 1000 miles and the suspension had settled. I had a fast road set up done and I agree with MrD it's worth it on 2 points: 1, handling and 2, even tyre wear. 12700 miles in and I've a consistent 5mm across the tread on the rears. Fronts are still sat at 6mm.

Again, I agree with MrD, it does accentuate the Ackerman effect.

Dan
 
MrDemon said:
Quick update.

Had a geo done, went with my local Motorsport place was £90+vat cars even more amazing.
rear was out of wack on one side regarding toe , and I had the front set to -1.5 degree of camber, cars totally amazing now.

what a car the 4.0 GTS is. Blows me away most days.

point 1: don't buy GT cars for road use
point 2: goto a motorsport place on any car and get a geo done for £100 best £100 you will spend.
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Do you mind telling me where your local Motorsport place is?
 
I went to Northamton Motorsport.

settings were oem rear (which were out) a tad of front toe in to heat up the tyres(again oem toe was out side to side) and 1.5degrees front neg camber. the GTS don't have much to adjust really.
they charged me 1 hours rate at £90+VAT adding that much camber adds rake by default which helps put more weight over the front tyres which might be the reason I get loads more steering feel.

mine is a SPASM car so you can get more front camber than just a PASM car which might be limited to -1.2 degreee ish I would say.

PS oem front camber was 0.75 degrees so I have doubled that which was higher than I expected, again maybe because SPASM spec car . And all toe in front and rear are he same side to side now. that simple really, why pay £400 Porsche tax ?

I will get some AD09 tyres and try it on track at some point.
 
Scrounger said:
Totally agree. I had mine done after about 1000 miles and the suspension had settled. I had a fast road set up done and I agree with MrD it's worth it on 2 points: 1, handling and 2, even tyre wear. 12700 miles in and I've a consistent 5mm across the tread on the rears. Fronts are still sat at 6mm.

Again, I agree with MrD, it does accentuate the Ackerman effect.

Dan
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Where did you go to get yours done Dan - I know you’re not that far away on the wrong side of the Pennines.
 
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