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Welcome to RennTech.org, Viken. I've respected your knowledge and appreciated your no-nonesense demeanor on other boards for some years. I am a waiter for a June/July(!)/August(?) build GT3 and help moderate the GT3 section.

Glad to have you here!

Have a look at 996 Tech Service Bulletin 3/00 6315. "Installing Cup Aero Kit". Loren can send you a copy if necessary. I installed the whole Cup Aero Kit on my '99 C4 and the rocker panels were not quick nor simple. The front bumper cover is straight forward. The spoiler lip is a separately orderable part and comes with the plastic rivets.

Duane....I agree with all that Loren said. My personal experience is with a 944Turbo driven hard on the track. My routine was to do as much cool down on the track as possible and then let it idle in the pits with the AC on....that ran both fans (on the 944) and would run the 996 fas at high speed for better cooling. I would watch the oil pressure at idle and finally got to learn when the oil temp had dropped somewhat by watching the pressure(since we don't have oil temp guages). It's less of a problem now with water cooled turbos....but you cant' be too safe on this issue. A coked turbo bearing will wear itself out very soon.

PAG has worked with Michelin and Pirelli to produce new versions of tires specifically for the new GT3. The new P Zero Rosso will not be available until late July, so all GT3s produced so far will come with the Michelin Pilot Sport II. According to TireRack, that tire is not yet available in the US.

Gert Carnewal can get the new Michelins in 1 to 2 days and ship to the US at the following prices:

The price for a set of tires :

2x Michelin Pilot Sport II 235/40-18 N2

2x Michelin Pilot Sport II 295/30-18 N2

is 1450 Euro shipping to the US included.

The June issue (#111) of 911&Porsche World has a "review" of the new Michelin Pilot Sport II N1 as spec'd on the new GT3. It is somewhat of a disappointment as it just reports on one journo's experience at a Michelin sponsored event at Paul Ricard. There is mostly quoting Michelin on the performance, though, since someone stuffed an RS6 into the Armco and stopped the festivities. Michelin says of the Pilot Sport II: "greater emphasis on grip and steering precision", "more rigid than before=>better grip", "larger tread blocks on the outside shoulder", "on a dry circuit an unspecified 320hp sports car (!) with the new Pilot Sports could lap fully one second quicker than precisely the same car with the old tyre"

We shall see........... <_<