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YOUR RESEARCHC4S going to rwd should I rebage to S
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Clean race track surface and the front drive is unneeded
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I predict a nice sticky tire on the clean race track surface and the front drive is unneeded.
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That's been documented many time before. I like the idea of just the S, similar to the 993 S and 4S. Not sure how easy it will be to take of the lettering or if it will leave a mark so I may not do anything.
Opinions aside, when you peel up the 4 it will leave residue. Even if you get the residue off the paint will need a quick polish to make the color blend.
don�t expect to just peel the 4. Buy the badging you want new. Peel the whole thing and fix paint, then stick on what YOUR heart desires.
Do you feel like the car is faster?
I felt like the viscous clutch was unpredictable. I drove a couple years without the front drive, and learned how to comfortably slide a rear engined car (coming from 944�s and 986�s).
Once I was comfortable applying more pedal than the tires could handle I wanted more grip. I reinstalled the front drive.
Now I notice the cars aggressive pull around 30-50mph in the mountains that would have otherwise been tire slip. It feels more stable applying power mid turn.
I�ve considered going back to RWD. If I did it would be after I sourced some GT3 uprights and brakes to correct the geometry. I predict a nice sticky tire on the clean race track surface and the front drive is unneeded. But for now I�m digging the 4 in C4S.
Then you'll have to update the door sills. And if its like mine, you'll have to update the C4S center caps on the wheels.
As a side note, my Cayenne GTS has a factory Cayenne S sticker under the hood. They all do apparently....
Yeah who cares what anyone thinks? Especially a year and a half later?!
I hope whatever the OP decided, he's happy with it. Or changed it if he wasn't, WITHOUT ASKING!
Did OP ever explain why he got rid of the Front differential?
Front differential very robust and only reason they would crap out is if previous owners didn't service it with proper fluid.
Another example of why service records are so important.
It's a popular mod, typically for driving feel. I've not heard of anyone doing it because something broke, but it's presumably possible. I doubt that is the case with the OP though -- I'm sure the rebadging question was all about celebrating the 2wd conversion.
I went RWD in my C4S in part because the front diff crapped out around 137k miles. Was cheaper to remove the front diff than to replace or fix it. (It's also fairly easy to reverse if I ever change my mind)
As a bonus my avg MPG (as reported by the car) went up from 23.5 to 26mpg.
