I meant to post this toward the end of last year, but I misplaced the magazine and thus couldn't find the article. I just found it. In the December 2007 "911 & Porsche World" (Issue 165) on page 86 is an article titled "Difference of Opinion". In the article they try to determine what difference a limited slip differential makes in the handling of the Cayman S. They compare on a track the difference in performance of a CS with an after market LSD with a standard CS (read no LSD). If I interpreted the article accurately, it seems they were having difficulty finding much of a difference. What was very interesting however, and again this is if I interpret things correctly, was the difference that a set of slicks made. The author commented that on a set of road tires, it was just about possible to keep GT3's and the odd Carrera GT in site for a few corners.
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, when shod with slicks, the author remarked fairly confidently that those same cars would not have caught a slick-shod Cayman S. If anyone has a copy of that issue, am I reading things correctly? Is the CS that good that it could run with GT3's and C-GT's when wearing slicks? I suppose that if I have to, I can scan and post the article
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Would love to see the article. Please post. Did it mention what type (LSD/TBD) of LSD was used - and what make?
a Quaife. They were using a Quaife TSD
Ask Tess Tickle all about that test he knows...
Tell us about the test, Tess?
I'll try to post the article when I am home this evening.
K-Man S, obviously you know about this test. Can you spread a little light on the subject. They seemed incredulous regarding how quick the CS was with slicks on.
I don't really recall about the test other than Tess said some things seemed odd in the way they tested or their results were off about something, but I don't recall so that's why I said ask Tess, you probably have to PM him.
Just got a PM that to post the article would be a copyright no-no. Perhaps those interested could go to the magazine website and see if it is available there. It just seemed that those involved in the test were extremely surprized by how fast the Cayman S was on a track with slicks... C-GT or GT 3 fast; and as you all know, that is fast! Boy, what a sleeper we have in the CS.