Porsche 981 Cayman S // Introducing the New Road and Track Beaut!
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2022
- Quick Intro to the new Road and Track tool!
Will update with a more in depth vid soon including what went so wrong with the MK3 mx5. Has just been time to properly enjoy what is an absolute dream purchase! - Авто та транспорт
Your daughter is the star of the show, Bless her.
Ohh absolutely haha! She's the best! Can't wait to be able to take her out on track!
Your little girl's happy man, you are a good father.
Huge compliment!! Thanks Ashvin, she makes it incredibly easy! Very, very lucky!!
👏🏻 don't tell Mum! 🤭 lovely car, look forward to the content!
Haha! Yeaahh... the wife isnt so keen on the cars 😅. Thanks bud, i love it! Just a little intro vid but will be sure to do a proper more in depth vid on the car itself and mods etc. Donington and Nurburgring booked too! Can’t wait.
Superb! Red really suits her!
It's very fast on the circuit but the weight quickly comes to the end of the tires and the brakes... 👍👍
Yesss! Thanks mate! They are more capable than I thought. The balance is so good. Lucky enough to of had a good chunk of seat time in a friends on and off track. Agreed on the tyre/brake wear haha! It certainly won't be the main track tool for that reason. I just love the Mx5s for cost effective track fun!
Excellent choice, another vlogger Mark Cup? Has a lower powered variant that he tracks and it does so well. I think you are going to really enjoy this ownership. All the best, Kevin.
Ahh fantastic! Thanks! Yes, I adore it! Been lucky enough to of done a fair few miles on and off track in a friends so I knew exactly what I was getting 🥰. They are just sooo damn easy to enjoy! Nurburgring and Donington inbound! Can’t wait! Just a brief intro vid, will be sure to update with more indepth review of the car and mods 🙌
Best video on UA-cam right now 😂😊 confirms my replacement for my NC3.75
Hahaa! Thanks loads Rich! Such great fun and incredibly easy to enjoy! Loved the NC but unfortunately ran into problems once the ITBs and ECU went on. Spat my dummy out royally and bought this beaut haha!
Wonderful 😄♥️
Great vid, and congrats on the car. I have a similar history (had an MX5, M135i and now a 981S), if you could share some more content on the mods on your 981 that would be ace. Mine's currently stock and I'm tempted to make it that bit more fun!
Ahhh awesome!! Sure will do bud! All simple, small stuff but just collectively make such a nice uplift. I’ll get a video together as soon as I can. Nurburgring next weekend eeeek!
Yeah high five, so cute!
Same car as me, lovely mate!
I've been toying with replacing it as I've owned it a couple of years now but it's really not an easy car to replace, which speaks volumes
Ahhh fantastic! I was the same way about my m135i. It was an incredible daily and I couldn't fault it. But after 2.5years with it it felt time to change. We only get so many years and there's a lot of cars to try haha! I think once I get fed up of petrol prices in a year or so I will go to an eco daily and perhaps a gt4 or v6 exige. But for now it's all about enjoying this one! Donington and Nurburgring soon :).
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS haha 100%, especially with mandatory milk floats on the horizon!
Must admit I did look at exige V6s, I'm just not sure I need that kind of unpracticality in my life 😅 F type V8 however...hmm!
Enjoy the cayman, they're cracking little motors 👊
Edit - I have a GTS rear diffuser if you'd like to make an offer? Never got round to fitting!
@@Chris-cv6wy Ohh the milkfloats are coming aren't they!!! Worrying haha!! Best get that Ftype V8 out the way pronto haha!
Really enjoyed it last night at Donington. Annoying creaking noise from the rear was a little off putting though ahha!
Ahhh awesome! The GTS rear diffusers look great. Are you on facebook or instagram? Will O'Keefe on facebook if you could drop me a PM.
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS done mate 👌
Great video! Can’t wait to see this at a track day soon 👍🏼 which rear anti roll bar did you go for? Also, watching this makes me want a 3.4 with PSE and PDK 🤔
Hell yess! I'd love you to take me out in yours at some point! Looks incredible! The ratios are dreamy!! And the grip from those slicks.... wow! Have shared your Oulton vid loads because it's just how a Porsche should be haha! It's the X73 Porsche rear arb :). Solid and a damn sight heavier than the one that was on it! See you at a TD soon 🤞. Dony and Nurburgring booked in at mo. Can't wait.
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS I’m sure that can be arranged. I’m at Anglesey on the 17th plus Robin will hopefully arrange another day out soon. The gearing is great now as are the slicks, I just need to upgrade the arms, bushes, joints to cope better. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼 Is it the 14 or 15 bar? I’ve gone for the one ending 13, only slightly larger diameter and still hollow but thicker wall. That’ll be on this week sometime.
@@adrianc101 Ahhh fantastic! Sorry mate, I have no clue if the bar is 13, 14 or 15. Yeah Slicks put a massive strain on some componenets don't they! When I moved to slicks on the MK it started pealing welds away from suspension pick up points haha! Scary shit!
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS If it’s x73 it’s 15 I think 🤷🏻♂️ that’s not ideal is it, I think the Porsche will be fine, they’re very rigid cars.
@@adrianc101 Ohh hell yeah not suggesting you will have failures like I did with the MK.... That was built in a shed in Yorkshire so no surprise haha! We has them all triangulated and strengthened so fingers crossed! Just puts more stress/wear on bushes etc. This was on 185 wet weather tyres lol...
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Love it!
Dream purchase for me mate. Never thought I'd be in a position to buy one!
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS The handling, build quality and general engineering are fabulous. I have a Cayman on order. Only downside is that I have to sell my MX5 ND to make way for it.
@@stevecoates2270 Absolutely!! Has been a dream to work on tbf apart from the dreaded exhaust bolts lol. Have you seen how you get the front headlights out?? Now that's some awesome trick engineering! Congrats bud, when do you take delivery of it? Shame on the ND but I get it, both the NC and M135 went for this one. It's nice to not have so many plates to spin though.
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS yeah, why can't all manufacturers make things like a headlight removal so simple?!
GTS is due to land in Nov/Dec but am fully expecting a delay of sorts.
Brilliant 🤩 cars not bad either 😜
hahahaa!! She certainly makes normal stuff fun again!!
Great video, which exhaust is this?
Thank you! I bought a spare oem exhaust and with help from a friends engineering company we cut it open and redirected the air flow. It sounds so damn perfect and was incredibly cost effective.
Great content! 👍🏼
Glad I found this, as I’m currently looking to get an mx5 nc and mod it up so it’s suitable for both road and track - but use as a stepping stone to a 981 S.
Look forward to hearing your comparisons, it may have an impact on how much I decide to mod the MX5 (supercharging, suspension etc) - as it’ll essentially delay the saving up for the 981 S.
Ahh brill thanks Courtney! I had an NC before the Cayman and totally loved it. There's a little vid series on it here on the channel...
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I must admit I find it a lot more relaxed and enjoyable tracking an NC over something as costly as the 981 and how I like to drive/have fun is much more suited to a front engined rwd car lol! Luckily I have a little turbo mk1 mx5 track car to scratch that itch! It's a tricky call! The Cayman feels incredibly special and it's been a total dream purchase for me :). I don't think you can go wrong with either mate :).
Thanks for your response, appreciated - will give that series a watch for sure 👍🏼
I get your concerns about taking it on track, admittedly I always buy a track day add on when insuring my cars on the road - but there’s still the possibility of big repair bills.
I may get the cheaper earlier version of the MX5 NC, to have that play about with on track - with less worries 👍🏼
@@courtneyrager2166 Thanks bud, the mk3s are incredibly fun and rewarding! Massive step on from the mk1/2s. Totally get you in terms of track insurance if the worst happens but so often it's just scuffs, cracks and general abuse that makes a car look tired/well used after a few years of track days! I don't mind and am all for it.... but it's easier to stomach on the Mazdas where the owners tend to be a bit more like minded :).
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS that’s a very good point mate.
At the moment I’ve both an RX8 & E92 V8 M3, and admittedly I’d much prefer to use the RX8 out on track as it’s not as precious to me as the M3.
Often I’ll take both down on the same track day, do a couple of hours in the M3 to stretch it’s legs - then swap cars and abuse the RX8 for the rest of the day! 😁
Admittedly my ideal combo would be the MX5 & 981 S. One day hopefully 🤞🏼
How are you liking the bluestuff so far? Thinking of getting a pair for my DC2 Type R
I only just fitted them minutes before that vid (hence the dirty hands haha). But I have experience with them on a friends and was very impressed, albeit we would swap out the fronts for the EBC RP pads. I think they are a great all rounder for the money especially for mixed use like this (road and some light track work). On a car like the DC2R it will most likely be a little friendlier on pads too. Really rated the orange stuff for longevity so hoping the blue aren't drastically worse!
Talk to me about the car seat and ISO Fix .... sold my Cayman S because I had a daughter... bought an S3 ... want to go back to a Cayman S ... is ISO Fix a thing you can add? or did you find one specc'd with it? Cracking video btw!
Hi Max, Thanks mate! Now she is a bit older the child seat we have uses the belt to secure. The sports seats have so much rake and support it fits her seat perfectly 🙂.
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS thanks for the reply. Makes more sense :)
Had a great time watching. Certainty looking to do similar videos with my boy when I get my 981 S. Can you easily turn off the passenger airbag off? What recommendations do you have for car seats?
@@christianlopezyourhelpfuld7079 Yes, the pass airbag deactivates thankfully! Sorry I can't really advise on child car seats, We have a few between my car, wifes and our parents cars etc so i tried a couple and they all fit relatively the same tbh. The sports seats in this are fantastic as the seat base rakes back at a really strong angle which makes the child seat very stable along with the more winged sides.
5:03 ha ha cheeky madam 😅
🤣🤣 brilliant! She makes such normal stuff soo fun again!
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS she’s hilarious. UA-cam star in the making 😀👌
@@YK-fj5bj Hahaha! I'd be well up for trying to loan supercars to get her out in them tbf! Win win that! Just looking at booking Curborough day at mo so I can take her out on a closed track. Be great to get her in a car drifting and sliding about!
Would you say the Cobb Accessport is worth getting? Thinking of getting one for my 2.7 but not sure as it seems a fair bit of money for not a lot of power gain.
Yeaahhh, being completely honest I wouldn't bother mate. It is a noticeable difference but not really any better for it. Is yous a PDK or manual?
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS Yeah that's kinda what I thought. It's PDK so there are a few minor benefits with that I'm interested in like being able to change the gear lever shift direction and launch control but I had launch control on my previous car and although it was great I only ever used it a handful of times like at Santa Pod and just showing friends and family.
@@Enselladus Funnily enough I have the Cobb for both engine and PDK tuning but haven't even touched the PDK map. Just used it for the 99ron map including air filters etc. It made most difference to the mid range flat spot and the raised rev limiter sounds pretty friken special. It basically takes the wide open throttle restriction that Porsche put in place to nerf the 3.4 engine vs the EXACT same engine in the 911 lol. Certainly pulls harder... but again... it's a lot of money!
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Yeah I mean the 2.7 is slightly over 100bhp per litre and the 3.4 is quite a bit under so like you say they clearly held it back a bit, the weird thing is according to Cobb’s figures on their website the 2.7 has max gains of 13.3% yet the 3.4 has 7.7%. You would think it would be the other way around. I do find though the 2.7 really could do with more power so while the Cobb won’t totally transform it, any increase in power would be welcome so might end up getting one, especially if I can land on a well priced used one.
@@Enselladus That is how I ended up with mine pal... well priced second hand unit I couldn't refuse. I really see the appeal in the 2.7s. Funnily enough I was out at Oulton in a 2.7 manual 981 which had a close ratio gearset fitted amongst some other lovely mods last week. Felt utterly stonking!
Have they fixed the IMS bearing failures yet?
fixed in 2009.
The exact reason I had to disregard the gen1 987s... and the gen2 987s just didn't quite cut it for me as a daily. Atleast the IMS has a fix.... the bore scoring issues scared me even more so!
They allow child seats in the front in the UK? Can’t do that in the US unfortunately…
Yeah they do no issue. Pass Airbag disabled 👍. It’s so much fun taking her out in it. Big reason I bought the car ❤️
Ahhh sooo cute............your daughter that is 💞
Haha! She just makes normal stuff soo fun again! Hope you are good pal, hows the hand? Saw you may be selling the mk3?
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS kids are fab aren't they 💞.
I'm good mate 👌
@@azavalos1 Really are bud! What's going on with your MK3???
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS ha ha I'm not sure tbh, I'll pm you when I get chance 😉
That's what I want...
Highly recommend mate! It’s sooo soo easy to enjoy!
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS I drove my mates 2.7 and loved how it feels on the B roads. I'm looking for a 3.2 because I also want to use it on the track. I love my Lotus, but always feel I have to take that on a trailer...
@@TomEnduro Tricky isn't it! The Lotus' have sky rocketed in value too. The Cayman is incredibly easy to enjoy but It's certainly not a track car imho and I feel going from the Lotus to one might leave you a little numb. I wouldn't be without my little stripped out, caged turbo mx5. Just so rewarding and engaging! I guess you just can't have one car that does it all!
@@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS I won’t be getting rid of my Lotus!! Dear god no! But if the Cayman is anywhere near as good with some Michelin Cup 2’s fitted, I will do more trackdays as it will be easier and less hassle 🤣
Your daughter is gonna be a hoon 😂
hahaha! Ruddy hope so! Odd to think what cars will be like when she is learning to drive.... hell... might they all be autonomous by then anyways!! Will it simply be 'transport' then!