Want a 997 GT3? Who doesn't?! Here's how to buy the best.
Note for reference: car weight and power data are hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency, we use the same source for all our guides. We hope the data we use is right more often than it’s wrong. Our advice is to treat it as relative rather than definitive.Although the six-speed manual gearbox did have some detractors, its attachment to the Mezger GT1-related engine in the 997 GT3 resulted in one of the best sporting drivetrains ever. The base 3.
Timing was by chain and there could be some small oil leaks from the chain housing. Coil packs might go, but name any modern car where that’s not the case. If the clutch on a GT3 you’re looking at seems to have quite a high biting point that means a new one will be due soon. Independent specialists will charge you at least £1,300 for that. Air-con radiators were a bit exposed ahead of the main cooling rads and could rot as a result.
350mm brake discs front and rear with six- and four-piston calipers were standard and very effective. Some early cars on steels had a bit of bother with the discs coming loose. Porsche put this right on later cars. Carbon ceramics were a £5,800 option. These were unusual for their type in that they didn’t always last that long, but the big plus with them was that they didn’t dump a load of brake dust all over the back and sides of the car.
Uneven tyre wear isn’t necessarily a warning sign on a GT3 because that can happen with certain more extreme track setups, but if the uneven wear is accompanied by a bad driving feel then you need to get the car looked at and ideally fully geometry-checked. Prices for that sort of thing at a recognised specialist start at around £240. Some say that the standard factory geometry is usually as good as if not better than any clever tweakery your geeky mate says you should have.
Even on the gen-two 997, the bare racer look remained an integral part of the GT3 deal, which some saw as a good thing because it meant there were fewer gizmos to go wrong. Checking for functioning electronics in a GT3 is therefore a pretty quick job. Beyond that, GT3 interiors shouldn’t present you with many problems. The sparse equipment level of course meant juicy upsell pickings for Porsche from owners who couldn’t resist the urge to spec up.
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