2010 997 GT3RS With SharkWerks Track Exhaust & EVOMSit Tuning

The first 2010 997 GT3RS showed up at SharkWerks for a full make-over including our track exhaust system, the EVOMSit software, an RSS roll-bar, our fire-extinguisher kit and a good deal more!

Say hello to California's first grey/red 2010 GT3RS...


You can see the MK1 GT3 which is getting a 3.9.

A red shark-a-fied 2010 GT3 sitting next tothe 2007 white GT3 that's having its 3.6L upgraded to our 3.9L:


The noselift option on this car (160K sticker) is actually pretty quick/painless to use. It doesn't go up as high as the TechArt one we're used to but for factory a) it's useful and b) it just works c) makes it easier to put on the lift.


The new intake/airbox and the extra inlet is a great idea. Over the past couple of years we dabbled and worked on a similar style intake but didn't really get anywhere on the dyno as fan speeds just aren't realistic. However, with proper airflow I can really see that there's a benefit not to mention the larger ram-air intake scoop on the new RS decklid:


The owners (long time customer/friend Fred) didn't like the "red" wheels and decals that came from the factory so off comes the center cap. Next you use the factory tool and an almighty wrench/breaker bar.

Off comes that cap and then you can get access:


With the centerlock removed off comes the wheel:


Pretty light wheel for sure but we already know there's lighter available from Champion, HRE etc...

For track guys... if you plan on changing wheels at the track be sure you bring a gargantuan torque wrench capable...

In comes the wheel now in black:


On the car:



With the car up in the air you can see some of the slight differences in the rear suspension (all new brake duct too)... But you'll still likely want to get a bump-steer/toe-steer link upgrade as usual.



Cool side marker but slightly bummed about the stick on "cayenne" style side flares:


Over to the exhaust.... Pardon me for the guys that already know this but I figured we'd confirm once and for-all exactly what's under there. The same factory headers/cats and side mufflers as on the 2010 GT3. No titanium there. The only titanium as you can see is the center muffler and the tips as well. So no big/massive weight savings there (more on this in a mo').


Tips are pretty nice looking though:


How light are they?


Compared to the factory 2010 GT3 tips:


Here's our larger diameter stainless steel SharkWerks tips by comparison:


Showing that the 2010 GT3RS tips have a smaller diameter than the SharkWerks tips:


And installed for show...


They usually come in black but we've had a few requests so for a few bucks less you can have them in raw stainless too if you want...


Back to the center muffler. Here's a factory 2010 997GT3 muffler:

Here's the Titanium RS muffler:


And yes you knew it was coming... here's the SharkWerks bypass exhaust in stainless steel:


For those of you that already own our exhaust (thank you!) and awaiting your new RS go ahead and install it on your new RS as well. Even though it's not made from Ti, our piece is still about half the weight anyways. We've actually had 4 other 2010 GT3RS owners already install our exhaust on their car's. So if you want it to be louder and dare I say it (?) even lighter... you can.

Being a "Fred" car the exhaust needs to be light but loud so off comes the bumper:


Off comes the side muffler and remember this is X2:


Here's the SharkWerks Track Exhaust ready to be installed in place and on the scales...


And installed on the car with the bumper back on:


For those of you doing the math- we're saving a total of about 45 pounds off of the bum of the car.

With no sub-woofer in these cars getting access to the ECU is easy... too easy:thumbsup:

Time to chat with Todd and get some initial changes made. Car runs great but could use more response, even with the LWF in there I've never been keen on the factory E-gas settings so that gets taken care of with part of the tune. With the decrease in back pressure as a result of our track exhaust we've always combined it with a proper EVOMSit software update/tune:



A few other minor things like TC Design's tow-hook (still fits as always):


Black EVO pedals:


That's a wrap for today...


More to come including a a roll bar, Schroth harness, sub belt brackets, SharkWerks Fire Extinguisher, remove decals etc...

In the meantime here's a quick video showing our track exhaust: