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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 16 – Antigravity Battery Weight Reduction, More Grip, and More Acceleration

Khiem Dinh

I have done a ton of modifications to the car so far, but none have been targeted at reducing weight. The AP Racing brakes setup should have shaved some weight,…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 15 – Water Injection

Khiem Dinh

Ever since I had my 2005 Evo, I’ve wanted to try water injection. Kojima tested it out on his Evo IX back in the day. For the turbocharged 718 Cayman,…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 14 – E-Motion Engineering Strut Tower Reinforcement Brace

Khiem Dinh

Strut tower failures are a known issue on the 991 generations GT3s and the same-era GT4s. They typically occur from a sharp impact such as curbing at the track. I’m…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 13- How to Install a Numeric Shifter

Khiem Dinh

As I mentioned in Part 1, the factory shifter in the 718 Cayman T is not as good as the factory Honda S2000 shifter; I rated the GT4 shifter, which…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 12 – E-Motion Suspension Components and Track Update

Khiem Dinh

The stock suspension of the 718 Cayman does not have enough adjustment range for serious road course track work. You can’t get enough negative camber in order to prevent destroying…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 11 – DSC Sport V3 Controller

Khiem Dinh

The Porsche SPASM suspension comes with electronically adjustable dampers. From the factory, you get Normal and Sport modes with Sport mode being much stiffer, of course. But why settle for…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 10 – RaggDoll Motorsport RENNEN Turbo Upgrade and Compressor Inlet

Khiem Dinh

The 4-banger turbo 718s haven’t gotten much love from the aftermarket because they are just the lowly 4-cylinder engines instead of the all-mighty 6-cylinders in the Porsche lineup. Those of…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 9 – GT4 Undertray Vanes and Water Pump Mod

Khiem Dinh

It was time to dig into the low-cost OEM+ upgrade goody bag again. Aerodynamics has become increasingly prevalent on cars straight off the showroom floor. Everyone can see the front…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 8 – BMC Air Filter

Khiem Dinh

I only have a bit over 3000 miles on the car, but I had some free time, so I figured I would go ahead and install the BMC air filter…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 7 – COBB Accessport

Khiem Dinh

The awesome thing about turbo cars is the ability to easily adjust the engine calibration for more power. Importantly for California, COBB provides off-the-shelf maps that have CARB EO numbers.…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 6 – Third Radiator, Center Grill, and GT3 Vent Installation

Khiem Dinh

I did say I was going to tackle the suspension next in order to optimize tire usage, but life threw me a bit of a curveball. So, I decided to…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 5 – AP Racing by Essex Big Brake Kits

Khiem Dinh

The stock 718 Cayman T brakes with Brembo calipers are the best stock brakes I’ve felt on any stock car that I have driven. However, they are not sized big…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 4 – Track Day Baselines

Khiem Dinh

With 1400 miles on the car, the engine exercised through its full load and rpm ranges, and two oil changes in, I thought it was time to do some track…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 3 – Custom X-Pipe and Liftbars

Khiem Dinh

The 4-cylinder turbo engines in the 718 Cayman and Boxster are not that high strung, only pushing out between 300hp-365hp. So, Porsche did not have to optimize the exhaust tip…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 2 – Oil Change Mod, GT4 Scoop Install, and Increased Octane

Khiem Dinh

The 718 Cayman T is not the easiest car to do an oil change on. I did one modification to make doing an oil change quicker at least. The first…

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Project Cayman T: Part 1 – Intro and Must-Do Mods

Khiem Dinh

For all of those wondering why I sold Project S2000 shortly after I FINALLY got the turbo installed and running well, this is it: a 2023 718 Cayman T. The…