2012 997 Carrera GTS with SharkWerks Exhaust, EVOMSit & Forgeline GA1-R

This local daily driven 2012 carrara white GTS came into us for a for shark-sized afternoon lunch. On the menu was the SharkWerks exhaust, the EVOMSit software and a custom TechArt steering wheel with a TechArt paddle kit conversion to boot. A set of Forgeline GA1-R's rounded things off.

In she comes and ready for surgery!


Off with that stock steering wheel and cumbersome button shift mechanism. The TechArt paddle conversion replaces the buttons with proper up and down side paddles so no more "palming" into the wrong gear!


The ongoing TechArt wheel made by Germany's finest includes alcantara and silver stitching plus a sporty flat bottom:



And on the car, notice the alcantara is also perforated:


The TechArt paddle shifter kit also comes in matching alcantara:


The GTS' come outfitted with the factory PSE option but we can still improve upon the stock center exhaust design with our freer-flowing Shark-pipe design. The sound is more aggressive with the button turned on and still civilized with the button "off".


And the SharkWerks exhaust installed it also saves 9 pounds off of the rear end:


A video showing the SharkWerks exhaust on a PSE equipped GTS model:


Meanwhile for improved response and power a 91 octane EVOMSit tune is applied on the bench:


The stock links are the next target:


RSS dog bones installed:


Ready to go home? Not quite... the rather short-changed stock offset of the factory wheels gets addressed next. Here's the stock shot:


With a more aggressive offset and extremely light-weight set of 19 inch Forgeline GA1-R's lays at the ready finished in satin black:


Installed with red centerlocks in front:


And rear:


And ready to go home:




That's more like a proper offset out to the fender now: