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6-4-2014
FYI - there seems to be a sale going on at AWE tuning for Bilstein: http://www.awe-tuning.com/make/porsche/b16-damptronic-performance-suspension-system
AWE is an authorized Bilteins dealer and the guys there are extremely knowledgeable and top notch Porsche tuners - the real thing. They will go to the extreme to help you if there is any problem. No direct connection or experience, just based on 8 years of forum observation. :-)
8-14-2014
D, RE-11 is fantastic, a lot more sporty than Michelin PSS, and will be the permanent wheel on my car now. The steering wheel has been a rather "interesting" story. I ordered beginning of May, told them several times not to put the Techart badge on. After a few weeks, the first wheel came. It was gorgeous, thick, the mid section, where you hold the wheel, has perforated leather that looks so cool. AND it had an ugly Techart badge!
So we re-ordered, and the second wheel came a couple of weeks ago. It was also gorgeous, thick, AND it has no perforated leather! I did not know whether to laugh or to cry; for sure Germany Techart is not the same as Germany soccer.
The third wheel is in order. It is somewhat comical what has happened, and I am putting up with it because besides the beautiful look, the thicker grip diameter feels fantastic in the hands. I can't go back to the thinner stock wheel, which after 7 years has leather that is hardened, shiny, and too slippery.
9-11-2014
I could tell you with certainty that GMG is not going to release that proprietary information. I know, we all want info released but I could understand their position. Have fun with your Bilstein test ride - you might not be able to tell much because really to see it shine you have to take the car close to the limit in curves - the good side of it. In a test drive in a friend's car, possibly all you will notice is that it's stiffer at the milder degree of driving - the bad side of it.
Setting ride height is a no brainer in Bilstein: you tell your installer (who should be an experienced one) how low you want the car to be lowered, he turned the ring up or down, and that's it. It is a one time setting - I suggest 10mm - and all the information you need to measure and confirm the ride height is on the first page of this thread. I would consider the adjustable ride height setting a bonus, not a disadvantage, because the fixed lowering of 20-24mm by lowering springs might be too much for some people.
Lowering springs is a good solution, however that means you still have to deal with the stock PASM/damper, meaning you might still have to add the TPC module for additional $. Bilstein is more expensive, but it does take care of everything (soft spring, soft damper, bad PASM v. 1) in one move.
