This is without a doubt a perfect tool for track day enthusiasts in the GT cars. Those will be your biggest customers, then guys like Matt. Very cool product. These guys should talk to Porsche about a potential licensing deal
If you can convince them to lend you to the tool and their centre nut locks then you could make a follow-up video with long term experience with this product and give it your real-world testing on the street and the race track. Be very convincing to a lot of Porsche owners.
First I was like "how you gonna hold that with that much torque?" As soon as he mentioned "outside part that doesn't spin" it clicked. Brilliant. I dont own a Porsche, but I totally understand the struggle Its like undoing and redoing axle nuts each time you want to take your wheel off + the added bonus of car being in the air.
Sign me up! The increased efficiency at the track would be an amazing time saver as we centerlock guys find the efficiency now at the track by doing a step in the process for all wheels then going to the next step for all wheels and so on. Loosen all centerlocks, change all wheels, paste all centerlocks, install all wheels, torque all centerlocks, loosen 60 degrees all centerlocks, final torque all centerlocks. This reduces the number of times you need to change from the breaker bar to the torque bar on the Precision Instruments wrench but it is definitely a process as you say and that damn paste always ends up on you no matter how careful you are! I still love the centerlocks and have more confidence in them from a safety perspective then traditional lugs but they DO take more work than traditional lugs, that is until this tool arrived. Not a whiny Porsche guy thing but the centerlock is actually a bolt and not a nut since they have male threads on the outside of the centerlock bolt and it goes into female threads on the hub.
I own exactly zero vehicles with centerlock style wheels like this, and I absolutely love this idea. I am familiar with Hytorc from various industrial applications so I definitely would have faith in their ability to make a good product.
Saw this with Dundon Skunkworks a couple months back. This is a total gamechanger for track GT owners. Whatever clout you have to get this into production, use it!!!!
Love this ingenuity. I'm sure there will be a market for it. 7kish with a life time warranty and free replacement batteries, done deal for a lot of porche guys
Great tool for the track guys. Can’t imagine them not wanting this. This tool would sell fast in or around the ballpark of $3k. No reason why Porsche dealerships wouldn’t want this tool as well.
WOW this tool looks amazing! If it comes in reasonably priced for mass production count me IN! Really hoping this prototype takes off and makes it to market. GAME CHANGER for centre locks.
The guy who owns this business is out of NJ and I remember in the late 90’s he would park his F50 and Viper GTSR in front of his building. I would drive by and stop to see the F50 all the time as I worked in the area while interning for an engineering firm while in college. He came out and was so nice and told me to stop by anytime to see the cars. So cool to see them here.
OMG, this is a game changer. There would be few times that a normal person (GTS owner like myself) would need this, but that one occasion you do, totally worth it! Sign me up.
I love it how centre lock wheels are supposed to be for rapid wheel changes during races but when it's adapted for use on a road car it makes the whole process so much harder and way slower. I am so glad my GT4 doesn't have them.
I'm a track junkie with a 991.1 GT3 and I'm extremely interested in this type of solution/option. My biggest negative on the GT3/RS cars are the centerlocks. Great in theory, not in practical use of the car for those of us that need to change wheels more often than the average car owner. Very cool to see some development in this area!
It's a NO BRAINER! That nut assy looks awesome on your white RS. For any center lock guys, shops, race teams, this is a fantastic tool! Takes the uncertainty out of the proper removal and installation/tightening process. If I buy a center lock GT car next I'm going to buy one of these. Good thing I sold my C2S 991 last month, and I'm back in the hunt for my next car. LOL
The 911 is my dream car and I’ve always wanted centre lock wheels, seeing this tool is a no brainier choice it has to be on my Porsche wish list, I hope it will be available by the time I’m in a position to make that wish come true
I was deciding against center lock wheels for a 911 GTS cab that I will order until I saw your video. This tool, if affordable, solves tire wrestling problems.
The fact that its compatible with the normal socket makes this great. I track my GT cars a lot and usually michelin\tire places are on site changing tires, stuff like that. My only problem is if its too expensive you can just convert to the cup car center lock and get rid of the complicated street setup entirely (from a track guy point of view).
Hey I've used Hytorc tools since the 90s on cranes and heavy machinery ,they saved my life You have four tires try taking 50 bolts or more on a sleeping bearing for part of your days work I still drink coffee out of my Hytorc mug It s a great company
First of all this is pure genius! Other than price I don’t see any reason not to buy this, Hytorc is also big in the oil industry I trust the product will also be quality as well
As a Main dealer technician that needs to work on centre-lock wheels on a regular basis. This is a must-have tool for us. Rather than having a second person and some long-ass tool and dealing with them manually was a pain in the ass for us.
Heck yes, this seems like 'the' solution! I think it depends on price point, for those GT owners that aren't at the track everyday, but I think if you spread it on Rennlist, FB groups, etc.. you'll easily get a massive demand for it, talking first order of a few thousands of these for sure.
I love, love this tool and can see it's benefit. BUT do you think Porsche will warranty anything if something goes wrong with this aftermarket nut etc? Just looking at this from all angles.
Thank you for featuring this. Definitely a useful tool. Just wondering if you knew if the Hytorc guys are going to come up with a CL Nut for the spare tire. The CL nut for the spare tire is very different from the standard CL nut. Additionally, the spare tire CL nut requires an adapter, which is also different for the front and rear wheels.
For workshops and race teams this is a complete no brainer regardless of cost. For a track guy you'll sell exponentially more the further you can get the price below $5k.
I think the $3500-4200 range would be a hit for all track guys and highend detail shops. As for me, I would love to have it but I wouldn’t use it enough to justify even the price above. Another thought is for hard core track guys who follow the Porsche track maintenance, the center locks need to be replaced after so many track miles. Are they going to replace these if that’s what they running?
@@jrose7381 I watched MR racing team at the Ring and they were using the standard torque wrench on there GT3 so I don’t think they have a simple solution available to them. This is one company I would ask immediately as they are a Porsche Certified aftermarket part manufacturer.
That satisfaction level is at its peak I don't own a Porsche but I totally get it, Tricky to visually tell when it spins at least on camera can us see it moving or is it purely sound and feel?
Even as a farmer used to doing thing up tight it surprised me how much weight you had to apply to that bar to undo that wheel. Thats a great tool but I think I'll stay with non gt cars. Does the new nut affect warranty or insurance?
Matt, Ducati guy here. Majority of their bikes and many other manufacturers use a similar rear center lock wheel nut with a specific torque spec. Not only car guys love your channel and ideas so if you could convince Hytorc to make a similar motorcycle brand specific castle nut we could all use that gun. Sounds like Hytorc is mainly experienced with the industrial world, how about you light the torch and lead him to all us garage guys!!!!
HYTORC is aware of many similar wheel related applications and they expect that the technology will cross-over well. As HYTORC scales these self-reacting fastener solutions out for wheels, they will certainly be looking to explore every possible opportunity to extend it to similar applications in other markets.
Matt - what you saw a couple of years ago was my car with the first prototype they had. The video was briefly out at the time. Just did a newer one recently.
Hytorq buyer and user for 20-25 years for riser bolts, BOP bolts etc. question how does the tool calculate torque (strain gauge?) and what is the error?
I work for Ford motor co and that’s exactly how tooling is set up in our plants now except they’re called Stanley DC motors. Same exact way of torquing something down. Everything from .8NM to 1000nm is torqued down by electric motors no more air tools or impacts. GM and FCA/Stalantis are the same exact way and I’m assuming German and Japanese manufacturers use Stanley as well. Pretty cool technology and it doesn’t beat up assemblers hands.
Great idea for sure - make sure the company is holding a lot of liability insurance though since a center lock nut is obviously a very important safety item. :-). Good luck!
I love those Hytorc and the only improvement I can think of would be a different way to unlock that pushing any 1 of the 3 buttons on the rear of the gun. It's very awkward in many positions and tight locations to squeeze the trigger and reach hand across hand to mash the button to unlock so it will start to turn. Otherwise it is an absolute perfect tool and I am speaking from experience as a Pipefitter using the Hytorc gun to torque flange bolts.
My next question is can this tool be adapted for other center lock applications in the market? Just not Porsche? I know there’s other center lock applications are reverse thread
Very cool. Take delivery of my GTS in 2022. I track my 991.2 now and will track my GTS. Any warranty concerns with Porsche? That is, if a problem occurs, not necessarily related to the nuts, would Porsche still warrant the problem?
We use Hytorc in the oilfield. Great products.
Hydraulics to hold drill pipes?
@@Mike-kr5dn for heavy hex nuts on bolts.
More of a TorcUp man myself. But great technology.
See them all the time here in alberta
This is without a doubt a perfect tool for track day enthusiasts in the GT cars. Those will be your biggest customers, then guys like Matt. Very cool product. These guys should talk to Porsche about a potential licensing deal
Matty, you will make money on this one, demand world wide.
If you can convince them to lend you to the tool and their centre nut locks then you could make a follow-up video with long term experience with this product and give it your real-world testing on the street and the race track. Be very convincing to a lot of Porsche owners.
You are on to me. I asked Joel to get me one ASAP!
@@jrose7381 if I remember well he took his e92 to the track ONCE and completely hated it haha.
@@jrose7381 No, Matt.
First I was like "how you gonna hold that with that much torque?" As soon as he mentioned "outside part that doesn't spin" it clicked. Brilliant. I dont own a Porsche, but I totally understand the struggle Its like undoing and redoing axle nuts each time you want to take your wheel off + the added bonus of car being in the air.
Wow. Just wow now this is a piece of engineering right here
Sign me up! The increased efficiency at the track would be an amazing time saver as we centerlock guys find the efficiency now at the track by doing a step in the process for all wheels then going to the next step for all wheels and so on. Loosen all centerlocks, change all wheels, paste all centerlocks, install all wheels, torque all centerlocks, loosen 60 degrees all centerlocks, final torque all centerlocks. This reduces the number of times you need to change from the breaker bar to the torque bar on the Precision Instruments wrench but it is definitely a process as you say and that damn paste always ends up on you no matter how careful you are! I still love the centerlocks and have more confidence in them from a safety perspective then traditional lugs but they DO take more work than traditional lugs, that is until this tool arrived. Not a whiny Porsche guy thing but the centerlock is actually a bolt and not a nut since they have male threads on the outside of the centerlock bolt and it goes into female threads on the hub.
I own exactly zero vehicles with centerlock style wheels like this, and I absolutely love this idea. I am familiar with Hytorc from various industrial applications so I definitely would have faith in their ability to make a good product.
Matt makes total sense. For the track guy it’s a no brainer. Hopefully the support for the product is there from the company.
If you can afford the car, you can afford the tool.
You would be surprised. Many people's are financing every damn thing in their life. Even their phone.
@@bestvidsdottk debt is cheap, blame the fed
It’s not much more than the torque multiplier with the reaction bar.
@Dominick that’s because enthusiasts haven’t lived with them….Porsche centerlocks are an utter PITA and serve no purpose other than ‘they look cool’….
“If you can afford the car, you can afford the tool.”
True 💯
Saw this with Dundon Skunkworks a couple months back. This is a total gamechanger for track GT owners. Whatever clout you have to get this into production, use it!!!!
This is fantastic, love the engineering behind it and it’s even better the company owners is a true gear head too.
Love this ingenuity. I'm sure there will be a market for it. 7kish with a life time warranty and free replacement batteries, done deal for a lot of porche guys
I don't think that will be the way it's done. Batteries and tool will have a normal warranty.
If this can be shipped worldwide, this is a hit...
💯 % every GT owner will be very grateful to you...
Thank you Matt,
I need this tool. Saves the grunt work of the breaker bar !
Great tool for the track guys. Can’t imagine them not wanting this. This tool would sell fast in or around the ballpark of $3k. No reason why Porsche dealerships wouldn’t want this tool as well.
I'm no where near the owning a center lock Porsche stage of my life, but boy is that thing awesome.
WOW this tool looks amazing! If it comes in reasonably priced for mass production count me IN! Really hoping this prototype takes off and makes it to market. GAME CHANGER for centre locks.
Every dealer should want that, every shop that deals with those cars should want that. that should raise the numbers
These guys just set a new standard. This product spans many industries. Not just automotive.
This is epic! Can’t wait to have this on the market, hopefully in Europe too!
Hytorc owner was the original daily driven exotics back in the early 00.
Very true. Always had the rarest of cars in the parking lot that he would daily drive. Mahwah, NJ
Those were the days! Glad to see some other real OG guys in here 💪😎
When a track weekend is 2K. This would be amazing tool for that application. I have buddies that do at least 10 track weekends a year
Well said.
Start sending in feedback directly to Hytorc!
The guy who owns this business is out of NJ and I remember in the late 90’s he would park his F50 and Viper GTSR in front of his building. I would drive by and stop to see the F50 all the time as I worked in the area while interning for an engineering firm while in college. He came out and was so nice and told me to stop by anytime to see the cars. So cool to see them here.
OMG, this is a game changer. There would be few times that a normal person (GTS owner like myself) would need this, but that one occasion you do, totally worth it! Sign me up.
Still working on getting it done.
i Don't have a Porsche with center lock wheels ( who knows what the future holds )but this is a great product . My 100% support .
I love it how centre lock wheels are supposed to be for rapid wheel changes during races but when it's adapted for use on a road car it makes the whole process so much harder and way slower. I am so glad my GT4 doesn't have them.
I'm a track junkie with a 991.1 GT3 and I'm extremely interested in this type of solution/option. My biggest negative on the GT3/RS cars are the centerlocks. Great in theory, not in practical use of the car for those of us that need to change wheels more often than the average car owner. Very cool to see some development in this area!
Great video and your dialogue and approach to the whole dilemma is cool.
It's a NO BRAINER! That nut assy looks awesome on your white RS. For any center lock guys, shops, race teams, this is a fantastic tool! Takes the uncertainty out of the proper removal and installation/tightening process. If I buy a center lock GT car next I'm going to buy one of these. Good thing I sold my C2S 991 last month, and I'm back in the hunt for my next car. LOL
The 911 is my dream car and I’ve always wanted centre lock wheels, seeing this tool is a no brainier choice it has to be on my Porsche wish list, I hope it will be available by the time I’m in a position to make that wish come true
I was deciding against center lock wheels for a 911 GTS cab that I will order until I saw your video. This tool, if affordable, solves tire wrestling problems.
Amazing! Please make this available Hytorc!
The fact that its compatible with the normal socket makes this great. I track my GT cars a lot and usually michelin\tire places are on site changing tires, stuff like that. My only problem is if its too expensive you can just convert to the cup car center lock and get rid of the complicated street setup entirely (from a track guy point of view).
curious, what's the difference between the cup car CL's...? and the street CL's...? talk to me Goose.
I bet everyone I know will buy one. Absolutely perfect.
This is going to be a game changer!
Hey I've used Hytorc tools since the 90s on cranes and heavy machinery ,they saved my life
You have four tires try taking 50 bolts or more on a sleeping bearing for part of your days work
I still drink coffee out of my Hytorc mug
It s a great company
That is an amazing bit of kit 😍😍😍
This tool is amazing, I would buy it.
I love how those tires look I think I want to start using your system for the tires!!
First of all this is pure genius! Other than price I don’t see any reason not to buy this, Hytorc is also big in the oil industry I trust the product will also be quality as well
That looks sick! Tell Hytorc to have some faith in us, and shoot for a high demand. Especially if the tool can come in OG Blue lol.
Gt3 track guy here. 5-6k seems very expensive to me, but great product and great initiative. Good luck with moving it forward.
I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Very cool modern approach.
Matt your looking jacked bro, keep it up!
Saw this at Parade, simply an awesome tool & center lock solution.
Definitely want One!
when you design the toolbox, consider offering a slimmer case since the 991.2 GT2 RS has an intercooler spray tank in the frunk.
Hytorc "The nut busters".
Great video. This is fascinating.
As a Main dealer technician that needs to work on centre-lock wheels on a regular basis. This is a must-have tool for us. Rather than having a second person and some long-ass tool and dealing with them manually was a pain in the ass for us.
Matt - please put me on waiting list. Definitely going to buy one if it ever comes out.
That’s the coolest tool ever 🤘🏽🇻🇪
Heck yes, this seems like 'the' solution! I think it depends on price point, for those GT owners that aren't at the track everyday, but I think if you spread it on Rennlist, FB groups, etc.. you'll easily get a massive demand for it, talking first order of a few thousands of these for sure.
I hope this comes to market, day 1 buy
This is amazing. I would make dang sure I had this if I owned one of those cars
That one of the best tool EVER
I want this for my truck and cars. Looks like were gonna need wheels and hubs at the OGHQ.
I love, love this tool and can see it's benefit. BUT do you think Porsche will warranty anything if something goes wrong with this aftermarket nut etc? Just looking at this from all angles.
That is seriously slick.
Thank you for featuring this. Definitely a useful tool. Just wondering if you knew if the Hytorc guys are going to come up with a CL Nut for the spare tire. The CL nut for the spare tire is very different from the standard CL nut. Additionally, the spare tire CL nut requires an adapter, which is also different for the front and rear wheels.
For workshops and race teams this is a complete no brainer regardless of cost. For a track guy you'll sell exponentially more the further you can get the price below $5k.
Amazing engineering!
the thing is this like a drill vs impact drill.hytorq is just like a drill and the castle is like the holder so that the hytorq dont rip your arm.
Game Changer. Great Video, Great a product. Thanks for sharing. Yes! I want one! 😃
crap, i need this -- need matching color nuts though
That a nice piece of kit.
I think it's brilliant. I'm assuming it would work with other brands that use center lock wheels as well.
I need one for sure
I want that tool! Don’t care about the cost! It’s worth every penny! Save time and headaches.
Great product. Definitely worth it.
I think the $3500-4200 range would be a hit for all track guys and highend detail shops. As for me, I would love to have it but I wouldn’t use it enough to justify even the price above. Another thought is for hard core track guys who follow the Porsche track maintenance, the center locks need to be replaced after so many track miles. Are they going to replace these if that’s what they running?
Definitely a must! When and where can we get one?
Id definitely buy one if it was available
Sold! Would love to be able to quickly swap wheels side to side while at the track would be awesome.
Amazing tool, I would buy it.
Any recommendations on regular torque wrench and not center lock?
Porsche shops would buy this easily and with track guys and teams
@@jrose7381 I wouldn't be so sure... They're hopping up and down on the breaker bar just like the rest of us
@@jrose7381 I watched MR racing team at the Ring and they were using the standard torque wrench on there GT3 so I don’t think they have a simple solution available to them. This is one company I would ask immediately as they are a Porsche Certified aftermarket part manufacturer.
Are the videos that far behind. How are those heinous wheels still around
That satisfaction level is at its peak I don't own a Porsche but I totally get it,
Tricky to visually tell when it spins at least on camera can us see it moving or is it purely sound and feel?
Cool product. Overcomes the typical reason DIY-inclined people like myself shy away from center locks.
Even as a farmer used to doing thing up tight it surprised me how much weight you had to apply to that bar to undo that wheel. Thats a great tool but I think I'll stay with non gt cars. Does the new nut affect warranty or insurance?
For track junkies like me I need this!!!
this is incredible!!
That thing is going to be hyper successful! Congrats Matt
Great product, I want one
OMG this would be amazing! I hate having to swap wheels on my car. Would definitely be interested for the right price.
Matt, Ducati guy here. Majority of their bikes and many other manufacturers use a similar rear center lock wheel nut with a specific torque spec. Not only car guys love your channel and ideas so if you could convince Hytorc to make a similar motorcycle brand specific castle nut we could all use that gun. Sounds like Hytorc is mainly experienced with the industrial world, how about you light the torch and lead him to all us garage guys!!!!
HYTORC is aware of many similar wheel related applications and they expect that the technology will cross-over well. As HYTORC scales these self-reacting fastener solutions out for wheels, they will certainly be looking to explore every possible opportunity to extend it to similar applications in other markets.
@@HYTORCNJ Amazing news! That gun would spread like a wild fire through the bike world.
Matt - what you saw a couple of years ago was my car with the first prototype they had. The video was briefly out at the time. Just did a newer one recently.
Ah...yes, now I remember.
Amazing - How do you stand with non-OEM item on cars that may be under warranty?
Hytorq buyer and user for 20-25 years for riser bolts, BOP bolts etc. question how does the tool calculate torque (strain gauge?) and what is the error?
I work for Ford motor co and that’s exactly how tooling is set up in our plants now except they’re called Stanley DC motors. Same exact way of torquing something down. Everything from .8NM to 1000nm is torqued down by electric motors no more air tools or impacts.
GM and FCA/Stalantis are the same exact way and I’m assuming German and Japanese manufacturers use Stanley as well. Pretty cool technology and it doesn’t beat up assemblers hands.
this is like a tool that could be used in space. no tork is transferred to the user. very clever.
Let Adam LZ get his hands on this!
I would have liked to have seen you verify the torque.
Great idea for sure - make sure the company is holding a lot of liability insurance though since a center lock nut is obviously a very important safety item. :-). Good luck!
I love those Hytorc and the only improvement I can think of would be a different way to unlock that pushing any 1 of the 3 buttons on the rear of the gun. It's very awkward in many positions and tight locations to squeeze the trigger and reach hand across hand to mash the button to unlock so it will start to turn. Otherwise it is an absolute perfect tool and I am speaking from experience as a Pipefitter using the Hytorc gun to torque flange bolts.
My next question is can this tool be adapted for other center lock applications in the market? Just not Porsche? I know there’s other center lock applications are reverse thread
Definitely want it!
Very cool. Take delivery of my GTS in 2022. I track my 991.2 now and will track my GTS. Any warranty concerns with Porsche? That is, if a problem occurs, not necessarily related to the nuts, would Porsche still warrant the problem?