Naturally-aspirated Porsche 911 GT3 to stay
12-03-2018, 12:59 PM
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12-03-2018, 01:01 PM
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My 911 is well under 900kg - makes a huge difference to lose that sort of weight. It's possible that emissions and consumption constrainsts could push cars in that direction, but electric cars will never be that light without a big breakthrough in battery tech.
12-03-2018, 02:07 PM
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12-03-2018, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy-D
I believe moving forward 8 speed PDK will be the new trans..
I also think 8 speed may make the car more engaging because one will be shifting more- who knows?
I also think 8 speed may make the car more engaging because one will be shifting more- who knows?
12-03-2018, 02:20 PM
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Using 4 shafts instead of 2 may change the way the overall ratios are achieved, but gears 6, 7, and 8 will all be quite tall in the 992 Carrera PDK...
12-03-2018, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GrantG
In the current Carrera PDK, both 6th and 7th gears are already over-drive gears. With an 8spd, there will still be a minimum of 2 overdrive gears (and likely 3). GT3 could be a different story...
Using 4 shafts instead of 2 may change the way the overall ratios are achieved, but gears 6, 7, and 8 will all be quite tall in the 992 Carrera PDK...
Using 4 shafts instead of 2 may change the way the overall ratios are achieved, but gears 6, 7, and 8 will all be quite tall in the 992 Carrera PDK...
12-03-2018, 03:11 PM
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I don’t get Panorama anymore - are you saying they’ve already published final drive ratios for the 992 GT3??
12-03-2018, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by GrantG
I don’t get Panorama anymore - are you saying they’ve already published final drive ratios for the 992 GT3??
12-03-2018, 11:00 PM
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Here you go regarding the 55kg of weight increase
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
12-04-2018, 01:36 AM
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Here you go regarding the 55kg of weight increase
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
1 there is no functional benefit 2 they already have a 7 speed geared for track use, 3 the GT3 doesn’t have to use the same PDK gearbox as Carreras (note the 6 not 7 speed manual), 4 last but not least , the GT3 is about lightness and anything that unnecessarily adds 15-20 kg can and will likely be eliminated!
Last edited by Drifting; 12-04-2018 at 01:52 AM.
12-04-2018, 02:13 AM
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Here you go regarding the 55kg of weight increase
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
Body 12kg
Particulant filter 10kg
Gearbox 20kg
Wheels ? Guessing 4-5kg
Other ? 8kg
Total 55kg. Still wondering about the 8 speed and use in the GT3. I wonder if they might cast the casing of this heavy thing in Mag to claw back some of the weight increases
12-04-2018, 09:22 AM
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i don’t think it’s a forgone conclusion that the 992 GT3 gets the 8 speed PDK, when
1 there is no functional benefit 2 they already have a 7 speed geared for track use, 3 the GT3 doesn’t have to use the same PDK gearbox as Carreras (note the 6 not 7 speed manual), 4 last but not least , the GT3 is about lightness and anything that unnecessarily adds 15-20 kg can and will likely be eliminated!