Advice - 991.2 GT3 on the highway
#31
Rennlist Member
haha clearly you are getting people in different camps on this subject.
personally I agree with half the people here, its too loud at high speeds for cruising at 80 mph I'm not sure I could do it for more than an hour or two. I'm actually considering trading it in for a GTS Targa so I can just cruise for 6 hrs.
personally I agree with half the people here, its too loud at high speeds for cruising at 80 mph I'm not sure I could do it for more than an hour or two. I'm actually considering trading it in for a GTS Targa so I can just cruise for 6 hrs.
#33
Rennlist Member
Daily drive this car. .1 car with a .2 PDK-S. First one was a mixer.
The .2 PDK is much more quiet on the street and the highway. When it was brand new I was actually p!ssed off because it was so quiet. I love the grinder PDK with the rattle of coins in an empty beer can sound.
I also have the RSS center pipe. No complaints at all Daily driving her. I can tell everyone here the .2 PDK builds revs faster than the .1 box. I'm 100% certain the .2 PDK cars are a bit quicker than the .1's mostly because of the trans updates.
I've also noticed the MSC2's don't really get much louder with a lot of miles on them if they are wearing evenly. I'm a early 90's Ford Saleen Mustang/ E36 M3 generation guy college age then so maybe I'm just ok with using a GT car as a driver and I also have broken my back twice. I do have the 18ways though.
Drive on boys in good health!
#34
Racer
Car works as intended. 65, 75, 85mph in 6th on the highway is no issue.
If anybody thinks it's "too loud" they should have bought a Panemera or BMW 7 series.
"Too loud" for a sports car is like saying the swimsuit model was too hot.
If anybody thinks it's "too loud" they should have bought a Panemera or BMW 7 series.
"Too loud" for a sports car is like saying the swimsuit model was too hot.
#35
Well, 80 mph is one thing. I occasionally drive mine 500 km one way. Mostly german autobahn where there are no speed limits over extended distances, so I let it fly. When I get out of the car my ears are bleeding. It is very loud, but there is also something about the sound that hurts my ears. It is not a very pleasing sound for long periods of time.
#36
Burning Brakes
I will be able to report on this as my first ride in my new GT3T is the LA to Bay area drive. First real ride in buckets too.... We will see !
#37
Good man. I did 8,000 miles in my 2018 in January -- East Coast to West Coast and back. It is a great highway, miles eating car. Noise is very dependent on surface of the road. Smoth surface and the car is down right quiet. Rough surface -- a-la tarred gravel things, it can get a bit loud. Only place where I used earplugs for a few hours on the cross-country trek was on Texas back roads of tarred gravel kind. And I did all sorts of roads, including gravel:
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...some-pics.html
Edit: Oh, and I should add -- I was on winter tires, which add a bit to noise level.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...some-pics.html
Edit: Oh, and I should add -- I was on winter tires, which add a bit to noise level.
#38
Three Wheelin'
Excellent. We're all hoping for pics.
I just passed 12k miles. It is now our only family car -- better half and dog and I. Thinking about starting a picture thread about that.
I just passed 12k miles. It is now our only family car -- better half and dog and I. Thinking about starting a picture thread about that.
#39
I find the Touring to be a great car for travelling.
Often Nina wants to talk about chick type stuff - touchy feely stuff that just has no solution.
Well, a flick of the sport exhaust while engaging the right foot makes it all go away!
Often Nina wants to talk about chick type stuff - touchy feely stuff that just has no solution.
Well, a flick of the sport exhaust while engaging the right foot makes it all go away!
#40
Hey Guys - For those of that really drive your 991.2 GT3s how is it on the highway. I'm looking hard at a touring purchase. This won't be my daily driver but I do like to drive my "Toy" car to work a few days a week and that's 120 miles round trip mostly highway. I'm guessing highway cruising at 75-80mph is 3000-3500 RPM. How is it? Annoying?, No Issue ?
Thanks
Jeff
Thanks
Jeff
It's very comfortable - but stiff ride. You can actually listen to music (either engine or radio) or hold a phone conversation in this car.
The 996 GT3, not so much.
Kevin
#41
There's the difference loud when heard from the outside vs. loud on the inside, and there's also the difference between loudness and vibrations that you feel in the ear drums and chest which many call drone. When I had straight x-pipes on a '06 Ford GT with no mufflers, the car had zero drone, however I didn't get there until I upgraded the supercharger to a 4.0L Whipple. My '14 Viper TA's exhaust isn't as loud as the Ford's but would drone between 2100 to 2500 RPM, so I had to drive in 5th at freeway speed to avoid the drone. In the RS, I find with the side muffler deletes, once over 3000 RPM (73 MPH in 7th), the sound smooths out so it is a matter of finding the right exhaust combination to avoid the resonant frequencies.
I'm currently experimenting with:
-Kilmat/Noico sound deadeners in back of the cars in various areas - rear deck, rear seat back, rear seat bottom, rear seat foot well, rear seat foot bottom, front seat bottom. door panels, etc.
-real delete w/ OEM muffler
-rear delete w/ center delete
-center delete only
-OEM RS ti muffler vs. OEM ss muffler
Here are the guinea pigs...
Noico foam over Kilmat byule
Would love to be able to do both the side and rear delete and hopefully the insulation will help control the drone.
I'm currently experimenting with:
-Kilmat/Noico sound deadeners in back of the cars in various areas - rear deck, rear seat back, rear seat bottom, rear seat foot well, rear seat foot bottom, front seat bottom. door panels, etc.
-real delete w/ OEM muffler
-rear delete w/ center delete
-center delete only
-OEM RS ti muffler vs. OEM ss muffler
Here are the guinea pigs...
Noico foam over Kilmat byule
Would love to be able to do both the side and rear delete and hopefully the insulation will help control the drone.