Tiptronic swap?
03-07-2018, 06:44 PM
#17
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Beating the dead horse by saying the tiptronic was a 5 spd slushbox that felt well.... slushy. It would be in 3 gear going 35 mph before you knew it and made me dump my 997TT for a more engaging car to drive. PDK seemed pretty amazing to me driving on the track 2x , but I still went for a 7spd manual in the end.
I'm sure a dogpile is about to ensue.
I'm sure a dogpile is about to ensue.
03-07-2018, 11:03 PM
#18
RL Community Team
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https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...-65-7-roa0314/
Originally Posted by Road and Track
"There is no limit."
That's what Porsche chief propeller-head Wolfgang Hatz said when someone asked him how many violent, Bugatti-quick launches the 911 Turbo S can perform before grenading itself. Frankly, I was surprised at his answer.
The 560-hp Turbo S sports four-wheel drive and a computer-controlled seven-speed automatic. To explode from a stoplight, the driver simply hits the 'Sport Plus' button, holds the brake, floors the gas, releases the brake, and then—KABOOM!—the car is gone.
On a SoCal runway used by General Patton to train soldiers for WWII, we line up the Turbo for the first of 50 back-to-back launches. Porsche's PR man called this test "abusive." We think it's a fitting tribute to the 911's 50thanniversary. The Turbo, however, does not do 50 launches. It does 61, because we get woozy from acceleration and lose count.
That's what Porsche chief propeller-head Wolfgang Hatz said when someone asked him how many violent, Bugatti-quick launches the 911 Turbo S can perform before grenading itself. Frankly, I was surprised at his answer.
The 560-hp Turbo S sports four-wheel drive and a computer-controlled seven-speed automatic. To explode from a stoplight, the driver simply hits the 'Sport Plus' button, holds the brake, floors the gas, releases the brake, and then—KABOOM!—the car is gone.
On a SoCal runway used by General Patton to train soldiers for WWII, we line up the Turbo for the first of 50 back-to-back launches. Porsche's PR man called this test "abusive." We think it's a fitting tribute to the 911's 50thanniversary. The Turbo, however, does not do 50 launches. It does 61, because we get woozy from acceleration and lose count.
03-07-2018, 11:14 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by Bemo
This thread is funny.
How can I slap a turbo on my NA engine? Dying for some low end torque. Go!
How can I slap a turbo on my NA engine? Dying for some low end torque. Go!
03-07-2018, 11:36 PM
#21
Originally Posted by visitador
I think it would be easier if I slap a couple of electric motors to the front wheels of a C4 and fill the frunk with batteries
03-08-2018, 09:57 AM
#22
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I have a feeling he means that the up-shifts are occurring too early (not too fast).
In auto mode, non-sport or sport plus (at least my experience in a 991 GT3) the car does up shift really soon - I think it is programmed for fuel economy.
So, to the original poster - put the car in sport and it won't do this. Sport plus will hold gears too long for daily street driving for most people.
In auto mode, non-sport or sport plus (at least my experience in a 991 GT3) the car does up shift really soon - I think it is programmed for fuel economy.
So, to the original poster - put the car in sport and it won't do this. Sport plus will hold gears too long for daily street driving for most people.
03-09-2018, 11:51 AM
#24
Added this thread to the "Favorite Rennlist Thread" list
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https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1051...-thread-3.html
03-09-2018, 01:26 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
Surely this thread must be a troll!