STG, you crack me up!!!

Last night, twice you said you were done with this thread, and then you went on to post 22 more times! 22!! Twenty-two!!!! XXII!!!!! Even Sticky called you out on that one.

And after almost 4 years on Rennlist, you still haven't figured out how to use the Multi Quote Posting Option.

So maybe now it's your fault R_Rated was banned? For the 3rd time.

 

I have to have a sense of humor after my loss last fall! I still look at old photos of that car and get sad.

 

I have been on Car forums for 15 years. And moderated a highly trafficked mod-friendly forum. Sticky is one of the worst I have ever seen. Any small disagreement resulted in berating and personal attacks. Terrible.

 

R_Rated has been banned like 5++ times now! Just two times yesterday.

The multi-quote doesn't work well on the iPhone garage talk app. Can only see like 4-5 posts at a time on each page. Looks worse because all of "stickys" or "991.1's are slow's" posts were deleted by mods.

The app limits you with the normal forum tricks.

 

Was a beauty, don't be a stranger on HFS. Might be good therapy getting over your loss. You're missed there.

 

Thanks, STG! I had a lot of fun in that thread (and it also cost me a lot of $$$ hahaha!)

I have to admit that this has been pretty good therapy this summer:



Took it out for my first autocross this weekend with the new car...and OMG this thing is freaking fast. And the handling (with RAS) was amazing.

My powerkit .1S was marginally quicker than my previous .1S......this .2GTS is on another level. The sound may be "pretty good" instead of "awesome" but that is quickly forgotten when your eyeballs are pushed back into your head.

Sorry for the thread hijack! (And both .1 and .2 cars are awesome - no question! Like trying to pick your favorite supermodel - I like blondes, brunettes and redheads. )

 

Glad you're enjoying it. Finally got your dream color.

Maybe Sticky has a STAGE 2 BOOST for you. Another 100HP?? You might get whiplash

 

Does he sell things through here?? This Sticky guy.

https://www.****************/forum.php?

 

Um....that's a hard pass.

 

Hi Hurricane, this is a very impressive and helpful statement. Much appreciated. Makes thinking about (for me at least) going to the future 992 very positive and exciting.

So, you went from 400 HP to 430 HP, and then to 450 HP. Great to see that you can tell the differences. I'm sure a lot has to do with the 991.2 having the torque from the turbos.

Again, great to hear, because I'm cominh from a 991.1 PowerKit car. So, this is an important notation fo me regarding the future 992.

 

I came from Corvettes (had a C5 [345hp] and a C6 [400hp]) for 14 years before moving to my first 911 (a 991S). The handling and feel of the 911 was amazing but the acceleration didn't quite feel as brisk and immediate as the V-8s with their massive amount of torque. While winding up the engine to hear that glorious flat six sound was fun, waiting for the power to come on wasn't necessarily so. Not to mention the stumble. The .2 reminds me a lot more of the Corvette experience - power comes on early and consistently. It's like the difference from "quick" to "OH MY GAWD that's quick."

It took me a little while to get used to the .1 sound coming from V-8s. I liked it, of course, and grew to love it but the rumble and roar of an angry V-8 is in another class. There is definitely a difference between a powerkit .1S and a regular .1S - a deeper bark. Both cars, but especially the powerkit .1S, received many complements on the sound at PCA autocrosses. As a matter of fact, more than once did I have someone ask me if my exhaust was after market - the .1S w/powerkit sounded that good!

The .2 sound truly sounds like a Porsche to me but it might not be as expressive as the .1 with its larger displacement. (I honestly don't hear the turbo whistle very much, if at all - maybe my hearing just doesn't do well with higher frequencies ("yanni" or "laural," anyone? )). So truthfully, I rate the sound of the .2 as "pretty good" and the .1 as "awesome," but only after rewatching my old videos and hearing what the old car sounded like. I have heard the .2 mainly from inside the cabin (with less sound deadening with the GTS). I am sure that after a few more events I will start to get feedback on the sound on the .2 from the outside.

This may sound like heresy but I will say that last year at autocross several times I would hear a .2 (from the outside) going through the course and thought that it sounded fantastic. Unless they were running back to back, I don't think my humble ears would have been able to tell the difference from a .1, which actually surprised me.

 

Where is soler18???

Any updates this morning??

Still no pictures of your car!!! How about a VIN# so we can pull a build sheet??

 

 

 

Chad's (AKA Solar's) Dad is gonna be so pissed!

There goes the trust fund. LOL.

This thread has been a GREAT read. Thanks for the laughs.