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04-29-2017, 08:30 AM
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Hawkeye911 I see you've already upgraded your wheels to hre's. looks great! Looks like they are 20's on the stock tires. What springs did you use to lower it? How does it ride? I have the exact same car on order, 2018 though with yellow deviated stitching. Ordered aerokit too. Coming from a 2016 gts cab, 7spd, great car too, hopefully I don't regret this!
I went 21's with GMG springs (~1/2" lower). Rear tires are 325's which look even more aggressive.
The only down side is Pirelli is the only manufacturer of this size. Tires are often on backorder. I kept the stock wheels/tires and then also bought an extra set of front tires, as these were the ones notorious for backorder.
Ride quality is fantastic! I was really expecting a horrible ride on 21's with the lower springs as well. Honestly, it rides similarly to my BMW 650 Gran Coupe regarding bumps.
04-29-2017, 02:39 PM
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+1 for getting the car you want.
One thing you need to keep in mind on the whole "tuning the .2 S to be easily as quick as a turbo" argument is that, unfortunately for tuned .2 Carrera owners, you can also tune a turbo/turbo S. And it has big leagues potential. If half mile racing is your thing and money is no object, you could probably build one of these things to 1000-1500 all wheel hp.
Even with all things forced induction, there is no replacement for displacement.
One thing you need to keep in mind on the whole "tuning the .2 S to be easily as quick as a turbo" argument is that, unfortunately for tuned .2 Carrera owners, you can also tune a turbo/turbo S. And it has big leagues potential. If half mile racing is your thing and money is no object, you could probably build one of these things to 1000-1500 all wheel hp.
Even with all things forced induction, there is no replacement for displacement.
04-29-2017, 03:19 PM
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04-30-2017, 04:23 PM
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04-30-2017, 11:41 PM
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Probably the most important thing with these cars is to buy the car that YOU want with the options YOU desire - that way you have have a car that is special to you 
. Once it has that magic feel, it never goes away.
Another way to get over HP/TQE love is to take your car to a track and find out what it can really do - the Colin Mcrae dictum comes into play very quickly e.g. fast cars are for straights and fast corners are for fast drivers
At the end of the day you have to do what makes you happy within the realms of your finances
. Once it has that magic feel, it never goes away. Another way to get over HP/TQE love is to take your car to a track and find out what it can really do - the Colin Mcrae dictum comes into play very quickly e.g. fast cars are for straights and fast corners are for fast drivers
At the end of the day you have to do what makes you happy within the realms of your finances
05-01-2017, 01:02 AM
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05-01-2017, 01:19 AM
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If you can afford it and don't have a better use for the funds, why not?
Warning though: There's a diminished rush associated with trading one fast car for another when your original one is already to fast for 99% of your use cases. You can get addicted to the "next greatest thing" except that in many cases it's illusory
Warning though: There's a diminished rush associated with trading one fast car for another when your original one is already to fast for 99% of your use cases. You can get addicted to the "next greatest thing" except that in many cases it's illusory
05-01-2017, 01:25 PM
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I drove both the 991.2 S and 991.1 TTS back to back a few months ago - they were close to the same price. I honestly didn't notice a huge difference in power - both were mighty fast. Feeling budget-conscious I then tried a 991.1 S and it just felt MUCH slower. This was very eye-opening as prior to this day I thought the 991.1S was the perfect car. Time for me to save more and get the TTS. Not because it was that much better than the 991.2 S, but in a few years the TTS would retain more of its purchase price.
My advice? Buy your Porsche and stay happy by avoiding dealerships and Rennlist.
My advice? Buy your Porsche and stay happy by avoiding dealerships and Rennlist.
05-01-2017, 01:37 PM
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I drove both the 991.2 S and 991.1 TTS back to back a few months ago - they were close to the same price. I honestly didn't notice a huge difference in power - both were mighty fast. Feeling budget-conscious I then tried a 991.1 S and it just felt MUCH slower. This was very eye-opening as prior to this day I thought the 991.1S was the perfect car. Time for me to save more and get the TTS. Not because it was that much better than the 991.2 S, but in a few years the TTS would retain more of its purchase price.
My advice? Buy your Porsche and stay happy by avoiding dealerships and Rennlist.
My advice? Buy your Porsche and stay happy by avoiding dealerships and Rennlist.
And stay off HFS!
The 991.1 FEELS slower in comparison than what it REALLY is because it makes power so differently. Don't let that fool you.
Not saying this to insult you or anyone else but "everyone" here is a professional driver and has owned every available exotic with millions of hours in track time... so we're lucky to have car gods and sages amongst us in such volume; but, you have to drive the 3.8 very differently than the 3.0tt. You may or may not be doing that. Some like that - some don't.