The 992.2 is killer
05-31-2024, 09:57 AM
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No Problem !! The PDK is essentially a manual trans with computer controlled shifts and dual clutches via hydraulic pumps..
The Porsche 7-speed manual shares about 80% of its parts with the 7-speed PDK..
They / ( Porsche ) could actually just put an Electronic clutch pedal and gear shifter in the car to command the computers to perform the drivers requests....lol
PS; The are probably already working on the design to get the pedal and shifter " feel" to mimic a conventional clutch and shifter..??/?
The Porsche 7-speed manual shares about 80% of its parts with the 7-speed PDK..
They / ( Porsche ) could actually just put an Electronic clutch pedal and gear shifter in the car to command the computers to perform the drivers requests....lol
PS; The are probably already working on the design to get the pedal and shifter " feel" to mimic a conventional clutch and shifter..??/?
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Porschetech3 (05-31-2024)
05-31-2024, 10:05 AM
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That was the S85 in the E6[x] M5 and M6. The transmission was the SMG III. It admittedly was clunky in the "softer" shift settings. But, if you put it in the higher, faster shift settings, it was better. And never drive it in "D" auto mode. You must drive it as a sequential manual shifting gears yourself using either the shifter in the console or the paddles. THEN everything worked as expected.
They really do feel like driving a manual car (I guess because it is down in there). The pauses between shifts feel natural and not DCT lightning quick.
And when you maxed out all of the settings...and the 8,500RPM redline...woooo boy. They are fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vmDMh0ndQ
They really do feel like driving a manual car (I guess because it is down in there). The pauses between shifts feel natural and not DCT lightning quick.
And when you maxed out all of the settings...and the 8,500RPM redline...woooo boy. They are fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vmDMh0ndQ
05-31-2024, 11:27 AM
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I had an E60 M5 with the SMG transmission, but I didn’t care for it much. Since 2006, thankfully, every manufacturer it seems has gotten better to the point where it is today. On the track, I’d probably want the PDK, but only a modern PDK. In 2006, on that BMW, even on the track, I’d want the manual instead.
That was the last of the SMG transmissions for a reason 😂
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Mike Murphy (05-31-2024)
05-31-2024, 03:02 PM
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The evolution of clutch control/shift control has advanced from (1)driver commanded full linkage control (2)driver commanded cable linkage control (3) driver commanded hydraulic control (4) computer controlled hydraulic clutch and shift control, (6) the possibile driver commanded / computer actuated hydraulic control....( with clutch pedal and shifter for more driver engagement/connection ) ?? PS;; it may not ever happen ..
I built/designed one of the first hydraulic/electronic clutch controlls ever back in the 1980's on my World Record setting drag car.....I made the clutch linkage hydraulic ( was cable operated) and installed an Electronic valve in the line wired to a button on the shifter...I could "tune" how fast the clutch released for the "launch" , and also use my finger to release the clutch instead of my left leg....I had found that finger control is 10x faster and more accurate at clutch release than using the whole left leg...It was written about in the feature on my car in 1986 Super Stock Magazine.., I got calls from all over the world about that set-up...
PS :; I also had a Doug Nash 5 speed trans for " no-lift shifts" ...
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05-31-2024, 04:01 PM
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[QUOTE=GC996;19468758... Imagine 500 hp in the 996 with no PSM and only an LSD. It would be uncontrollable for the vast majority of folks and would be the second coming of the widow maker.[/QUOTE]
That's called the 996 GT2.
That's called the 996 GT2.
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996love (06-01-2024)
05-31-2024, 04:18 PM
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Yep. Widow maker.
Funny story. There was a local high end car dealer that had one of their employees take a 996 GT2 over to the local porsche dealership for some work to be done. For some reason, the kid decided to open it up on a local road. He found himself upside down on top of a fire hydrant.
Funny story. There was a local high end car dealer that had one of their employees take a 996 GT2 over to the local porsche dealership for some work to be done. For some reason, the kid decided to open it up on a local road. He found himself upside down on top of a fire hydrant.
05-31-2024, 08:10 PM
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Yep. Widow maker.
Funny story. There was a local high end car dealer that had one of their employees take a 996 GT2 over to the local porsche dealership for some work to be done. For some reason, the kid decided to open it up on a local road. He found himself upside down on top of a fire hydrant.
Funny story. There was a local high end car dealer that had one of their employees take a 996 GT2 over to the local porsche dealership for some work to be done. For some reason, the kid decided to open it up on a local road. He found himself upside down on top of a fire hydrant.
06-01-2024, 09:04 AM
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This is one reason why the 992.2 GTS has 315’s (tires) in the rear. That, and nannies to save you.
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