9juanjuan

I recently picked up the February issue of a UK magazine called "GT Porsche." It piqued my interest because of a feature entitled "GT3 Buyer's Guide." It covered the mark 1 and 2 versions, and I found it to be reasonably informative. Thought I'd pass this tidbit on for those that are looking.

-Juan

RK1

Give us a quick run down...

K1

9juanjuan

Here's a link to the web site:

http://www.gtpurelyporsche.com/latest-issue.htm

I'll try to post some info from the article later today when I have some time.

-Juan

OldGuy

Thanks Juan I am really looking forward to it. Nothing on the site but a headline.
thanks for the heads up.

dmc90025

what interests me to get this Feb issue was the comment"The new 997 GT3 may be grabbing all the headlines, but there are still some serious motoring experiences to be had from the original GT3. Chris Knapman brings you all you need to know about the original 996 road racer", rather than the Buying Guide.

So until I am able to get my hands on the mag thru the local news stand (said the be here tomorrow) is this worth reading or just fluff?

kj911

I miss being able to get good UK magazines at a reasonable price!

If an online version of this article goes up, pls let us know.

Cheers,
kj

Carrera GT

Define "reasonable price."

Anyway, the article is lathered in cliches and rhetoric to appeal to the subscribers and get a "everyone wins" result. Older 911's are given an ethereal state of connection to the driver, new cars are lauded for refinement and ineffable qualities of handling and unquantiable joy that cannot be put into words. So it goes. Read reviews from the introduction of any new 911 since the SWB, the verbiage is much the same.

From my humble, the 997 is a gorgeous looker and drives with the same feel as the 996 but both cars need springs and dampers. The 996 Mk II is lighter. The Mk I is lighter again and the feel is more raw, but needs suspension and power. The 993 is a veritable lightweight stripper. The 964 makes the 993 feel like a luxury car. And on and on.

dmc90025

yep, that's about it. rather disappointing esp for $11. Maybe our friends in the UK enjoy reading it as thats the mag's home.

9juanjuan

Sorry for the delayed response. I thought the article was pretty good and had some good info that I hadn't seen before. Probably good for those that are just learning about the GT3.

The article first describes the Mk1, and then goes on to describe the improvements in the Mk2. It answered one of the questions that has bugged met: that the street version of the GT3 does indeed contain titanium connecting rods, same as the Cup car. It goes on to say that the Mk2 engines had lighter weight lower jackets (what are those?) and pins, saving 288g vs. the Mk1. Connecting rods were longer and lighter than Mk1. The Mk2 gearbox was uprated with splash oil lubrication and external cooling, along with replacing the 4th and 5th gear synchros with longer life steel pieces. MK2 suspension was a little softer than Mk1. Article describes the difference between Clubsport and Comfort models. Production figures of 1858 Mk1 cars, and ~2500 Mk2 were quoted.

On thing that seemed wrong is that the article quoted 0-62 times of 4.8 seconds for the Mk1, and 4.5 seconds for the Mk2. I thought they were better than that -- sub 4.0 for the Mk2?

I'm sure there's a lot more that could be written on the GT3. Wish I knew enough to write about it. Perhaps someone in the know could offer a more thorough review here. The $11 price was for the mag was surprising high, but considering how much I've spent on 911's over the years, it seems in the noise.

-Juan

LVDell

Not sure where you heard that but the street MkII isn't pulling sub 4 sec 0-60 times. Then again, that isn't what the car is built for. You want those times then you are going to need those things that whine.

9juanjuan

I thought I saw a few references to sub 4 second 0-60 in my research before I bought my car, but don't remember where. Here's the car and driver article that quotes a time of 4.0:

http://www.caranddriver.com/previews...gt3-page2.html

But then again the GT Porsche article is quoting 0-62, which is probably a few tenths slower times.

-Juan