why did u choose a GT3?
10-21-2007, 04:27 PM
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10-21-2007, 05:07 PM
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dear Nordschleiffe. Thanks for the compliment about being intelligent, (re read what you ACTUALLY wrote ,not what you meant to say and you might appreciate that sometimes we are not perfect.) I am not NZ educated and am not native to NZ. I simply wanted to hear peoples comments on why they chose a GT3 and was pleased to see the responses. Sorry to confuse PCM PMT etc but I have none of those things on my car.
10-21-2007, 05:07 PM
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well i mght be the minorty here but i HATE PASM... i dont like the movement of the car with it ... but what do i know it will be the first thing to go on my 997gt3
10-21-2007, 07:20 PM
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My dream car has always been a street legal Porsche track car. I like the minimalism but with enough civility to travel to and from the track.
I've driven the 997 GT3 at Leipzig and I still much prefer my 996 GT3!
I've driven the 997 GT3 at Leipzig and I still much prefer my 996 GT3!
10-21-2007, 07:33 PM
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After buying an SLK32 AMG for my wife several years ago, I started to get the bug for a performance car that had some class. I had a 914-6 project car but that was a completely different beast. Along came the GT3 and the rest is history. So is my old 914-6. 
10-21-2007, 09:08 PM
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GT3
I am a new GT3 owner, having recently acquired a 2004 Speed Yellow version. The delivery date was May 2005. I moved up from a 1999 996 that was a DE car. I bought the GT3 for several reasons. I like the car. I drove one at Watkins Glen during a DE and it was FUN. I think the GT3 is one of the best cars ever developed by Porsche and really enjoy driving it. It is a combination track and street car with mostly track use. I still drive to and from DE's but am considering trailering to DE's.
The car was previously owned by a PCA Member from Metro NY who became ill and had to let the car go. Stock except for Porsche GT seats, Tequipment Roll bar and harnesses and a carbon fiber wing. All put on the car by the previous owner. I have added a set of track wheels and tires.
I'm not very technically adept so I can't post a pix, but hope the description will suffice.
DvB0415
The car was previously owned by a PCA Member from Metro NY who became ill and had to let the car go. Stock except for Porsche GT seats, Tequipment Roll bar and harnesses and a carbon fiber wing. All put on the car by the previous owner. I have added a set of track wheels and tires.
I'm not very technically adept so I can't post a pix, but hope the description will suffice.
DvB0415
10-21-2007, 10:43 PM
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Had a 2005 M3 with the "club sport" package (ordered without sunroof, leather, power seats, etc.), and while it was nice, it was too "soft." Didn't know what to get to replace it, so I rarely drove it and started spending time in my 125 shifter, and now a 125 Rotax, kart. The M3 couldn't hold a candle to either of those.
Could'nt (and still cannot) afford a Challenge Stradale.
And after just one canyon ride in a GT3, I knew I found the best all around street/track car. And now a 2004 Arctic Silver is mine.
-Dan
Could'nt (and still cannot) afford a Challenge Stradale.
And after just one canyon ride in a GT3, I knew I found the best all around street/track car. And now a 2004 Arctic Silver is mine.
-Dan
10-21-2007, 11:15 PM
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If you want people to take your point seriously, avoid mistaking PASM with PSM, the two are completely different.
Believe it or not, driving fast with PSM ON, on track will teach you a lot about how to drive fast, safely and smoothly. If you drive smoothly, you will find that PSM rarely engages, so drive with it on and learn to avoid activating it. Its like a coach, everytime it engages, its like a nudge in the ribs and a voice saying 'well, that wasn't very tidy was it!'
Frankly with you confusing PASM with PSM, and the original potser mixing up PCM with PSM, the entire thread has taken on a truly surreal note.
However, your line about not putting property or life in jeopardy when you drive, leaves me speechless.
R+C
If you want people to take your point seriously, avoid mistaking PASM with PSM, the two are completely different.
Believe it or not, driving fast with PSM ON, on track will teach you a lot about how to drive fast, safely and smoothly. If you drive smoothly, you will find that PSM rarely engages, so drive with it on and learn to avoid activating it. Its like a coach, everytime it engages, its like a nudge in the ribs and a voice saying 'well, that wasn't very tidy was it!'
Frankly with you confusing PASM with PSM, and the original potser mixing up PCM with PSM, the entire thread has taken on a truly surreal note.
However, your line about not putting property or life in jeopardy when you drive, leaves me speechless.
R+C
Good point about using PSM as a guide. My point was that it is good, if not essential, to know and understand what your car does when it goes beyond the limit and how to catch it when it does.
I liken this to spin and stall training in aircraft. We first learn to recognize the warning signs, then how to recover, then how to not let it happen in the first place by early corrections and good piloting. I think the same applies to driving. You need to know how the car speaks when it reaches the limit, what to do when you cross it, and finally, how to dance at the limit and not screw up.
10-22-2007, 03:30 PM
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For me it was very simple. I have been a fan of high rev engines. Since I was a kid I would look more at the RPM than the horsepower. I still do that.
Among the cars I had so far, my favorites:
- 1993 Mitsubishi Colt Gti (2,185 lbs, 1.8 16V DOHC, 143 Hp, 7500 rpm redline)
- 2001 and 2003 Toyota Celica GT-S (2,500 lbs, 1.8 16V, 180 Hp, 8350 rpm redline)
- 2002 Honda S2000 (2,800 lbs, 2.0 16V DOHC, 240Hp, 8900 rpm redline)
- 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (3,000 lbs, 3.6 24V, 380 Hp, 8200 rpm redline)
- 2005 Honda S2000 (2,800 lbs, 2.0 16V DOHC, 240Hp, 8300 rpm redline)
On the wish list:
- F430 F1 (8,500 rpm)
- GT3 RS (8,400 rpm)
Among the cars I had so far, my favorites:
- 1993 Mitsubishi Colt Gti (2,185 lbs, 1.8 16V DOHC, 143 Hp, 7500 rpm redline)
- 2001 and 2003 Toyota Celica GT-S (2,500 lbs, 1.8 16V, 180 Hp, 8350 rpm redline)
- 2002 Honda S2000 (2,800 lbs, 2.0 16V DOHC, 240Hp, 8900 rpm redline)
- 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (3,000 lbs, 3.6 24V, 380 Hp, 8200 rpm redline)
- 2005 Honda S2000 (2,800 lbs, 2.0 16V DOHC, 240Hp, 8300 rpm redline)
On the wish list:
- F430 F1 (8,500 rpm)
- GT3 RS (8,400 rpm)
10-22-2007, 06:42 PM
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I got it to replace my beloved Turbo Cup 944. The big attractions were high power, high revs and NO TURBO LAG!!!!
10-22-2007, 08:31 PM
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I bought a GT3 because it is a GT series vehicle, and becasue this engine block still has an ancestor that raced. I bought a GT3 becasue of the red line, the normally aspirated engine, and the true dry sump. I bought my GT3 with very few options and drive it to and from my local track. I bought my GT3 because it is quite robust.
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10-23-2007, 03:26 AM
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