Going from 991 GT3 to 997 GT3 or RS?
04-05-2020, 10:44 PM
#61
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And oddly enough, I've found the 7.1 shifter to be ever so slightly smoother than the 7.2. But again that could just be the difference between individual examples I've owned/driven. I honestly don't know if there's any actual mechanics differences?
04-05-2020, 11:20 PM
#62
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^^^ I haven't yet had the hrs/miles in mine to change the tranny fluids yet (997.2 non-RS),... but I can say with certainty that with my air-cooled 964 Turbo G50 trans (driven for 15 yrs now), I can definitely tell when I've waited too long to change the tranny oil.
.... I'll be doing my G97 trans oil this summer. I'll see if I can feel any difference. For the last 1.5 yrs of ownership it still feels great shifting (& that's coming from a guy whose 964 Turbo G50 trans shifting is very smooth,... as a street oriented Turbo is meant to be. So they are very different).
anyway,.... I second the motion.
=S
.... I'll be doing my G97 trans oil this summer. I'll see if I can feel any difference. For the last 1.5 yrs of ownership it still feels great shifting (& that's coming from a guy whose 964 Turbo G50 trans shifting is very smooth,... as a street oriented Turbo is meant to be. So they are very different).
anyway,.... I second the motion.
=S
04-06-2020, 12:39 AM
#63
^^^did you ever get your 7.1 shifting any better? Seems like you had a laundry list of things you were going to try? I’ll say this: given the age and varying use/abuse these cars have endured, I have experienced significantly different gear-box feel from one 997 gt example to the next. Yes, they all are very mechanical and deliberate gearboxes, but some do feel like your rusted bolt-action comment (meaning they feel BAD) and others feel like a very mechanical but well functioning machine. YMMV, but 10-15years later and all types of variance in use/abuse/maintenance, the gearboxes are not commodities at this point (along with most every other system in the car). They can vary quite a bit. Some/most of these cars have been driven very very hard in comparison to your average toy. If yours feels like rusted-shut rifle or slow or however you describe it, I can show you an example that does not. Hopefully with the right TLC, you can get yours operating better.
04-06-2020, 12:23 PM
#64
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I also don't mind the clutch, whether that be SF daily driving, or now in the mid-west...
go get a PDK
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04-06-2020, 03:59 PM
#66
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I don't really like the technology on the cars after 997
sure, they're very capable cars, I knew that going in
but after buying a GT4 last year, and only putting 40 miles on it before selling, I knew I wouldn't care for the larger, higher tech 991 and beyond cars
it just might be me, but whatevs...
sure, they're very capable cars, I knew that going in
but after buying a GT4 last year, and only putting 40 miles on it before selling, I knew I wouldn't care for the larger, higher tech 991 and beyond cars
it just might be me, but whatevs...
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04-06-2020, 08:59 PM
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04-06-2020, 10:05 PM
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