no love for Gt2......
07-12-2013, 06:37 AM
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...and the GT3 sounds like a car, GT2/GT2RS sound like a Dyson vacuum cleaner, with aftermarket exhausts they sound like a Hoover/ElectroLux/GE of your favorite noisy vacuum cleaner.
...remove the cats, and GT2 unveil a disgusting whiny sound, like using a dyson vacuum cleaner and a dental drill simultaneously.
...and the GT3 sounds like a car, GT2/GT2RS sound like a Dyson vacuum cleaner, with aftermarket exhausts they sound like a Hoover/ElectroLux/GE of your favorite noisy vacuum cleaner.
...remove the cats, and GT2 unveil a disgusting whiny sound, like using a dyson vacuum cleaner and a dental drill simultaneously.
Modified Dyson on boost
07-12-2013, 08:58 AM
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I love my GT3's sound but it still doesn't hold a candle to the Ferrari in that department. That is just sweet beautiful music.
On another topic, watching the videos and all those 'expert' downshifts made me sad all over again about the new GT3.
On another topic, watching the videos and all those 'expert' downshifts made me sad all over again about the new GT3.
07-12-2013, 10:02 AM
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i don't think the issue is sound.. really.
No one disputes that turbos rob sound. But I guess I already got the answer to the rest of the package.
Thing is 997 GT2 costs the same as a 997.1 GT3 RS in the UK, would it be compelling for anyone with a 7.1 RS to switch to a GT2? Has anyone done it? or is it just tubo guys..
What is the profile of a Gt2 buyer? what makes someone buy a Gt2 over a Gt3 in the circumstance I described above?
No one disputes that turbos rob sound. But I guess I already got the answer to the rest of the package.
Thing is 997 GT2 costs the same as a 997.1 GT3 RS in the UK, would it be compelling for anyone with a 7.1 RS to switch to a GT2? Has anyone done it? or is it just tubo guys..
What is the profile of a Gt2 buyer? what makes someone buy a Gt2 over a Gt3 in the circumstance I described above?
07-12-2013, 10:05 AM
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Great vid. If that's a track vacuum, I want that job. I drove my GT2 to the Dentist last week to get a root canal. Definitely a different sound. :-) Sounds like a normal matter/anti-matter chamber to me.
07-12-2013, 04:30 PM
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i don't think the issue is sound.. really.
No one disputes that turbos rob sound. But I guess I already got the answer to the rest of the package.
Thing is 997 GT2 costs the same as a 997.1 GT3 RS in the UK, would it be compelling for anyone with a 7.1 RS to switch to a GT2? Has anyone done it? or is it just tubo guys..
What is the profile of a Gt2 buyer? what makes someone buy a Gt2 over a Gt3 in the circumstance I described above?
No one disputes that turbos rob sound. But I guess I already got the answer to the rest of the package.
Thing is 997 GT2 costs the same as a 997.1 GT3 RS in the UK, would it be compelling for anyone with a 7.1 RS to switch to a GT2? Has anyone done it? or is it just tubo guys..
What is the profile of a Gt2 buyer? what makes someone buy a Gt2 over a Gt3 in the circumstance I described above?
Get the GT2 - its a different planet then the sypder. I know 997 Gt3 and 997 GT2 - I own both..
1. Sound: the GT2 sound from inside the cabin isnt so far away from GT3 sound..from outside its a big difference however. Despite that, keep in mind that orginal exhaust gt3 at idle is also a very moderate sound.
2. turbo lag: there is no turbo lag. The GT3 has until 5000rpm its "turbo lag". Yes it sounds better, and the real adavantage of the GT3 for me is the higher rpm band..yes, this is a real difference. On straigt line - or track - it will be very difficult for any 997.1 - 997.2 GT3 /RS to hold a GT2. Only the 4.0 could keep up..and even then maybe..not sure.
Advice: test drive that GT2 and you will see...
07-12-2013, 04:31 PM
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congrats to your GT2 from byers..I saw that one too..its a masterpiece and treat it well please
07-12-2013, 11:50 PM
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07-13-2013, 08:35 AM
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07-14-2013, 10:39 AM
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Evo issue 117.
comparo 7GT2 v 3Gt2 v CGT v 7.1RS
timeline.. GT2 launch.. Nurburgring time 7.32
7GT2 has CGT covered for cross country speed, monstrously rapid
3Gt2 just as exciting, more raw, but 7gt2 much faster and more challenging to drive hard
BUt
7.1Rs more balanced, cheaper and lighter/more agile.
engine complements chassis rather than testing it relentlessly
winner: 7.1RS
it also managed 3rd in 2008 car of the year behind the GTR and lambo LP560-4
I think I wouldn't give up the 7.2RS for 1 but now that the prices have come down a bit maybe the spyder.... the word- monster haunts me............
comparo 7GT2 v 3Gt2 v CGT v 7.1RS
timeline.. GT2 launch.. Nurburgring time 7.32
7GT2 has CGT covered for cross country speed, monstrously rapid
3Gt2 just as exciting, more raw, but 7gt2 much faster and more challenging to drive hard
BUt
7.1Rs more balanced, cheaper and lighter/more agile.
engine complements chassis rather than testing it relentlessly
winner: 7.1RS
it also managed 3rd in 2008 car of the year behind the GTR and lambo LP560-4
I think I wouldn't give up the 7.2RS for 1 but now that the prices have come down a bit maybe the spyder.... the word- monster haunts me............