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Old 01-03-2019, 03:39 PM
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Did the 981 club sport version make the same HP as the regular GT4? ie, Will the regular 781 GT4 have 425 HP well?

40 HP is a pretty good bump as Porsche usually seems to do small increments between each generation. For all the rumors and cryptic nonsensical posts going around, 3.8 L is a surprise.
Yes 981 cs exactly same engine spec as regular gt4.
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:40 PM
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Street car is completely different engine. You will be surprised but still no PDK.
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:40 PM
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I know we all wanted to see a 9k rpm 500hp screamer for under a $100k but all things considered this seems like a really solid upgrade. +40hp for what is really a 981.2 is pretty good as Porsches go. Yeah, it's still detuned from the 991.1 GTS but at least you can feel confident the engine is well tested and reliable.

Based on all the news we had, this is about what was to be expected. I was mostly looking to see if they had decided to increase rpm significantly which would necessitate new gearing. Outside of that, this makes a short geared/pdk converted 4.25 sound really good
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:41 PM
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Wonder if that wing will fit on the current gen car, I dig it!
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gesler
Did the 981 club sport version make the same HP as the regular GT4? ie, Will the regular 781 GT4 have 425 HP well?

40 HP is a pretty good bump as Porsche usually seems to do small increments between each generation. For all the rumors and cryptic nonsensical posts going around, 3.8 L is a surprise.
The 981 Clubsport ECU, Intake, engine and exhaust were the same exact parts as the road car for all intents and purposes. Cars made all the same power on the dyno.
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris3963
Street car is completely different engine. You will be surprised but still no PDK.
Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe the 718 GT4 turbo voters were right on the money, if there was a "different" NA engine in the works not sure why they wouldn't race that.....
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:44 PM
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Photos finally! Enjoy folks!!
John,

Any pictures of the rear diffuser and view on whether it works?

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Originally Posted by usctrojanGT3
If they don't offer a PDK version of the street car there is no sense in me buying a 718 GT4.
agree 100%. I’m on board with PDK for a cheap track day toy; will pass on manual however.
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:46 PM
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Press video is up on the Porsche website with C.J. as the star! Sounds pretty good to me
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris3963
Street car is completely different engine. You will be surprised but still no PDK.
So are you saying that they won't offer a PDK option for the 718 GT4?
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https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorspo...gt4-clubsport/
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by disden


agree 100%. I’m on board with PDK for a cheap track day toy; will pass on manual however.
And if they do have a PDK then I can just swap over all of my parts of my 981 GT4 as they'll most likely be a plug n play.
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:48 PM
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Looking forward to upgrading my 981 engine when warranty is up....not the whole car
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by usctrojanGT3
So are you saying that they won't offer a PDK option for the 718 GT4?
I‘d like to know this as well.

Will it be offered, say 6 months from now?
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Old 01-03-2019, 03:50 PM
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Those are great numbers and the race car looks great despite the rear end.
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