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Old 02-24-2018, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tcsracing1
He did with the 981 GT4. They gave it the 911 3.8L but made it less fast with the smaller throttle body.

I think we will see the same result with the 718 GT4. GT3 engine with smaller throttle body and less redline. So less fast as result, but plenty fast for GT4 racing worldwide.
Originally Posted by cstyles
Isn't the GT4 produced on the standard Cayman manufacturing line, and not 'in house' at Porsche GT division ala GT3, RS, etc...? Therefore not subject to the volume restraints of the other GT cars?
Pretty sure all GT cars are build on the same production line as regular 911's, Caymans and Boxsters. I visited the factory in '16 and I saw a bunch of 911R's and GT3RS's on the same line as base boxsters, caymans and 911's...
Old 02-24-2018, 09:26 PM
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Spyder looks to have bigger brakes this time around.

I guess the the photographer who took the pics was once again deaf. Leads me to believe that Porsche is the one “leaking” these pics
Old 02-25-2018, 05:07 PM
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Some more intagram photos. Owner of photos thinks it sounds NA but who knows.
Old 02-25-2018, 05:11 PM
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Having trouble loading pics. Will try again soon.
Old 02-25-2018, 05:28 PM
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I think this is a S-body mule with a GT4 wing (see lifted spoiler). Can also see the diffuser which might explain the spread exhaust.

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Old 02-25-2018, 05:38 PM
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Interesting combo of cars... GT4, 718 GT4, 718 Spyder, 992 and 992 cab, 991.2 Targa GTS, 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman S. The conspiracy theorist in me says you test turbo cars against turbo ones.
Old 02-25-2018, 07:42 PM
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The Spyder sounded NA to me. And a mean motor.
Old 02-25-2018, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
The Spyder sounded NA to me. And a mean motor.
Agreed. Sounds pretty NA to me...
Old 02-25-2018, 08:17 PM
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Hard to tell. If anything, I hear 3.0L in that video.
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Originally Posted by Buteo
Hard to tell. If anything, I hear 3.0L in that video.
that’s all I heard too
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Listen to how the sound changes dramatically when he clears the white car and is right behind the Spyder. Definitely a very different sound.
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I think the sound when he walks by the spyder is very similar to the 992 cab in the video.
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Well I'm gonna change my guess/vote to 4L based on that video.
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
Well I'm gonna change my guess/vote to 4L based on that video.
I’m going to have to so the same. Only my vote goes to 3.0L six, the porsche magicians found a way to make it fit.
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Originally Posted by Buteo


I’m going to have to so the same. Only my vote goes to 3.0L six, the porsche magicians found a way to make it fit.
I wasn’t sure about it but now I think the same here... I just drove my friends GT3.2, and it didn’t sound like that sitting there.


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