True.


Hey Chris. Merry Christmas to you too!
The surface is very good. I sold my trackmate a few weeks prior to the track so i didnt gather any data which is a huge bummer. A member from this board was there and he was timing me. I'll PM him and tell him to post here. I will say though i did not extract as much on the car as i would like in terms of breaking deep. I had about 10-15% left of rear brakes when I arrived at the track, so i had to be easy on the breaks through out the whole event and make them last- so i played it conservative in terms of breaking. I did one lap in breaking extremely late and I lost about 5 car lenghts behind gt3 with a really good driver (mooty) hes on this board as well. Also that was with a passanger-spare-full tank of fuel. As for other mechanical failures. My steering rack has been leaking fluid, and i did not check if it had any fluid so that made my steering feel like a minvan-not as direct as it should be. So i had to adjust my driving style. I took it to the dealer after and they said it had none so it explains why the weird steering wheel feel. The r comps are amazing. It is to bad that i could not extract the maximum out of them since i'm still on stock suspension. As for my alingment its at -.30 camber in the front and -1.5 in the rear. I need to get myself a good suspension and camber plates. And you are right I would never pass at Laguna Seca

I personaly have no experience with the GTR so i cannot rag on it on its driving abilities. I can say the things I like about it and dislike about it. Just like I can for my car. I think to make a comparable test both cars should be set equaly in terms of alingment since that realy is a huge factor and a equal set of tire brand, along with a driver that has some seat time with both in order to extract the most out of them.


When do you plan to go the track ? Theirs an event for Feb 13th. I might go to that one. You should consider it as well.

 

Wow! You guys are still talking about this? I got tired of talking and just went out and bought one.

The GTR is easily faster than my Stage 3 997TT which I had up until 6 months ago. It is at least as quick as my 997GT2 on streets or freeway with much less lag (or no lag). It will probably not outrun a GT2 on a track after a few laps because the GT2 is much lighter and has ceramic brakes, but for one lap, they would be neck and neck. On the street, its like the AWD of a 997TT with the performance of a GT2. I like mine and use it as a daily driver. In my opinion, it's way better and much more fun than a 997tt for that purpose. For pure track toy, the GT2 is way better than either. For driving exhilaration, a Ferrari is better. I am not a brand worshipper no matter what the brand is.

 

For such a dang good driver, I'd hope you could spell "passenger" correctly.

Yes, it's off topic but after 4 posts I had to say something.

Merry Christmas all!

 

So you're saying the GT-R is faster on the streets and freeway than both your stage 3 TT and your GT2???


wait.....................

 

<---- thats the only thing you can do lol



wait.... Oh yeah and troll about somthing you didnt even drove.

 

 

Wait.. I must be lying. I actually work for Nissan so I am making all this up. I don't own any of these cars. I just became a member 7 years ago, made all my previous "bogus" posts all those years about my cars, anticipating the arrival of the GTR so I can make these ridiculous claims about it being faster than some Porsches. You do own all of these cars, so you must know what you are talking about.

 

interesting observation. what track did you compare them all at. I know several people out in LA, having grown up there....

 

Terrence not to take anything away from you because you obviously enjoy cars. But if a stock GTR cannot beat me on sprints in a my stock Turbo(6 speed) and with 30-120mph runs it couldn't beat me(ran 5 times) then how on earth could you say that the GTR is faster than a StageIII Turbo which would lay waste to me on the roads?

Remeber there is a difference between fast and quick. I know you have had both but unless you got a Japanese Demo car I would be hard pressed to say it was faster.

I would not speak unless I have driven and raced one and I have.

Glad you are enjoying it.

 

You didn't have to say anything but you did. Were there people standing behind at gun point telling you to correct F1's spelling? And how do you associate a dang good driver to grammer/spelling? Do you know for fact if english is his first language? Did you win the Spelling Bee contest in your past life and come back to haunt automotive boards with your logic and spelling prowess?

 

I'm not going to get into all of this but if someone posted something similar about a stock 997 TT beating a GT570 GT-R I wouldn't believe that either. Your butt dyno needs some recalibration or you some shifting lessons.

I'm sure we can find someone in your area to confirm your observations, that is if you're willing to.

 

hogwash!
One thing I can promise you, my Turbo is much faster then your Sentra. That is what you will be driving most of the time anyway

 

How many times do you need to hear it from people who have actual first-hand experience of both cars?

It is not just about power-to-weight ratios, and it isn't patronising people about their supposed lack of driving skill.

Drive the car, form an opinion.

 

i'm in OC and would be totally down to meet up with terrence for some friendly runs... and i can guarantee you that his stage 3 997 turbo would have me by at least 3 or 4 cars..... which makes me very scared of his stock GTR.

 

By your own admission, didn't you say a few weeks ago that you don't drag race, and find racing "pointless." But you can tell your stock GTR is faster than your previously modded TT. Respectfully, I see a problem with this argument.