996 Turbo / GT2 Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2005 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2.

10" wide front wheels, can be made to work!

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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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That is a very nice engine.... =)

Originally Posted by flatcrank
Jep. 385 hp @ 6500 rpm ... wishing for the 8500 rpm head room of the GT3 ... but PDK is tremendous, especially for what is a v1.0 product ... and 310 lb-ft @ 4400 with 4.5s means even when it bogs down at the apex, it gets going again pretty well for such a heavy (3516 lb !) boat.



I found that shifting anywhere above 6500 was fine -- it would always be in the meat of the torque curve -- so focusing on really nailing the redline shifts wasn't important, but an early downshift was important -- falling below 4000 rpm was costly.
 
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