anyone driven gt3 and compared to gt2?
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Originally posted by watt
thought i'd update my thoughts on gt3 vs gt2 now being on my 3rd GT2 and having just driven my arctic GT3 5000 miles.
GT3: great track car, wonderful feeling of 73S: agile, light and small feeling even tho' it's 3049 #. car must be kept high in rev.s - on the cam we used to say for 70S's - to have good power. if you live in the mountians as i do, it means running above 6000 rpm. sound is great. a super car at a bargain price.
GT2: great all around town and country super car. the massive torque allows you to cruise a gear high and produces amazing flexibility reletaive to GT3. in the mountains the torque makes you much quicker uphill. car does feel heavier than GT3, by more than the 125# actual. brakes even better than steel GT3, pwer incredible and i prefer the look. an incredible performance bargain at today's market prices.
these 2 cars typify Porsche to me and keep the greatness going
thought i'd update my thoughts on gt3 vs gt2 now being on my 3rd GT2 and having just driven my arctic GT3 5000 miles.
GT3: great track car, wonderful feeling of 73S: agile, light and small feeling even tho' it's 3049 #. car must be kept high in rev.s - on the cam we used to say for 70S's - to have good power. if you live in the mountians as i do, it means running above 6000 rpm. sound is great. a super car at a bargain price.
GT2: great all around town and country super car. the massive torque allows you to cruise a gear high and produces amazing flexibility reletaive to GT3. in the mountains the torque makes you much quicker uphill. car does feel heavier than GT3, by more than the 125# actual. brakes even better than steel GT3, pwer incredible and i prefer the look. an incredible performance bargain at today's market prices.
these 2 cars typify Porsche to me and keep the greatness going
both these cars are fabulous, but for my daily canyon pounding i prefer the 2 as uphill torque is king.
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Hey Watt, don't forget about your "teammate" here on the East Coast. I would be more than happy to break-in any number of GT2s & GT3s that you have. Just let me know when & pick me up at the airport. 
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Yeah it seems like the good guys (with cars) are here, which makes ita good place to hangout.
I get a bit tired of people who never even sat in a 911, let alone a GT2, spouting off about what they are like to drive. The internet can be so full of crap sometimes, with people posting stuff 'they've heard' from people who haven't got a clue.
Real owners with real experiences is what makes a good board. Genuine knowledgable non-owner enthusiasts can also a real asset.........
As for the GT2, whilst I love and respect the GT3, I've never heard of anyone who sold a GT2 to buy a GT3, enough said really.
It's a shame that Porsche have not promoted the '04 GT2 in the way they promoted the GT3 Mk2, I've never even seen a road-test of one. A German magazine tested an '04 and it did 0-200kp (124mph) in 11.8 seconds, which is a pretty damn fast......
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I get a bit tired of people who never even sat in a 911, let alone a GT2, spouting off about what they are like to drive. The internet can be so full of crap sometimes, with people posting stuff 'they've heard' from people who haven't got a clue.
Real owners with real experiences is what makes a good board. Genuine knowledgable non-owner enthusiasts can also a real asset.........
As for the GT2, whilst I love and respect the GT3, I've never heard of anyone who sold a GT2 to buy a GT3, enough said really.
It's a shame that Porsche have not promoted the '04 GT2 in the way they promoted the GT3 Mk2, I've never even seen a road-test of one. A German magazine tested an '04 and it did 0-200kp (124mph) in 11.8 seconds, which is a pretty damn fast......
Guy
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Watt,
Out of interest I did a calculation on the effect of the lightened wheels on the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire combo and it's relative effects on rotational acceleration as part of the overall acceleration for a GT2.
Basically, the 34lbs you saved from the wheels, is equivalent to about 100lbs saved off the weight of the vehicle in terms of the effect on acceleration.
Guy
Out of interest I did a calculation on the effect of the lightened wheels on the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire combo and it's relative effects on rotational acceleration as part of the overall acceleration for a GT2.
Basically, the 34lbs you saved from the wheels, is equivalent to about 100lbs saved off the weight of the vehicle in terms of the effect on acceleration.
Guy
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thanks Guy,
i lost 6 lbs last 2 weeks , or made my wheels 2 lbs lighter!
BTW, i sold my SY GT2 and bought my artic Gt3 - the only known case of human selling 2 for 3. of course i then sold the 3 to buy my current slate 2... so maybe it doesnt count!!!
i lost 6 lbs last 2 weeks , or made my wheels 2 lbs lighter!
BTW, i sold my SY GT2 and bought my artic Gt3 - the only known case of human selling 2 for 3. of course i then sold the 3 to buy my current slate 2... so maybe it doesnt count!!!
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Originally posted by Ruf-Racer
How much you pay to hire an extra special, absolutely very much careful-drive it like a creampuff type driver to bring that baby back?
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How much you pay to hire an extra special, absolutely very much careful-drive it like a creampuff type driver to bring that baby back?
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Re: Wheels
Originally posted by Guy
Watt,
Out of interest I did a calculation on the effect of the lightened wheels on the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire combo and it's relative effects on rotational acceleration as part of the overall acceleration for a GT2.
Basically, the 34lbs you saved from the wheels, is equivalent to about 100lbs saved off the weight of the vehicle in terms of the effect on acceleration.
Guy
Watt,
Out of interest I did a calculation on the effect of the lightened wheels on the rotational inertia of the wheel/tire combo and it's relative effects on rotational acceleration as part of the overall acceleration for a GT2.
Basically, the 34lbs you saved from the wheels, is equivalent to about 100lbs saved off the weight of the vehicle in terms of the effect on acceleration.
Guy
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