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The guy needs to lower that thing..bad Agreed on the wood!
911 Turbo
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Deanski
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STUFF said:
You have no idea!!
Pirelli Rosso's are harder than Mich PS2's and last longer, but get noisy near EOL. The PS2's are sticky as all hell. PS Cups are even more sticky.You're looking at for a new 997 Turbo $450+ per rear tire which are 305/30X19. EACH!:scared:
The price for speed!:woot2:
BTW, Nice job on the Turbo! :xyxthumbs
Regards,
Deanski
Deanski
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Surfer said:Then again we've owned Porsches and I don't consider the turbo a sports car, more of a fast GT type car, actually quite borring to me to drive, too smooth and refined. One of our neighbors has had his 997TT for about 2 months now and he's already selling it, just borring to him, yet he still owns a 96' 993TT that you can bet he's not getting rid of. Now the GT3 on the other hand mmmmm, lip smacking good. I just hate how their putting a sunroof on the 997 GT3, hell, put an automatic trans in it while your at it lol.
I'm with you brother!:xyxthumbs The GT3 SHOULD be w/o the sunroof.
I'd love to get my hands on a GT3RS that are coming stateside!:woot2: Now THAT'S a Sports car!!!:bow
I'm luck to have Farnbacher-Loles in my area. One of the top Porsche race teams and shops for serious track and street cars.
You should see the Cayman GTR they build. They shove a 997 X-51 3.8 (like my car) in the Cayman, then put in new air intake, REVO and a few other items, Cross coilovers, big *** brakes, Aero front, new rear spoiler, GT seats, rollbar for 6 point belts. Oh it's a sick car and you can drive it daily, take to the track, upgrade the REVO for race gas, then drop it back to drive home. Top HP is around 410+! In a Cayman!!!
Regards,
Deanski
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When a Porsche guy responds like that, that's my type of guy:lol . I personally do not care for the turbo, absolutley borring to me to drive, and if my neighbor is getting rid of his 997TT after a few months guess I'm not the only one to think that lol. I think the regular Carrera S like yours is much funner even though it's not as fast. One of our last Porsches was a 993 that had bored/stroked 3.8 and was lightened, loved that car, wish we never sold it. We still track a prepped 911 SC Personally I'm a Viper guy, love how raw and connected the car is, and it's handling when setup correctly is just incredible on a race course, looking to pick up an 01' or 02' GTS. Isn't the 997 GT3 comming over with the sunroof standard? Just for that reason alone I would pick up a 996 GT3 and send over to Manthey regardless of how well the 997 GT3 performs and looks.Deanski said:
Deanski
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Surfer said:
I was looking at a Viper. Problem is that I need to drive it almost daily and a Viper is a bit more hard core that's for sure! Reminds me of my '69 L-88 Vette with 4:11 rear.
The GT3-RS is w/o sunroof AFAIK also with 4 point roll-cage, GT seats. It's one sick car for track/street. It's as close to running a CUP car on the street!
What's nice is we now have RUF in the good 'ol USA!
They mostly do turbo or now blown 3.8's which I found interesting. I just love the way my C2S drives!:woot2: With the second gen of PCCB's, beat the snot out of them and they still feel the same. It's also like throwing out an anchor too! PSE and a few more fun items, it's not too shabby! I'm looking at those new Bilstein B16-Damptronics which are really PSS9'S adapted for PASM equipt cars. I can lower the car, and still have normal/sport settings as well. Very adjustable. Not as adjustable or more dedicated that the CROSS coilovers! The GT3 Cup for this year has some serious HP now. In fact, they have a smaller throddle body due to new rules. I think it was close to 485HP.
I was also looking at the Z06 Vette, but passed after driving it hard, then feeling lots of heat in the cabin (cabin also cheezy) and lots of road noise from tires singing. Then, after parking it back at the dealer, you smell the odor of melting plastic/fiberglass. Although it handles very well, got lots of power, it was too GM for me. I still say it's the best value for anyone wanting a really serious street car that not many can come close to for $70K!
Then it was time to try the Viper both on street and on track. HOLY CRAP!:soscared: Man that thing was insane! If I wanted a really hard core sunny driving/track car, that may have been the one. The exhaust on full throttle was wild to listen to. :shocked
If I had more cash, I would go with a Ferarri F-430. Maintenance although improved, it's still cash stupid when it goes into the shop! Friend has 360 and showed me the maintenance file... $15K for timing chain? :soscared: :soscared: I passed! In fact, he's selling it, getting a Porsche 997 Turbo-S or the one FBL is working on and from what I hear, it's going to be a very very serious car. They do nothing there lightly or half-assed. Can't wait to se this thing, let alone drive it. Who knows, maybe a sequential box.
Regards,
Deanski
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Deanski said:I was looking at a Viper. Problem is that I need to drive it almost daily and a Viper is a bit more hard core that's for sure! Reminds me of my '69 L-88 Vette with 4:11 rear.
The GT3-RS is w/o sunroof AFAIK also with 4 point roll-cage, GT seats. It's one sick car for track/street. It's as close to running a CUP car on the street!
What's nice is we now have RUF in the good 'ol USA!
I just love the way my C2S drives!:woot2: With the second gen of PCCB's, beat the snot out of them and they still feel the same. It's also like throwing out an anchor too! PSE and a few more fun items, it's not too shabby! I'm looking at those new Bilstein B16-Damptronics which are really PSS9'S adapted for PASM equipt cars. I can lower the car, and still have normal/sport settings as well. Very adjustable. Not as adjustable or more dedicated that the CROSS coilovers! The GT3 Cup for this year has some serious HP now. In fact, they have a smaller throddle body due to new rules. I think it was close to 485HP.
I was also looking at the Z06 Vette, but passed after driving it hard, then feeling lots of heat in the cabin (cabin also cheezy) and lots of road noise from tires singing. Then, after parking it back at the dealer, you smell the odor of melting plastic/fiberglass. Although it handles very well, got lots of power, it was too GM for me. I still say it's the best value for anyone wanting a really serious street car that not many can come close to for $70K!
Then it was time to try the Viper both on street and on track. HOLY CRAP!:soscared: Man that thing was insane! If I wanted a really hard core sunny driving/track car, that may have been the one. The exhaust on full throttle was wild to listen to. :shocked
If I had more cash, I would go with a Ferarri F-430. Maintenance although improved, it's still cash stupid when it goes into the shop! Friend has 360 and showed me the maintenance file... $15K for timing chain? :soscared: :soscared: I passed! In fact, he's selling it, getting a Porsche 997 Turbo-S or the one FBL is working on and from what I hear, it's going to be a very very serious car. They do nothing there lightly or half-assed. Can't wait to se this thing, let alone drive it. Who knows, maybe a sequential box.
Regards,
Deanski
Oh my god you are so my type of buddy lol, wish you lived down here, we'd chill every day lol. I agree, love the C6Z but theres a reason why even if you look on the Vette forums that some owners either own a Viper in addition to or traded theirs on one even though the Z is quicker (for now). Viper has got to be the most fun driving street/track car I've driven, I'm mean you sit in it and just he way it feels when it drives is like a 10 year old raiding a candy store. I never got that feeling even in a Ferrari or Lambo. Actually I was able to run a F430 at the track but I don't like flappy paddles and that again made the car feel to techy and take away from teh driving experience, lot of owners said they prefer the regular manual trans which is pretty rare in that car. And the best is when I talk or run into people that think it's a straight line only car, don't know what planet they were born on but the car especially starting with the Gen 2's was designed primarily for track performance 1st and street driving second. Friend of mine and I would track his 01' ACR, just incredible. One time a group of modded M3 guys were at Sebring with us (some s/c and a few had full road course setups etc). Well after getting donkey raped on the track by the snakes, a few asked to go for rides. One of the cars was putting down aboout 580rwhp n/a and the owner pushes it hard on track. That M3 guy came back with this shocked look on his face and all he could mutter was "holy sh!t" over and over lol. At one point the owner said the guy screamed like a girl entering a corner at high speed lol.
That's why I liked what you wrote as you know what the car is about and meant for, one of our other neighbors bought an SRT-10 and got rid of it fairly quickly. He's more of the posuer type I guess you could say and wanted something to just cruise in. Said it was uncomfortable, handled bad (guess he's not used to have no traction control lol), gas mileage sucked etc. No offense but if you buy that car and complain like that, you don't deserve to drive it as you don't understand what its about. If you cherish cup holders, navigation, save your behind traction gizmo's, smooth ride etc, then look at a different car. It's meant to be a pure, raw, drivers car.
I may just have to send one to Heffner's lol. Went for a ride in one of his monsters that put down around 1,000 rwhp on regular 93 pump gas think it was around 1300 on race gas). Jeezus f'n christ, I brought my suv there which is decently quick, felt like driving a Civic in reverse on the way home lol.
GT3RS is going to be awsome, I still have video of that guy, can't remember his name but he's know as "the kid", think he's 19 or something but an great driver. Love that video of him in his prepped Cup Car.
Deanski
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Another reason I was looking a the Viper... Wife used to work at UST (US Tobacco) and they sponsored two NHRA funny cars, now down to one, but the team owner was none other than Don "Snake" Prudhome! He got me interested in the Viper from the start. You're so right, it's one hell of a track car as well as streetable. Throw on a set of Mich cup tires with a bit more offset, dial in a bit more negitive camber and watch the fun begin!!:spot
Lucky, there's also a Skip Barber school at Lime Rock and the day I went to a track day event, sure enough, they were on the track doing wet track work. The other had dry track work. Just to listen to the engine was wild and while watching, I saw one really take on one turn at high speed with no body roll I could detect and it shot out like a bullet.
Another thing I liked about the Viper, it too has sidepipes that if you're not careful, you'll keep a momento from touching it with your leg. A few women I dated loooong ago are clearly marked from my L-88 sidepipes as well. Damn, should have made a branding iron logo on the pipes!:think2 Who knows, I may bump into some woman and see that scar on the leg and wonder if she was in my car.
Funny, wife wanted to know why I got the 997 as she likes the Viper better. Yea, one ride and she'll never get in it again. :think2 Hey, not a bad idea huh?
I'm sure if I was down in Boca, we'd be setting up track time with a set of Vipers. :xyxthumbs
Regards,
Deanski
Lucky, there's also a Skip Barber school at Lime Rock and the day I went to a track day event, sure enough, they were on the track doing wet track work. The other had dry track work. Just to listen to the engine was wild and while watching, I saw one really take on one turn at high speed with no body roll I could detect and it shot out like a bullet.
Another thing I liked about the Viper, it too has sidepipes that if you're not careful, you'll keep a momento from touching it with your leg. A few women I dated loooong ago are clearly marked from my L-88 sidepipes as well. Damn, should have made a branding iron logo on the pipes!:think2 Who knows, I may bump into some woman and see that scar on the leg and wonder if she was in my car.
Funny, wife wanted to know why I got the 997 as she likes the Viper better. Yea, one ride and she'll never get in it again. :think2 Hey, not a bad idea huh?
I'm sure if I was down in Boca, we'd be setting up track time with a set of Vipers. :xyxthumbs
Regards,
Deanski
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You buy the Cup Car, I'll buy the Comp Coupe, and we'll trade off monthly:idea .Deanski said:Another reason I was looking a the Viper... Wife used to work at UST (US Tobacco) and they sponsored two NHRA funny cars, now down to one, but the team owner was none other than Don "Snake" Prudhome! He got me interested in the Viper from the start. You're so right, it's one hell of a track car as well as streetable. Throw on a set of Mich cup tires with a bit more offset, dial in a bit more negitive camber and watch the fun begin!!:spot
Lucky, there's also a Skip Barber school at Lime Rock and the day I went to a track day event, sure enough, they were on the track doing wet track work. The other had dry track work. Just to listen to the engine was wild and while watching, I saw one really take on one turn at high speed with no body roll I could detect and it shot out like a bullet.
Another thing I liked about the Viper, it too has sidepipes that if you're not careful, you'll keep a momento from touching it with your leg. A few women I dated loooong ago are clearly marked from my L-88 sidepipes as well. Damn, should have made a branding iron logo on the pipes!:think2 Who knows, I may bump into some woman and see that scar on the leg and wonder if she was in my car.
Funny, wife wanted to know why I got the 997 as she likes the Viper better. Yea, one ride and she'll never get in it again. :think2 Hey, not a bad idea huh?
I'm sure if I was down in Boca, we'd be setting up track time with a set of Vipers. :xyxthumbs
Regards,
Deanski
Yeh, stock the car is so bottled up for emissions that it sounds quite blah actually, but when you open up that exhaust and especially do some egnine work (cam etc), it's like all hell breaking loose. Like a pissed off big block down low, and at full throttle it just screams with a sound that no other car has. Ever heard one with an agressive cam and head work? Sounds nutz, like a regular worked over V8 has that slow, deep loping sound, the V10 since two cylinders fire at the same time is like lope,lope,lope,lope,lope. Sounds insane lol.
There's some lady here who I see once in awhile in an SRT-10 that always has the top down, looks pretty sweet all black with blacked out wheels that I think are HRE's or maybe CCW's, and might have some work done since the exhaust sounds great. She must really enjoy that car as I don't know any girl that would last driving it more then 15 minutes lol. Saw another lady in a replica Cobra, all I could think was "Marry me" lol, give me a girl like that and I'll never ask for anything again.
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Deanski
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Jesus H Christ!
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Damn that's nice! Love to take that Viper out! Now THAT'S a serious track car!!
The cup car is not bad too.:chuckle:
Thanks for the pics!!!:2thumbs:
Deanski
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Damn that's nice! Love to take that Viper out! Now THAT'S a serious track car!!
The cup car is not bad too.:chuckle:
Thanks for the pics!!!:2thumbs:
Deanski
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Looks great, love everything about this turbo but the wood trim..
Stuff said:
Yes
I've made a few of these for people, I've made them for the 996, Boxster, BMW and Nissan 350Z so far, here are some pictures, mine are a little more details than the old ones, cheaper to make too.
Boxster:
996 (Pre-install)
BMW:
Cayenne:
Nissan 350Z:
These were all hand made in my free time but I think I could do most mirrors.
Chris.
