What is the greatest GT3 engine ?
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av185 said:
991.2 or Mezger.
The first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
Hahaha you know something.... on the other post you were talking about R and his ‘heal and toe’The first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
I was penning a reply to say you aren’t so far removed from your days of ‘manuel’ in every bloody post... but I thought that might stoke a needless tiff... and then you’ve gone and done it again, hahaha.
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TDT said:
av185 said:
991.2 or Mezger.
The first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
Hahaha you know something.... on the other post you were talking about R and his ‘heal and toe’The first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
I was penning a reply to say you aren’t so far removed from your days of ‘manuel’ in every bloody post... but I thought that might stoke a needless tiff... and then you’ve gone and done it again, hahaha.
PH, the gift that keeps on giving. All the best.
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Sticking with the road GT3 engines - if thats what we are talking about - then I think they all have something special.
The 3.6L from 996.2-997.1RS was pretty sweet... with it pure linage stretching back to the GT1
The 997.2 RS 3.8 and 997 4.0L
For all its initial reliability issues.... the 991.1 GT3 3.8 was groundbreaking and the concept perfected in the 991.2 GT3/RS.
If we are opening the topic to Porsche's greatest engines... then we have to include race cars as well.
What a bloodline, what a rich heritage.
The 3.6L from 996.2-997.1RS was pretty sweet... with it pure linage stretching back to the GT1
The 997.2 RS 3.8 and 997 4.0L
For all its initial reliability issues.... the 991.1 GT3 3.8 was groundbreaking and the concept perfected in the 991.2 GT3/RS.
If we are opening the topic to Porsche's greatest engines... then we have to include race cars as well.
What a bloodline, what a rich heritage.
TDT said:
Hahaha you know something.... on the other post you were talking about R and his ‘heal and toe’
I was penning a reply to say you aren’t so far removed from your days of ‘manuel’ in every bloody post... but I thought that might stoke a needless tiff... and then you’ve gone and done it again, hahaha.
PH, the gift that keeps on giving. All the best.
Haha , Love it , tedious , YES I was penning a reply to say you aren’t so far removed from your days of ‘manuel’ in every bloody post... but I thought that might stoke a needless tiff... and then you’ve gone and done it again, hahaha.
PH, the gift that keeps on giving. All the best.
Metz 3.6 its won more races. In an endurance car, i'll take a 3.6 first, a 3.8 second and a 4.0 last.
The new engine needs to do a LOT of winning to get close
Edited to add. i revved a 3.6 to over 11000 trying not to meet my maker at Castle Coombe and put another 30 race hours on it. the leakdown at the end of the season was less than 2% on all cylinders.
I cant think of another engine that could cope with a buz like that and hang together, let alone win another 9 races.
A true engine legend.
The new engine needs to do a LOT of winning to get close
Edited to add. i revved a 3.6 to over 11000 trying not to meet my maker at Castle Coombe and put another 30 race hours on it. the leakdown at the end of the season was less than 2% on all cylinders.
I cant think of another engine that could cope with a buz like that and hang together, let alone win another 9 races.
A true engine legend.
Edited by Steve Rance on Friday 26th February 23:41
Steve Rance said:
Metz 3.6 its won more races. In an endurance car, i'll take a 3.6 first, a 3.8 second and a 4.0 last.
The new engine needs to do a LOT of winning to get close
Edited to add. i revved a 3.6 to over 11000 trying not to meet my maker at Castle Coombe and put another 30 race hours on it. the leakdown at the end of the season was less than 2% on all cylinders.
I cant think of another engine that could cope with a buz like that and hang together, let alone win another 9 races.
A true engine legend.
Totally agree the 3.6 is one of the best in the 2001 rs.The new engine needs to do a LOT of winning to get close
Edited to add. i revved a 3.6 to over 11000 trying not to meet my maker at Castle Coombe and put another 30 race hours on it. the leakdown at the end of the season was less than 2% on all cylinders.
I cant think of another engine that could cope with a buz like that and hang together, let alone win another 9 races.
A true engine legend.
Edited by Steve Rance on Friday 26th February 23:41
Hunter whats a gt2r 3.8 evo, quite a mouthful
The 3.8 rs engine will take abit of beating as air cooled
Melvynr said:
av185 said:
991.2 or Mezger.
The first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
I take it you like a manual boxThe first obvs mated to a 'manuel' gearbox to heighten the overall interactive experience.
And given that cars in general and technological 'progress'
we are invitably rapidly moving towards Armageddon and a more diluted driving experience overall it would be rude not to enjoy the fine art of driving 3 pedal cars whilst we can and changing gear oneself especially as thankfully Porsche is one of the only manufacturers which still offer the opportunity to so do in their contemporary GT cars. Gassing Station | 911/Carrera GT | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff