996 GT3 gearing

[LaSource]

Hi, anyone here have to hand the road speed range of the 996 GT3 gears? Particularly interested in gears 2,3,4
Have had some feedback on optimum gearing for certain tracks and wondering where it would bring the car on the speed/rpm metrics.

Thanks.

[Mario149]

A quick search revealed this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=111...

[LaSource]

Thanks - excellent find

I did try searching - honest!


(Just realised, cue discussions about the GT4 having longer gearing than the GT3....)

[Number31]

Only in the first 3

[fioran0]

As per the other thread.
The physical gear ratios (gear and final drive) on the GT4 are shorter than the 996.2 GT3 in all gears but 1st.
However, the issue the GT4 has is that when combined with its big wheel, it ends up losing out. For the same RPM, the GT4 requires greater mph (or kph) in each of the 6 gears. In 5th and 6th the difference is small, but in the other gears it is much more significant.
This relationship can get lost in comparisons using max RPM for each car such as above due to the different RPMs available.