OT - got a ride in a 1 year old 911 Twin Turbo, holy crap! |
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OT - got a ride in a 1 year old 911 Twin Turbo, holy crap! |
jim912928 |
May 18 2005, 09:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,485 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
One of my midwest porsche buddies has a couple of tail draggers...he asked if I wanted a ride in his new (to him...1 year old twin turbo with 4k miles) twin turbo. Of course I said yes. The only mods on this car are a tweaked out header system and a performance chip to change when the turbo's kick. All I can say is holy crap. After warming it up he jumped on a 4 lane divided highway and said hold on...every gear he hit I was plastered into the seat back...we were at 125 in a blink of the eye. This car is a beast. I got to drive a friends new 2005 Carrera S and thought that was fast...no comparison. The stock 911 was like my grandmothers car compared to this twin turbo.
I want one of those engines in my 914! |
TimT |
May 19 2005, 05:25 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
In 2002 I had a student who had a brand new 2002 996 twin turbo. He had never driven the car at the track, so as is custom, I drove the first 3-4 laps to show him the line, the flag stations etc.
I wasnt even pushing the car, and I was seeing higher top speeds on the straight than if I THRASH my car to the limit.!! The 996TT is just awesome. I had to back out of the gas because I didnt want the student getting the speed I was attaining . The car was so easy to drive, and went really fast at LRP without even pushing it. The student even asked me to drive the car in the instructors run group with him riding shotgun.. He asked me to push the car. But I declined.. I couldnt afford to buy it if I balled it up, or any other high dollar repairs.. |
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