Turbo or GT3, what do you prefer?

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GT3 for me. I am a bit of a track hound but I don't want a car that will knock my fillings loose on a Sunday drive in the mountains (RS). This is a lot of car and many who own them only scratch the surface of their true performance. Once in a while someone who really knows how to use it will turn some laps... and Whew!

The Turbo is just too much car for me. Too heavy, don't need 4wd, will never ever see 200mph in it, back seats are useless for anyone over 35lbs, and my little 2.5 Box already runs circles around them at the local track. If I lived in central Germany with the Autobahn in my backyard I might feel differently.

[Gary in BR]

Well guys, at todays Porsche drive having a Boxster TT paid off. The guy with the 600 hp 996 TT wanted to drive my car so he drove mine and I drove his, after we got back a 07 GT3 wanted a turn.

After driving the modded 02 996 TT and the stock 997 GT3 with only 2k miles. I would put my money in the 996TT.

The TT pulled from 2000rpm and was faster than I ever felt, the GT3 felt lack luster until 5000rpm compared to the TT. On a curvey road the GT3 may be better, on the track the GT3 may better, but for my money the TT seemed near perfect.

I do alot if interstate driving and the backroads still would have the Boxster.


Now the disclosure, I only drove about 10 miles in each car.

[xxxalexxxx]

GT3 RS for me, no substitute- at least in my opinion

[PSL-Boxster]

I would take the turbo just for the fact of every day enjoyability...sure the gt3rs is a bamf car but i think the stiffer suspension and such would eventually get on my nerves .. i vote turbo

[j.fro]

Straight out answer: GT3
BUT for the cash, I'd say build a GT3 Boxster - 986S with GT3 motor, seats, PCCB's, sway bars, and PSS9's.
I really can't believe that nobody's done this yet.

[jderiansf]

Was at the dealership a while back and they had a Kermit green gt3 RS. Salesman said "Push in the clutch!"

That thing was as hard as a rock! Very heavy. Maybe on the go it would get lighter, but for every day, it just didn't feal right.

Jason

[Lil bastard]

IMO, the GT3 is a more purpose built Track car while the Turbo is more streetable in most situations. So, I think your intended use should have a lot to do with your decision.

I'd chose the Coupe' over the Cab because unlike the Boxster, the Cab lacks some of the rigidity of the Coupe.

[PSL-Boxster]

Originally Posted by j.fro

Straight out answer: GT3
BUT for the cash, I'd say build a GT3 Boxster - 986S with GT3 motor, seats, PCCB's, sway bars, and PSS9's.
I really can't believe that nobody's done this yet.

Brilliant!!! idk how the engine would fit tho.. with the turbos and all

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Originally Posted by PSL-Boxster

Brilliant!!! idk how the engine would fit tho.. with the turbos and all

No turbo on a GT3. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0705_2007_porsche_911_gt3/specs.html

The motor will bolt right in with a little creativity. Tholyoak has done this already.

[Gary in BR]

For some reason I think the turbo engine and the GT3 engine are a different design than the standard 3.4l or 3.6l, and because of that they will not fit into a Boxster.

I have been wrong before so it would not surprise me if I am wrong this time.