Originally Posted by Prche951

Many reasons. First of which is the 6 speed versus an AUTOMATIC which is infinitely easier to launch if you are a drag racer. Second is that there is lots of weight over the rear which gives lots of grip. problem is that the suspension was designed for handling not drag racing, so you get wheel hop. 911's have always had this issue. As for weight, where do you think that they are close in weight? the GTR is 3800 lbs. My turbo stock weighed in at 3360 lbs, no mods except exhaust.

If the 996tt had come out with pdk in it's day it would have easily been as fast as a GTR stock. probably faster. I met a GTR owner this weekend. Seems like everyone I meet who is not a fanboy says the same thing. "it's a fast car, but it has it's issues. one being quality and the owner has the new launch control which goes at 2500 rpm instead of 4200 rpm. He did one launch and the trans now does not feel like it use to, it shifts slower and is generally more sluggish and clunky. He also said that at the track it was fast for one or two laps then when everything got hot it started to slow down big time. Again, the difference in quality between a 996tt that sold new for 130+k versus a GTR at 75k (with it's 22k tranny) is quite obvious.

Originally Posted by bmoores

Wheelhop is definitely killer. Anything much harder than a soft launch as Powell was doing at TX2K10 has proven to be a death wish quite a few times with these cars.

Originally Posted by Powell

As Ben said wheel hop is the destroyer of these cars, much like the Vette. Which is very weird because most of the newer IRS cars such as the Supra, Viper, etc.. can handle a little wheel hop and MEGA launches. But you can see from my video that I ride the clutch pretty hard coming out of the hole. I cut a 1.70, 1.73, 1.78 60fts as RWD on drag radials with a fairly soft launch. I have an anti-lag setup, but the track prep was pretty good, but even on harder launches without it I spun and had to shift as soon as I felt the car hop a little. I think if the track was FULLY prepped for like an outlaw car I could launch on the anti-lag, but I can't guarantee I won't pop an axle. Mine are still stock sadly!

Originally Posted by S-351

Guys, driving a 1100hp Porsche has proved to be a bit more difficult then I expected! I have NEVER driven a manual car that revved as fast as this car does. I will head back to the track with some better tires and by then I will be a bit more comfortable with the car and I will make some better passes. The few passes I made were merely just to get a feel for the car. EVOMS built me a MONSTER that will take some getting use to. This car does have a high 150-160 mph pass in it! As for a good ET...Well I will have to see. The higher the HP with a manual car, the harder it is to ET. Just give me some time and I will show you guys what these awesome cars can do! I will say the "roll" racing is probably a better option in most cases, but I think I can get it to work from a dig. For the guys that understand drag racing know that picking up 41 mph from the 1/8 to the 1/4 is HUGE! This car has far exceeded my exceptions! Thanks to John Bray, and Todd Z!!

Originally Posted by S-351

Guys, driving a 1100hp Porsche has proved to be a bit more difficult then I expected! I have NEVER driven a manual car that revved as fast as this car does. I will head back to the track with some better tires and by then I will be a bit more comfortable with the car and I will make some better passes. The few passes I made were merely just to get a feel for the car. EVOMS built me a MONSTER that will take some getting use to. This car does have a high 150-160 mph pass in it! As for a good ET...Well I will have to see. The higher the HP with a manual car, the harder it is to ET. Just give me some time and I will show you guys what these awesome cars can do! I will say the "roll" racing is probably a better option in most cases, but I think I can get it to work from a dig. For the guys that understand drag racing know that picking up 41 mph from the 1/8 to the 1/4 is HUGE! This car has far exceeded my exceptions! Thanks to John Bray, and Todd Z!!

Originally Posted by ttboost

I don't judge anything on ET. MPH is huge and 41 is just stupid!!! The last vehicle I ever owned that got 41 on the back half was my turbo Busa!!! I think that will come down once you learn to drive the car. Mistakes at the beginning can sway the back half MPH too.

Originally Posted by S-351

I totally agree, generally when you ET well the mph will suffer and vice verse. With a bit more seat time I will be trapping in the high 150s and I should be able to get the car in the 9s. I just need a little less power and a little more traction. (I never thought I would be saying that)

Originally Posted by S-351

Mike...Usually I can do the same as your mechanic but we have two problems here:

1st and most important...Its my car!
2nd they are so damn expensive to repair! LOL

This car is really a MONSTER and revs so damn fast (due to the ridiculous power and the lack of traction) it makes it so hard to drive. I will get it down, it will just take a bit more time then usual.

Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

Sorry 951 i should have clearer when talking about GTR's i was referring to R32, R33 and R34. The ones with the RB26DETT engine and the manual trans(except the R32 with the Jatco in the vid i posted above)

I agree with what you said about the differences between the 996 turbo and the R35 GTR.

So is wheel hop the big issue then? Having just watched powell's turbo at the strip i can see that it's moving about a fair bit especially on gear changes.

Ta