IS-F v. 997 Carrera
11-04-12, 06:05 PM
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IS-F v. 997 Carrera
Ran into a 997 style Carrera last night. Not sure if it was an S or not because the car did not have any badges. Car had aftermarket exhaust for sure, not sure if it had anything else. It was a manual as I could hear him shifting.
Anyways, we got one good run in from about 40- 110. IS-F jumped out by about half a car and continued to slowly creep. IS-F was about 1 1/2 car up when we shut it down. Was a good run and pretty close but the IS-F edged him out.
My car has a Takeda intake and muffler deletes. He gave me a thumbs up and complimented me on the car. Anyone else have any experiences with the Carrera's?
Anyways, we got one good run in from about 40- 110. IS-F jumped out by about half a car and continued to slowly creep. IS-F was about 1 1/2 car up when we shut it down. Was a good run and pretty close but the IS-F edged him out.
My car has a Takeda intake and muffler deletes. He gave me a thumbs up and complimented me on the car. Anyone else have any experiences with the Carrera's?
11-04-12, 06:40 PM
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Low"ish" torque in the flat 6. where they excel is in "flow" around a track being able to maintain speed into and out of corners. So, apples and oranges. The Porsche is a fun car (had a '02) but a reliability nightmare. Love my ISF!
11-04-12, 07:10 PM
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I would never try to race any of those models as they are way to fast for the F to even have a decent showing. Though all other models I believe the F will beat.
911 Turbo Cabriolet
911 Turbo S
911 Turbo S Cabriolet
911 GT3
911 GT3 RS
911 GT3 RS 4.0
911 GT2
911 GT2 RS
I would take all of those over the F any day of the week.
I would never try to race any of those models as they are way to fast for the F to even have a decent showing. Though all other models I believe the F will beat.
11-05-12, 06:26 AM
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Ran into a 997 style Carrera last night. Not sure if it was an S or not because the car did not have any badges. Car had aftermarket exhaust for sure, not sure if it had anything else. It was a manual as I could hear him shifting.
Anyways, we got one good run in from about 40- 110. IS-F jumped out by about half a car and continued to slowly creep. IS-F was about 1 1/2 car up when we shut it down. Was a good run and pretty close but the IS-F edged him out.
My car has a Takeda intake and muffler deletes. He gave me a thumbs up and complimented me on the car. Anyone else have any experiences with the Carrera's?
Anyways, we got one good run in from about 40- 110. IS-F jumped out by about half a car and continued to slowly creep. IS-F was about 1 1/2 car up when we shut it down. Was a good run and pretty close but the IS-F edged him out.
My car has a Takeda intake and muffler deletes. He gave me a thumbs up and complimented me on the car. Anyone else have any experiences with the Carrera's?
11-05-12, 06:35 AM
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I have a 2012 997.2 Carrera S stick with factory sport exhaust, sport seats and lsd. I got a great deal on a leftover one when new 991 came in. The flat 6 sounds really good when you are really on it. It is a great car, it feels a lot more nimble than the ISF. They are two different type of cars. You do have to keep the revs up above 4k though. I think it will be a classic. The 991 is nice but feels too big and luxurious.
11-05-12, 08:39 AM
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Nice..... IMO, it was probably not an S. Even though, after researching I have found articles saying the Carrera runs a 0-60 in about 4.7 and the S in 4.5, the 4 in 4.8, the 4S in 4.5, the GTS in 4.2,and the mighty Turbo in 3,2 seconds..... All of those times are according to C&D articles.
I'll never forget one night back when I had my 08 M3, I rolled up next to a blue 997 Turbo at a stop light. It was around 3 am and of course he started to rev on me I knew I would be killed but hey, why not??? The light changed to green and I floored it. I couldnt beleive Ijumped out ahead of him for maybe 2-3 seconds when this thing blew by my like I was standing still...... Sounded like a jet aircraft!!!!! LOL...
I'll never forget one night back when I had my 08 M3, I rolled up next to a blue 997 Turbo at a stop light. It was around 3 am and of course he started to rev on me I knew I would be killed but hey, why not??? The light changed to green and I floored it. I couldnt beleive Ijumped out ahead of him for maybe 2-3 seconds when this thing blew by my like I was standing still...... Sounded like a jet aircraft!!!!! LOL...
