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timpalms said:
4.8 seconds is the 0-60 on a STANDARD Carrera, the factory lists the 997 S at 4.6. I read a recent shootout in Motor Trend (I think) where they ran a 4.2 second 0-60. A 997 S Equipped with PCCB, Sport Chrono and an anorexic driver just might run 3.9...
I'm no physicist or F1-mechanic, but I'm pretty sure you cannot make ANY standard 997S go from 0-60 mph (the equivalent of 0-96,5 km/h) in appr. 0.7 second less than factory claims (according to the official Porsche web it does 0-100 kmh in 4.8, US site states 0-60 in 4.6 secs).
Had it been a 0-60 time of a car that normally did it in 9 seconds, then maybe a 0,7 second shave is possible, but making a very fast car in the super sportscar category even faster takes a lot more that a good driver with light bonestructure.
First of all it takes a LOT of added power or putting the car on a serious diet.
Then it takes serious traction and a setup commited to and built for expreme accelerations.
Let's be realistic:
The CGT does 0-62 mph (=0-100kmh) in 3,9 secs according to the web.
The CGT weighs 1.455 kg (appr.3207 pounds) and has 612 BHP.
In addition it is supposedly the 997 technically superior in most areas.
Now take 997S:
It weighs 1.495 kg (3295 pounds) - 40 kg more than the CGT.
It produces 355 BHP - 257 bhp LESS than the CGT.
And you want it to accelerate as fast as the CGT?
Sorry, thats just science fiction in my opinion.
Unless you want to cut 0.7 seconds of the 0-100 time of all Porsches and all their competitors, I think it's a simple mistake in the way they time it.
I used to work with a guy who had a 620 (yes, six-hundred-and-twenty) bhp Audi A4 3.0 Quattro with turbo anti-lag installed.
The antilag system basically meant that he had almost all BHP wound up from standing still (unlike normal cars that build up torque and BHP as they run faster). His car has a 0-100 time of 3,4 seconds.
In theory it shoulkd have been even faster - around 2.5 secs which isnt uncommon for rallycross cars with turbo antilag installed, - but the gearshift simply wasnt fast enough
(This car was TOTALLY modified-it wasnt just a souped up A4. Full engine, electronics and suspension make-over)
My point is this: It takes a LOT of power and a lot of modifications to shave off just 0.5 secs on a 0-100 time when we talk acc. times of 4-5 seconds.
On the other hand: If any of you guys are able to bring your standard 997S even close to a 0-100 time of 4 secs flat, I'd gladly congratulate you with a bottle of Dom P `52