More rally good-ness with angry Metzger soundtrack...
Discussion
ing epic!
Ian_UK1 said:
I can't think of any better way than this video to demonstrate why a tweaked road engine and PDK in the new GT3 will be so totally, utterly wrong.
How (and why) did you do that ? The OP posts a link to a great piece of rally footage and within four posts you've taken it OT and turned it into a thread about the pros and cons of PDK transmission and the perceived shortcomings of the replacement for the Metzger engine. . . . .
This is precisely why the PH Porsche forum has become such a tedious place and is being shunned by many.
Slippydiff said:
How (and why) did you do that ?
The OP posts a link to a great piece of rally footage and within four posts you've taken it OT and turned it into a thread about the pros and cons of PDK transmission and the perceived shortcomings of the replacement for the Metzger engine. . . . .
This is precisely why the PH Porsche forum has become such a tedious place and is being shunned by many.
Unlike you, I actually believe you are entitled to your opinion, so many thanks for your interesting comment. Do remember though, this is an Internet forum, where many different opinions are - and should be - expressed. Maybe you should ask yourself if it's appropriate to approach such a forum believing there are only two opinions in this world - yours and 'wrong'.The OP posts a link to a great piece of rally footage and within four posts you've taken it OT and turned it into a thread about the pros and cons of PDK transmission and the perceived shortcomings of the replacement for the Metzger engine. . . . .
This is precisely why the PH Porsche forum has become such a tedious place and is being shunned by many.
Anyway, I had sound reason for making the post you have so roundly criticised. Hopefully this will help you to understand my thoughts:
The simple fact is that this vid is epic BECAUSE of the fantastic Mezger engine, the sounds it produces and the beautifully-timed and consequently thrilling downshift blips executed by a driver of clearly enormous talent. Remove these parts of the experience and the result would be a whole lot less entertaining. IMHO, that's what the lack of a proper competition engine and a manual 'box will do.
So we have a vid that's a joy to watch, but won't be capable of being repeated in a few short years because cars that raw, that alive, that feral just won't exist any more.
It's therefore entirely relevant to a thread about the awesome-ness of the combination of Mezger engine / manual box / great driver to express dismay that Porsche's direction at the moment will (or maybe 'is likely to') take this very enjoyment from us.
Edited by Ian_UK1 on Sunday 17th February 14:43
Ian_UK1 said:
The simple fact is that this vid is epic BECAUSE of the fantastic Mezger engine, the sounds it produces and the beautifully-timed and consequently thrilling downshift blips executed by a driver of clearly enormous talent.
...or is it in this case the six speed sequential box that requires ZERO talent to execute a perfect downshift blip? 
...quite similar to the PDK then?
Ian_UK1 said:
It's therefore entirely relevant to a thread about the awesome-ness of the combination of Mezger engine / manual box / great driver to express dismay that Porsche's direction at the moment will (or maybe 'is likely to') take this very enjoyment from us.
...and if it is a sequential box, which it both sounds like and looks like from other in-car footage then where does that leave your carefully crafted opinion?Here he is perfectly blipping the throttle on his downshifts...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4jcIXdcQWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4jcIXdcQWY
Old Trout said:
Here he is perfectly blipping the throttle on his downshifts...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4jcIXdcQWY
Mama!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4jcIXdcQWY
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