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Old 02-18-2020, 10:59 AM   #21
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Old 02-19-2020, 06:19 AM   #22
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Another perspective. This one complains about tall gearing.

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Old 02-19-2020, 11:29 AM   #23
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Another perspective. This one complains about tall gearing.

https://www.pca.org/news/2020-02-17/...rives-road-and
Tall gearing plagues all 981's... Porsche added 1" to the total tire diameter when they went from 987/997 to 981/991. Probably less felt with PDK, but in the manuals, with unchanged internals, this makes them feel a bit soft down low.
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Old 02-19-2020, 12:02 PM   #24
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Tall gearing plagues all 981's... Porsche added 1" to the total tire diameter when they went from 987/997 to 981/991. Probably less felt with PDK, but in the manuals, with unchanged internals, this makes them feel a bit soft down low.
Reminds me of this video

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