The looks inside and out of the 996's never flicked my bic but seriously, as a track car the 996 GT3 is just plain faster, and more trackable straight from Porsche. From memory, more ponies (380hp),
LSD, and adjustable suspension, all things the Cayman still lacks stock. Of all the 996s the GT3 still looks good too.
The CS is a great car and looks a generation better than the 996, but it doesn't take anything away from it to admit that there are other great and possibly better cars available depending on what you expect from it.
Everyone raves about
Sport Chrono, but it's the only option that I consider a waste of money. I even have the additional gizmos
SC has associated with PCM, never touch them, useless info, useless chronometer, silly artificial feeling throttle map.
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LSD - Limited Slip Differential
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A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount. In an automobile, such limited slip differentials are sometimes used in place of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity.
The main advantage of a limited slip differential is found by considering the case of a standard (or "open") differential where one wheel has no contact with the ground at all. In such a case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate freely– the torque transmitted will be equal at both wheels, but will not exceed the threshold of torque needed to move the vehicle, thus the vehicle will remain stationary. In everyday use on typical roads, such a situation is very unlikely, and so a normal differential suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving off-road, or for high performance vehicles, such a state of affairs is undesirable, and the LSD can be employed to deal with it. By limiting the velocity difference between a pair of driven wheels, useful torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
To see the installation of a LSD style unit Click Here -> Article Forthcoming Stay Tuned |
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