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Ever wanted proof that the manual is significantly faster than the tip. Was tested in 97. Big download, but here you go.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 6lcu8RM1OA

So should I rant on the fact they used a vR in the manual for an advantage? lol

You could try, but they have the same engine and arent going around corners. True, the Version R is a piddly amout lighter, but not by that sort of gap.

Besides, thats a 5sp tip, the gap would normally be wider as the 5sp Tip would normally be sitting in the garage with a buggered gearbox.

dstocks wrote: Besides, thats a 5sp tip, the gap would normally be wider as the 5sp Tip would normally be sitting in the garage with a buggered gearbox.

Lol!

What about the 4sp tip??

Pretty much the same as the 5sp tip. A few car lengths behind. Truth is you lose a few KW for the luxury of the tip box.

Thats interesting, the vr beat the auto 911

Lawso wrote:Thats interesting, the vr beat the auto 911

Yeah, I was skipping scenes, and it kept pace on the outside edge of a corner! Not bad at all.

That white FTO had climate control so it isn't a VR

dstocks wrote:You could try, but they have the same engine and arent going around corners. True, the Version R is a piddly amout lighter, but not by that sort of gap.

Besides, thats a 5sp tip, the gap would normally be wider as the 5sp Tip would normally be sitting in the garage with a buggered gearbox.

Carport!
And the 5spd lasted years buggered over somes annual rebuild. Lol

Astron_Boy wrote:

dstocks wrote:You could try, but they have the same engine and arent going around corners. True, the Version R is a piddly amout lighter, but not by that sort of gap.

Besides, thats a 5sp tip, the gap would normally be wider as the 5sp Tip would normally be sitting in the garage with a buggered gearbox.

Carport!
And the 5spd lasted years buggered over somes annual rebuild. Lol

Cradle my spheres!

Shhtuart wrote:That white FTO had climate control so it isn't a VR

Nah it didn't. Definitely a version R

Bennoz wrote:

Astron_Boy wrote:

dstocks wrote:You could try, but they have the same engine and arent going around corners. True, the Version R is a piddly amout lighter, but not by that sort of gap.

Besides, thats a 5sp tip, the gap would normally be wider as the 5sp Tip would normally be sitting in the garage with a buggered gearbox.

Carport!
And the 5spd lasted years buggered over somes annual rebuild. Lol

Cradle my spheres!

There's def more power loss via the tip trans.....but.....what are the gear ratios like between the manual and tip? I could imagine the manual would def have shorter gears which would make it more ideal for Tsukuba.....also I don't remember seeing the straight on that course.....did they make a short course?

Nacho wrote:There's def more power loss via the tip trans.....but.....what are the gear ratios like between the manual and tip? I could imagine the manual would def have shorter gears which would make it more ideal for Tsukuba.....also I don't remember seeing the straight on that course.....did they make a short course?

5spd tip would be very similar, if not the same to the 5 spd manual. 4 speed I don't know.

Great vid... you can actually see the LSD kick in in the VR when it launches the first time