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As far as the 5 shift maps goes, I really only use 1, the "manual mode"!!.
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Hi!
I'm considering buying a Porsche 911 996 C2. Is it possible to make the tiptronic as fast as the manual by tuning the gearbox?
Thank you for answer's!
I'll be nice, it's your first post, we all had one once...
Stay away from the early 996.1 3.4 with tip, they only had 5 different shift mappings. The tip's on the 2002 and newer have 250 mappings built in.
And, you can't "tune" the transmission without doing major changes to valve body springs, it's a true automatic.
Hope that helps, suggest you do more research about the cars. Others won't be as gentle as me.
You can't make the Tip as fast as the 6MT, it is, what it is.There is no one making upgraded software ect. It is a ZF 5HP19 gearbox.
That said, if you are not a die hard manual trans guy, it is great for a daily driver. As far as the 5 shift maps goes, I really only use 1, the "manual mode"!!. Install some AMG paddle shifters and have at it !!!
If you only care about 0-60, then you've got the wrong car.
There are other cars that are quicker 0-60.
My previous car was about 2 seconds faster 0-60.
But my 996 is a much more fun car to drive!
I've read a lot of posts on here saying the 996 na is slow as hell from 0-60, but it's respectable imo especially for a 20yr old car. I rented a 2018 camaro ss when I was on vacation and after many tries I was able to get a 0-60 of 4.3secs. That car was a lot of fun in a straight line, but guess which car I think is better overall. The 996 even though its almost 20 years older and slower to 60 by only .3secs.
Here's the fastest 0-60 time I found a few years back and it was from Car and Driver.
^This, precisely^, also I tried a few 0-60 runs in my car and it just doesn't feel right. The clutch/trans is strong enough, but it just doesn't feel like it was designed for this purpose. As mentioned, many other cars are faster for this purpose.
If you are even remotely on the fence, definitely get the 6-speed. If you are really concerned about 0-60, get a 2wd, 6-speed, coupe. 4wd adds 131 lbs, Tip adds 108 lbs, and Cab adds 171, so a 996.1 with all three options weighs 396 lbs more and drives very differently, and the automatic is a bigger performance (and driving feel) hit vs 6-speed beyond just the weight. Although I personally prefer the 996.1, the 996.2 only weighs about 68 lbs more than a 996.1 and has 20 more hp, so the 996.2 has a better power to weight ratio than the 996. For 2wd/6-speed/coupes,
the Mk2 only has to move 9.24 lb per hp (2959/320) versus 9.67 (2901/300) for the Mk1.
The Tiptronic on the 966.2 is also supposed to be quite a bit better than it was on the 996.1.
I owned a 996.1 4wd Tip back when they were new and, although the Tip is a godsend for traffic, between the extra weight and the automatic, I really did not enjoy driving it as a sports car. Adding paddles and manually shifting more (as have been suggested) would have probably helped me enjoy it more, but I didn't know that paddles could be added back then.
I replaced that with a Maserati Coupe with a F1 trans, it was a lot faster than the 996 0-60, but that car
drove you
under full throttle rather than the other way around.
Then I replaced that with a 996.1/coupe/6-speed/2wd and the car is perfect. It's slower than the Maserati, but a lot more fun to drive. The 996's in lightest form are mid to high 4-second 0-60 cars, so they actually are pretty fast, it's just that they don't have a ton of low-end torque so you have to work harder to achieve that. I never drive the 996 hard and the power is just perfect for me -- it just feels like a perfectly balanced car. If you really want effortless fast 0-60, go for a 996 Turbo (but it might feel a bit less like a lightweight sports car than the lightest NA 996).
Agree. A lot of older Porsche 911s want to be shifted in a controlled, sometimes slow, process. The early 915 transmissions were not fast. The G-50 trans changeover in 1986-ish made the trans shift much faster, except when cold, and even then, slamming into gears could wear out the synchros...
A sports car doesn�t always have to shift extremely quickly.
My 99 911 is not much different. 0-60 times are still 5.1 seconds versus 5.9 from the 88 911. When cold, it�s slow to shift. When warm, 2nd gear needs careful controlled quick movements, but forcing it can produce a crunch...
The real beauty of the 996 is above 5,000 RPM in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear. On the street, many don�t dare, but those that do, the 996 can keep up with just about anything. On the track, the 996 shines in the curves, when the curves are a plenty. Overall, it�s a blast.
