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  1. Jon H

    Jon H Karting Silver Subscribed

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    Saw a 4.0 at Momentum last night before it drove off, very cool automobile, sorry no pics.
     
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  2. Pagani2011

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    thanks
     
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  3. WJHMH

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  4. GuyIncognito

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    I think the roll bar doesn't meet some DOT rule, so you can't have it installed at the factory; you can order it from the Porsche Motorsport catalog though.
     
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    Rollbar is not allowed by DOT !! , Neither are plexiglass rear / side windows, the old GT3 seats were'nt allowed , heck the old 911/964/993 RS variants were'nt allow - ..... There are full rollbars and rear roll bar available.

    I understand that as the car is a 2+2 this is the primary reason why some of the goodies are not allowed - that said a lot of cars have them retrofitted....
     
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  7. GuyIncognito

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    GT3/2/RS/etc are 2 seaters...no back seats or belts at all.

    I don't know the specific DOT rule that prohibits the roll bar...maybe side air bags? I think that was the issue with the euro GT3 seats.
     
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    Is Porsche trying to make a statement with these RS's that the rear spoiler has to get bigger and bigger and bigger....
     
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    What kind of power does this car put out?
     
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  10. 430 scuderia

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    Really nice colour combo wheels ;-)
     
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  11. b-mak

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    More than enough.
     
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  12. Bas

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    500...125hp per liter, from an NA! I watched a video of the GT3 RS 4.0 the other day and the acceleration from 280 > 322 was insane. Very quick for an N/A car.

    Porsche has done some really nice stuff with their GTx versions of the 997s.
     
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    Wow what an awesome car. Love the look and power.
     
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  14. Bullfighter

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    Could be that a roll bar and a head without a helmet are a serious impact risk in collision.

    For road use, no doubt the risks outweigh any rollover protection.
     
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    Ugly wheels...

    Black wheels have jumped the shark... unless you're driving an old mitubishi with a coffee can muffler.
     
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    I agree, I think they're all played out at this point.
     
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    Are those stripes painted on or are they vinyl? I personally hate them. :eek:
     
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  18. GuyIncognito

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    possibly. my Wrangler had a roll cage from the factory...with an inch of foam padding all the way around (you could unzip/remove the padding and see the steel cage underneath)
     
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    Car regs and truck regs differ. That foam won't do much if a head strikes it at anything more than parking lot speed.
     
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  20. GuyIncognito

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    yep. ask me how I know :rolleyes:
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOyVZ6rlIlo[/ame]

     
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    I suggest a Muffler Bypass from Shark Werks!

    Makes the sound truly monumental!

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuUzwjHa5TY[/ame]
     
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  25. GuyIncognito

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    that's an awesome car but I just can't get over the ricer graphics.
     
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