i was wondering does the porsche carrera gt have a clutch?
and every1 said it has a racing gearbox, so...what is the difference between a racing gearbox and a normal one?

Racing trannies have higher strength components, double or triple disk clutches, thicker stronger pressure plates... stuff like that.


btw... yes, the CGT does have a clutch.

but the way of driving it is the same as a normal gearbox right?

but the way of driving it is the same as a normal gearbox right?

Yes, just with a FAR more sensitive clutch pedal. No forgiveness.

some sports cars have clutches that are very hard to push down and after half an hour of driving u might need a new left leg.

From what I hear though, the carrera GT has a clutch thats smooth as buddddah. I wouldnt know though, I only drive them in dreams.

The best gearboxs in my opinion are traditional manual, they are so much simpler, lighter, cheaper to make and a lot more reliable. All it takes is a little movement of the hand and right foot.

The best gearboxs in my opinion are traditional manual, they are so much simpler, lighter, cheaper to make and a lot more reliable. All it takes is a little movement of the hand and right foot.

u do mean left foot dnt you...

I hope so... lol

You have to be very careful with the Porsche Carrera GT's clutch because it is very easy to stall the engine. It is recommended that you use no 'gas' until you have removed your foot from the clutch. If you are interested you could look up the Top Gear review on youtube. It is not very diificult to find.

Here is a link to the video if you are interested:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=d1pLdr_Bg8s

http://www.viperalley.com/forum/garage/41457-8-000-carrera-gt.html

Taken from another site, I think its pretty damn cool.

" You may find this interesting. It isn't often someone gets a chance to see underneath the skin of the Carrera GT. This Carrera GT is a daily driver (really) of the owner. He previously wore the clutch out on a twin turbo that he owned.

He was a bit taken aback at the price of a new clutch for it. Moving onward, he buys this car. After some 1300 miles the clutch on this Carrera GT is history. The owner didn't rely on the "launch control" on the GT in order to preserve this clutch. So into the dealership for a $8,000 clutch, which, when new is almost a piece of art.
...

http://members.cox.net/alang1/carrera_gt/

It has a clutch but very tricky, the slipping area is so smal, I know I'll make you guys laugh but I have the same problem with my Suzuki, but the problem there is that it just doesn't have any torque

And I think also with the CGT you push the pedals down and not backwards

If my memory serves me well, it has the 'Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch' which is probably one of the trickiest clutches on modern supercars...

u do mean left foot dnt you...

I hope so... lol

I think he meant right as in correct......sorry to be "That guy"

Racing trannies have higher strength components,
.

Cant really say that, the correct thing to say would be higher YIELD strength...

some metals have high strength with low yield strength points, which means they will deform plastically very fast while still holding a load. materials with high yield strength will begin hold high loads without plastically deforming so easily, which is better.

Once you begin plastic deformation, and stop the load the metal tends to go back to its original shape, but not all of it.