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Originally Posted by 911vet
I've been behind amr89c4 trying to catch him on the track in my RWD 3.2. There is no disadvantage to the C4 out there. It's a slightly different animal than a RWD, but then an SC is not a Carrera is not a 964 is not a 993...
There are bunch of new 997 C4S out on the track taking names and leaving others in their dust. Yep, sometimes it's the traction control, ABS, etc that lets poor drivers look good. But it's crazy to discount the C4 as a track car.
If in doubt, get behind Lynn (amr89c4) and just try to catch him! And if you're gonna wait for the AWD to have a catastrophic failure you'll be waiting a long time. It's rare.
I'm happy with my RWD 3.2 but I would snatch up a 964 C4 in a heartbeat if one came along. I'd do what was suggested and dial out the understeer with minor suspension upgrades.
Hey... a C2 or C4... both are fantastic machines. You can't really go wrong.
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The 964 awd system was unique to that model. It is nothing like the awd sytem used from 993 thru the current 997. It is complicated, expensive and not easily modified. If you are happy great, but you do a diservice to the vast majority of people looking for a de car. I don't have any issue w/ the 993 up version of awd, except that it is a little heavier than 2wd it is at least natively biased to the back which makes performance driving more enjoyable/doable, but the 964 system is not performance oriented like the later systems it is more of a snow country system w/ native 50/50 bias. Yes it can alter bias based on traction to great extremes but it still can't match the way that a rear biased system can use throttle steer.
lotsa luck to the purchasers of 15 to 20 year old 964C4s
JMO