F6310 Vs Gt335

[TJS]

I suppose a topic with this title may attract some defensive comments from members but I am not looking to create an argument - just trying to make sense of an observation I have made recently.

I have an F6E and recently drove a GT-P and GT-E. With 335kw, I was expecting the GTs to be very noticeably quicker than the 6, yet in every way, at every rpm, the GTs felt like I had left the hand brake on by comparison.

Why ??

They are specced at having more torque and on paper, a better torque curve as well. So what's going on here.

Now the GTs were very quick, but the 6 is like lightning.

At 5,500 rpm, the GT was starting to pull like the 6, but the 6 pulls that hard all the way from 2,500 to 6,000.

Traction was not an influencing factor. All were on pulp. Temp and air pressure comparable.

WTF?

Did FPV deliberatley advertise the F6 specs below real world performance so their flagship v8 looks good?

Admittedly, you don't get a nice noise from the rear of the 6 - where the v8 sounds incredible. But with that sort of noise you expect performance to match.

Has anyone else made a fair comparison of the two factory-stock cars?

Should I get my 6E dyno'ed? I suppose it is possible that a previous owner tuned it but my 6E seems to go like other F6s I have driven.

TJS

[Robos F6]

That generally seems the norm. But in defence of the GT, maybe it wasnt ran in yet and they tend improve with k's. Also, on average, I've noticed that stock to stock, the GT has the slight edge over the F6 on the 1/4

[Spinning]

Agree - the seat of your pants feel - will tell you that the F6 is quicker - pulls harder and seems to roll on further once spooled up .. The GT is doing the same - expect it is alot linear - so the change is small - whereas the F6 is a bigger leap .. Both are great cars - both are very fast - and both are to be respected !! RESPECT !!.. :sungum:

At the end - it is a difficult choice - as both have so much to offer and it is a personal choice - which ultimately (as we have all found out) - a decision between the two - can only be made by you !!!!! :sungum:

My only of advise - is drive them both , like you stole them, drive them both like you care - and then drive them both like it is just about to fall apart ... It is amazing how both cars respond - this test will tell you all you need to know about both cars and what you are are happy to own !!!

[falconXR6T]

out of 4 GT's and 2GS's one Gs Tuned and only one GT came close to F6's power... these cars were all stock exept that GS, in the real world F6 is quicker but GT's aint slow either...both good cars, both fun to drive

[Wayno]

Tjs figures don't lie perhaps u r cool story though

[nomad6t]

I'd have to agree I'm looking at getting either one for a family car and cars that I tested gt had more kms though but f6 felt quicker and smoother but as a heap have said with a simple tune the gt is a beast so it really is a tough choice ATM

[TJS]

Thanks guys, it is a personal choice I suppose. Both ARE great cars. Certainly a ship load better than anything hsv has on offer. It's funny how we are comparing stable mates here, instead of racking them up against their hsv counterparts. But that would be no competition at all, would it? Shows how good the latest FPVs are. (I've never had a hsv pull away from me yet ......)

And agreed - with a tune the, the GT would go even better, but from what I have seen here, the same tuning dollars appear to get more out of the 6 than the 8s.

Now there's an interesting metric - additional kw/nm per $1000 spent!! We could compare cars AND tuning houses - sort of like Aldi's unit pricing but for petrol heads. Cule.

[Never had any say Panda]

Comparing these cars to HSV's is just boring..

It's like comparing tits to pen*s..

Comparing Tits to Tits is so much more fun..

Edited 21/01/13 08:20 PM by Slightly Inebriated Panda

[STIFLR]

Are the FPV's the tits????

[Never had any say Panda]

Would you rather they were the pen*s?