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Topic Re: Does Porsche race the DFI engine? DFI/IMS-less reliability? |
Does Porsche race the DFI engine? DFI/IMS-less reliability? Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 9:46:05 am |
With 30,000 won "races," it could be they're including any timed event, including street cars. *NM* Laz - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 9:50:33 am |
Re: Does Porsche race the DFI engine? DFI/IMS-less reliability? Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 11:09:41 am |
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Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S)
We all know that Porsche designed the M96 engine to lower costs and save the failing company. They also cancelled their racing programs at the same time. OK, they made a business decision and it worked fabulously.
Bruce in Philly (a little paranoid today)
Re: Does Porsche race the DFI engine? DFI/IMS-less reliability? paulwdenton - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 9:58:16 pm |
Almost all Porsche racing motors of the last decade or so have been the "GT1" motor grant - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 11:22:13 am |
It will be interesting to see what they have in the 991 GT3 cup car and the... grant - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 3:06:57 pm |
Re: Does Porsche race the DFI engine? DFI/IMS-less reliability? SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 1:16:12 pm |
This thing against manual transmissions on newer cars is more an emessions/fuel economy... MarcW - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 1:48:42 pm |
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SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans)
Porsche still advises against slicks on the newer cars, which should answer your question.
Steve
He is referring to racing slicks (tires) grant - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 2:57:07 pm |
Re: He is referring to racing slicks (tires) SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 8:34:04 pm |
Oh God, where's a delete when you need one? I misread "stick" for "slick". Sorry. *NM* MarcW - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 5:01:39 pm |
Hey, unless you're on something slick, the slicker the slicks, the stickier it sticks. *NM* Laz - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 5:24:30 pm |
Its kinda nice to know you are capable of mistakes too :-) grant - Monday, 12 August, 2013, at 6:42:57 pm |
What? That I can't counter the silly notion.. MarcW - Tuesday, 13 August, 2013, at 10:39:09 am |
No, that you can misread a post! It was joke! grant - Tuesday, 13 August, 2013, at 6:50:42 pm |
Ironically, IMS failures happen to people who don't race *NM* Boxsterra - Tuesday, 13 August, 2013, at 11:22:54 pm |
Ironic but consistent with the explanations.... *NM* grant - Wednesday, 14 August, 2013, at 8:19:14 am |
Like the old expression: If you don't use it, you lose it. *NM* Guenter in Ontario - Wednesday, 14 August, 2013, at 9:12:01 am |