96redLT4

I'm surprised nobody has posted about this article today. It is an interesting short read with AP himself addressing many of our concerns about the 'fun to drive' factor of the new GT 3 car and how the new engine stacks up against prior super Porsches including the Carrera GT.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...as-preuninger/

Jim

-Ryan-

I guess that's confirmation there will be a 991.2 GT3RS. Or an error.

96redLT4

Just realized that I should have posted this on the GT3 forum. I moved it so mods can delete this if you would like.

J

djcxxx

I don't really put a whole lot of stock in these comments. He plays to the audience that wants to hear a particular script and he provides it, validating what the audience already believes.

Bents

Nailed it.

porsche42

Agreed. People do care about lap times and performance in general. I wish he went into more detail about why the oil pressures dropped and why did they change and why. Best engine in a Porsche until next year.

CSK 911 C4S

Now that there are holes in the cam shaft for better oil delivery I wonder when we will hear of the 1st engine blowing up from snapped cam shaft.

Churchill

Maybe this is picking nits, but this from the article is wrong:

You have to adjust mechanical rockers, like on 911's up through the 964. The entire point of hydraulic rockers, which started on the 993, is that they don't need to be adjusted.

Needsdecaf

Traditionally you are correct.

In other articles (posted in the GT3 forum), AP states that since the tolerances on the solid lifters is now so much more precise, there is no need to adjust the last. He stated on the test bed, they have had engines up to 300,000 miles (or was it KM, can't recall) without needing adjustment or showing signs that it does.

bkrantz

Hope you are right. I have flash backs of the painful hours I spent adjusting valves on my 964, including the time it took to remove all the sound-encapsulation panels.