Overrev Folder
02-10-2017, 10:17 PM
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Overrev Folder
I am starting a thread just for overrevs. Anybody who wishes can post it here so that we can have a closed discussion and will save it so somebody in the future can easily study them.
02-13-2017, 04:11 PM
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This has been discussed too many times but I have read enough and studied this subject for a very long time so I definitely would consider myself an expert here. To add to my credibility, I have also owned 2 930's, 2 996 Turbo's, 1 996 GT2, and now have a 997TT and all were manual transmissions so my experience is vast and all knowing.
If a 911 was built after the 1999 model year (read 996/997/991) and it has logged an over-rev you run for the hills like Godzilla is coming. That car is guaranteed to fail and it should only be thought of as a parts-car. Add up what you can get for the suspension, the shell, and interior and you will get the correct valuation on that car.
Older 911's (993, 964, 911) that did not log over-revs have, therefore, never been over-revved and are your bullet-proof cars that Porsche is known for. We also must concede that those drivers were better than any driver of any later car so you can just trust that they never missed a shift.
We all know about the legendary reliability of the Metzger engine which was virtually unchanged until the 997.2 model variation but again, that reputation only applies to earlier cars.
Debate ended.
If a 911 was built after the 1999 model year (read 996/997/991) and it has logged an over-rev you run for the hills like Godzilla is coming. That car is guaranteed to fail and it should only be thought of as a parts-car. Add up what you can get for the suspension, the shell, and interior and you will get the correct valuation on that car.
Older 911's (993, 964, 911) that did not log over-revs have, therefore, never been over-revved and are your bullet-proof cars that Porsche is known for. We also must concede that those drivers were better than any driver of any later car so you can just trust that they never missed a shift.
We all know about the legendary reliability of the Metzger engine which was virtually unchanged until the 997.2 model variation but again, that reputation only applies to earlier cars.
Debate ended.
02-13-2017, 07:54 PM
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Drifting
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I have owned MT ever since I learned to drive. In fact, I may consider driving an AUTO less than 1/3 of the time driving. Only when I bought a TT that an over rev was such a big deal, especially in ranges 3-6.
