Alienated 718 owners
03-13-2018, 05:59 AM
#76
Rennlist Member
OK, there is now a 718 forum. At the same time be advised that the mods will deal harshly with the kind of nonsense we saw in the 991 forum with the turbo and non tubo proponents dumping on each other. That resulted in bans and the same will apply in the 718 forum. So those of you who have already dissed the 718 expect to pay the price. Same goes for dumping on the 6 cylinder versions.
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
We're all big boys here, and the anonymity inherent in chat forums lends itself to A-hole-ism, not to be confused with alcoholism which is a genuine condition. Maybe we should institute a peace corner like my kid's school: Major disagreement amongst kids leads to a trip to the peace corner to work it out. It's awesome, isn't it? Just like real life!
03-13-2018, 11:08 AM
#78
Rennlist Member
You are correct about the rated GTS HP. As most Porsches they are under rated at the factory and dyno higher in real life. Being a NASA TT driver I use the Dynojet # SAE corrected as my comparison.
https://www.cobbtuning.com/baseline-...e-718-boxster/
Peter
https://www.cobbtuning.com/baseline-...e-718-boxster/
Peter
03-13-2018, 04:41 PM
#79
Rennlist Member
OK, there is now a 718 forum. At the same time be advised that the mods will deal harshly with the kind of nonsense we saw in the 991 forum with the turbo and non tubo proponents dumping on each other. That resulted in bans and the same will apply in the 718 forum. So those of you who have already dissed the 718 expect to pay the price. Same goes for dumping on the 6 cylinder versions.
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
Don't mean to complain, just making a suggest that I think will benefit the community and keep readers here on RL.
03-13-2018, 04:46 PM
#80
Rennlist Member
OK, there is now a 718 forum. At the same time be advised that the mods will deal harshly with the kind of nonsense we saw in the 991 forum with the turbo and non tubo proponents dumping on each other. That resulted in bans and the same will apply in the 718 forum. So those of you who have already dissed the 718 expect to pay the price. Same goes for dumping on the 6 cylinder versions.
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
I'd lilke to remind you all that this is a community of people sharing a passion for Porsches - all of them.
Regards,
03-13-2018, 06:55 PM
#81
Rennlist Member
03-23-2018, 05:29 AM
#83
You are correct about the rated GTS HP. As most Porsches they are under rated at the factory and dyno higher in real life. Being a NASA TT driver I use the Dynojet # SAE corrected as my comparison.
https://www.cobbtuning.com/baseline-...e-718-boxster/
Peter
For reference, my 450HP 911 puts down around 365RWHP.
03-23-2018, 12:01 PM
#84
Rennlist Member
I'm sorry this is just not correct - Porsche do not under rate their engines. If you put a Porsche on a high quality dyno such as a MAHA and apply the appropriate corrections you will find they hit the mark plus or minus three of four HP in a lot of cases.
For reference, my 450HP 911 puts down around 365RWHP.
For reference, my 450HP 911 puts down around 365RWHP.
Peter
03-23-2018, 09:19 PM
#85
The 718S is a fantastic car, but it doesn't make 340WHP.
For reference the 991.2 C2S puts down around 350WHP - acceleration graphs are a pretty good way of assessing HP claims.
I fully understand why 781 owners feel alienated - you should see what happened to 991 Series II owners - virtually every thread was destroyed - for months. This even occurred when OPs requested that series I owners steer clear unless they could comment on the basis of some knowledge or recently acquired information.
For what its worth the same occurred on another Porsche site, to such an extent a new site was developed just for the 718.
Its better to deal with objective facts rather than subjective statements, one is a reality the other is a preference. I know I would happily own a 718 if space permitted.
Last edited by RRDnA; 03-24-2018 at 04:28 AM.
03-31-2018, 09:35 PM
#86
Rennlist Member
718 Forum grief
Renlister's in my view have always leaned in the direction fo the 911 platform. Having owned both front, rear and mid engined Porsche's I have found that there are several great forums out there, each with a separate focus.