rsrdan

1973 917/30 Cam Am

Engine : Flat 12 turbocharged (max boost 1.5 bar)
Capacity : 5,374cc
Bore / Stroke : 90mm / 70.4mm
Compression ratio : 6.5:1
Maximum power : 1,100bhp @ 8,000rpm
Maximum torque : 1,098 Nm @ 6,400rpm
Brakes : Cross drilled and venilated discs with drilled aluminium hubs.Porsche aluminium four-piston calipers
Wheels : Front - 12" x 15" Read - 19" x 15" cast magnesium alloy wheels with centre nut and air-extractor cones (hub-caps !)
Tyres : Goodyear
Dimensons : Length - 4,562mm Width - 2,085mm Height - 730mm
Wheelbase : 2,500mm
Track : 1,670mm (front) 1,564mm (rear)
Turning circle : 13m
Unladen weight : 845kg (33/67 front/rear split)
Fuel tank capacity : 400 Litres
Fuel Consumption : 85 Litres/100Km (or 3.4 miles per gallon)
Maximum speed : kph / 238mph
Acceleration : 0-60 mph : 2.1seconds 0-100mph : 3.9 secs 0-200mph : 13.4mph

" I would love it if my S2 did that in 0-60"

Red 944

Yeah, but .. to 200 it's almost ten seconds more .
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special tool

Best post on here in weeks - nice.

Dave

There are some posts that you just have to read.

sweanders

[quote]Originally posted by rsrdan:
<strong>1973 917/30 Cam Am

Engine : Flat 12 turbocharged (max boost 1.5 bar)
Capacity : 5,374cc
Bore / Stroke : 90mm / 70.4mm
Compression ratio : 6.5:1
Maximum power : 1,100bhp @ 8,000rpm
Maximum torque : 1,098 Nm @ 6,400rpm
Brakes : Cross drilled and venilated discs with drilled aluminium hubs.Porsche aluminium four-piston calipers
Wheels : Front - 12" x 15" Read - 19" x 15" cast magnesium alloy wheels with centre nut and air-extractor cones (hub-caps !)
Tyres : Goodyear
Dimensons : Length - 4,562mm Width - 2,085mm Height - 730mm
Wheelbase : 2,500mm
Track : 1,670mm (front) 1,564mm (rear)
Turning circle : 13m
Unladen weight : 845kg (33/67 front/rear split)
Fuel tank capacity : 400 Litres
Fuel Consumption : 85 Litres/100Km (or 3.4 miles per gallon)
Maximum speed : kph / 238mph
Acceleration : 0-60 mph : 2.1seconds 0-100mph : 3.9 secs 0-200mph : 13.4mph

" I would love it if my S2 did that in 0-60"</strong><hr></blockquote>


Onetousandonehundred horsepowers and less than 845 kilos... Wonder why it moves...

BTW, I´d love to drive it in the rain...

And 400 litres of fuel, thats simply amazing...
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ian

The best part is people still drive them at vintage races so you can still see a beast like this run.

Thanks for the post about one of the most incredible racing cars ever built.

The owner of the car in this picture had it out at the PCA christmas event for the triad in greenboro, that and another 917 were there. It wasn't moving but in the show room it looked amazing.

IanM

I saw one of those racing in some historic races in Montreal during the F1 weekend this year. Needless to say, it won. You might be surprised though that it was still VERY slow compared to F1 car laptimes. In fact, it's laptimes were about the same as the Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge car laptimes. I guess brake and suspension technology has come a long way in the last 20 years!

ian

[quote]Originally posted by IanM:
<strong>I saw one of those racing in some historic races in Montreal during the F1 weekend this year. Needless to say, it won. You might be surprised though that it was still VERY slow compared to F1 car laptimes. In fact, it's laptimes were about the same as the Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge car laptimes. I guess brake and suspension technology has come a long way in the last 20 years!</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well suspension and brake technology and aero work has come a long way. But you also have to take into account that the driver of the 917/30 was probably not driving 10/10 ths. The guys in the ferrari challenge push really hard.

If you were driving a 1000 hp million dollar car would you take it to the limits?

velocita

I saw that race in Montreal, the Can Am were slow because the track was wet and they were running on slicks!! Otherwise I think they would have killed the F360's...

Silverbullet951

i'd like to drive that thing on peninsula blvd where I live!!!

That's one sweet car!

Enzo's Nightmare

Has anybody read "The Unfair Advantage" by Marc Donahue? Very good 917 content.

red9four4

19 inch wide tires <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" />

rsrdan

Speeking of vintage race cars.Does anyone know the web site for HRS historical sports car racing??.

Mich924S

[quote]Originally posted by rsrdan:
<strong>1973 917/30 Cam Am

Maximum speed : kph / 238mph
Acceleration : 0-60 mph : 2.1seconds 0-100mph : 3.9 secs 0-200mph : 13.4mph

" I would love it if my S2 did that in 0-60"</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sounds alot like my 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa but mine had a top speed of 200 mph.

Robby

That IS incredible- of course, there's always something faster. I remember reading about the fastest Grand National- Kenny Dutwieler's- he ran the 1/4 in just under 7 @ 197 or so. His 0-60 was .9- can't remember what the 0-100 was, but could look it up. Joey Amato's world record dragster is 4.54@324 or so- he hits 100 in just under a single second- that is just UNFU**INGREAL! BTW- under acceleration, a full G is 22 miles per second- think about it... That means that the 917 is still accelerating at over a G up to over 100mph- DAMN!!!