IMSB failure vs Bore Scoring - and the winner is . . . .
01-31-2020, 02:12 PM
#46
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A few fun facts (then we can throw in conjecture):
Porsche imported about 51K 996s from 2000 - 2004 (sorry, not sure on 99s).
Of those, a full 72% are still registered for road use in the U.S. today.
That is an incredibly high number relative to most anything else sold.
Thus, do we really believe that both major problems are affecting the majority of the 37K+ 996s out there today? Just thinking about probabilities...
Porsche imported about 51K 996s from 2000 - 2004 (sorry, not sure on 99s).
Of those, a full 72% are still registered for road use in the U.S. today.
That is an incredibly high number relative to most anything else sold.
Thus, do we really believe that both major problems are affecting the majority of the 37K+ 996s out there today? Just thinking about probabilities...
01-31-2020, 02:28 PM
#48
I agree, regardless of the Porsche, house always rules especially with the 996.
01-31-2020, 02:29 PM
#49
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01-31-2020, 02:33 PM
#51
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That may be true, but that stat is most certainly not made up.
Now let’s guess what portion of the 37K+ remaining cars have...
-Replaced engines
-Rebuilt engines
-Replaced IMSBs
...or how many owners even know of these two issues.
Now let’s guess what portion of the 37K+ remaining cars have...
-Replaced engines
-Rebuilt engines
-Replaced IMSBs
...or how many owners even know of these two issues.
01-31-2020, 02:33 PM
#52
In the corporate world, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Ignorance is bliss.
Haven't seen much statistics come from Baz on the forums, but Jake Raby did say on his Bore Scoring series, that more than 80% of the cars that come to Flat 6 Innovations are being "reconstructed" due to cylinder bore scoring.
01-31-2020, 02:35 PM
#53
01-31-2020, 02:42 PM
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And yes - even if true, it doesn't tell the whole story. As you mention above, how many are on their second (third) engine, etc? Having a high percentage still registered tells a lot about the desire to keep the car on the road. It doesn't say anything about how long the engine will last, how many miles are accumulated (max, min, avg, etc.), nor how many have been totaled and will never be used again.
I am going to say 95% of 1999 models are still on the road. I have it on good authority that that is the best year for the 996. There are plenty of databases to support this...
01-31-2020, 02:54 PM
#57
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Just start replacing perfectly good parts and forget logic and reason
Sooner or later the 51 modes of failure will bite you (quoting an expert of course)
It is only a matter of when, not if
Sooner or later the 51 modes of failure will bite you (quoting an expert of course)
It is only a matter of when, not if
01-31-2020, 03:00 PM
#58
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01-31-2020, 03:19 PM
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