Definitive 991 GT3 Thread
09-22-2012 | 08:13 PM
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Its funny but up until last year I had not really heard all this talk about the "Metzger" engine. For years Ive heard about the 996/7 GT and Turbo series cars having their engine origins based on the old GT1/964/993 crank case but all of a sudden the word Metzger pops up everywhere now in discussion. I guess its more technically correct but just saying....
09-22-2012 | 09:03 PM
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09-23-2012 | 06:47 AM
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The benchmark for the new Porsche 991 GT3 and 991 GT3 RS engine will be the 4.0 "Mezger" GT1-derived Porsche Motorsport flat-six...
"The Greatest Production Engine Ever"
...thanks to Hans Mezger, Andreas Pruninger and Chris Harris!
"The Greatest Production Engine Ever"
...thanks to Hans Mezger, Andreas Pruninger and Chris Harris!
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09-23-2012 | 08:37 AM
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I have it on good authority that the car is still a minimum of 1 year away and possibly 2.
Quote from Speed site:
PORSCHE 991 FOR WEC IN 2013? — The word in the ALMS paddock is that Porsche’s new 991 GTE car will debut in next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship as a development program run by a single factory supported team, with a full customer roll-out expected for 2014. It would thus leave Porsche with two distinct GTE models for next year, with both likely present at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
09-23-2012 | 06:24 PM
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09-23-2012 | 06:50 PM
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09-23-2012 | 09:26 PM
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