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Old May 10, 2019 | 10:16 PM
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Wouldn't it be great if the sport button bypassed the filters entirely... !!! We can dream!
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Old May 10, 2019 | 10:26 PM
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The article indicates that they came up with a way to PWM the valving on the exhaust instead of just the on and off vacuum of the previous car. I would expect the filters to always be in the loop since the are about pollution control and not noise control.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by venom51
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/sup...00rpm-flat-six

I think that confirms that you are going to see the new filters stateside and that it will be NA. I am guessing an un-neutered 3.8L since the 2016 Carrera S originally put out 420hp. I'll concede no snails will be found according to what's in the article.
The 3.8 isn't going to make enough power. With the filters robbing 20-25HP, 420 crank isn't going to cut it.

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I have driven a couple M2s, and I did not find them to be an adequate substitute for a porsche. It feels like a warmed up economy car to me. Now the new Camaros... especially the supercharged car... That was the closest to getting me out of a porsche.
The Camaro is the definition of a warmed up rental car. The M2 has its niche and purpose. It's not a replacement for Porsche but it's a competent, fast daily driver that does anything you could want on the road.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 11:17 AM
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I see we didn't read the article....

but thanks to the fastidiousness of Porsche’s engineers it’s somehow gained 10bhp and lost 10kg, too.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 11:38 AM
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What are you talking about? That article was about the 4.0 in the Speedster and you're talking about the 3.8 which was pretty much maxxed without X51.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by venom51
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/sup...00rpm-flat-six

I think that confirms that you are going to see the new filters stateside and that it will be NA. I am guessing an un-neutered 3.8L since the 2016 Carrera S originally put out 420hp. I'll concede no snails will be found according to what's in the article.
Actually it only put out 400hp without the X51 kit.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 12:27 PM
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Right so one year models X51 power kit option is the next year models standard engine. I think it is reasonable to think if they have already extracted that number from the 3.8L that they aren't going to spend a bunch of R&D money rethinking what has already been done. I just grabbed the spec from somewhere on the net for the 420hp number. I was unaware that was the result of an optional add on in 2016.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by venom51
Right so one year models X51 power kit option is the next year models standard engine. I think it is reasonable to think if they have already extracted that number from the 3.8L that they aren't going to spend a bunch of R&D money rethinking what has already been done. I just grabbed the spec from somewhere on the net for the 420hp number. I was unaware that was the result of an optional add on in 2016.
But they did. The New GT4CS still has the older 3.8 with a power bump BUT NOT via the X51 kit.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 01:07 PM
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So the previous CS didn't include the X51 kit in its standard trim either? I don't have a breathe of Porsche history knowledge so I have just been reading around for the last few months.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 01:12 PM
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Nevermind...I just went and looked it up. Seems odd to not have include the additional HP in the dedicated track car.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by venom51
Nevermind...I just went and looked it up. Seems odd to not have include the additional HP in the dedicated track car.
Not when you have regulations in place which have been discussed in this thread. Remember all those fake news? Thats why its best to "Trust But Verify" stuff posted on the interweb.
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Old May 12, 2019 | 01:28 PM
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I have in on way read all 456 pages of this thread?
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Old May 12, 2019 | 05:28 PM
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Seen on pff. Still waiting like everyone here!
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Old May 12, 2019 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MEM82

Seen on pff. Still waiting like everyone here!
That front splitter looks epic
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Old May 12, 2019 | 08:13 PM
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Would love it to have FAL as an option but doubt it will.
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