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Old 11-07-2016 | 01:18 PM
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I still don't think there's an actual accurate count ?
Anybody know the real number?

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Bump- come on,how many ?
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Two.
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I previously counted 7.
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Five. Definitely five.
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when i went through the tread i though i counted 13? seemed like a lot!
https://rennlist.com/forums/gt4/9543...n-failure.html
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5000 cars......................100%
7 failures............................X =>

X=7x100/5000
X=0.14%.

Yeah...alarming!
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Originally Posted by neanicu
5000 cars......................100%
7 failures............................X =>

X=7x100/5000
X=0.14%.

Yeah...alarming!
2500 US
what percentage are tracked 15-25%?
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I've counted 8 failures including the one on the Cayman GTS. The 8th one was reported by moveswiftly on 5 November. I started at the beginning of the "GT4 G81 Transmission Failure" thread and counted through. Caveat...I've had at least 2 strong IPAs while watching election returns, so my count may be off??
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Originally Posted by 4carl
2500 US
what percentage are tracked 15-25%?
I've heard that historical GT3 track % of 70%. I'd guess GT4 track use is likely at least that high. % might be lower now that PDK is standard...
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are the transmission failures solely occurring on vehicles with moderate to heavy track use? Any occurrences on the street?
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It's fewer than the number of GT3 engine issues. That's all that matters.


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