New 4.0 RSR
07-15-2008, 08:51 AM
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07-15-2008, 09:18 AM
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I have a 39K RSA motor sitting in the garage.
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Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
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2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
CLICK HERE to see some of my ancient racing videos.
07-15-2008, 09:35 AM
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I would think that something will have a 4.0L motor in the next year. Haven't read the current rule book, but in that past the homologation rules allowed for the required number of examples of the car be built within a certain time frame, not necessarily before the use for racing.
07-15-2008, 09:54 AM
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Charlie, I saw this motor over on Pelican. It may or may not be worth a look but it is fairly cheap and it is in the right part of the country.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=386498
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=386498
07-15-2008, 10:12 AM
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Charlie, I saw this motor over on Pelican. It may or may not be worth a look but it is fairly cheap and it is in the right part of the country.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=386498
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=386498
Larry, I'll PM you about your motor if you're willing to sell it...
07-15-2008, 02:34 PM
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Hopefully it's not the same rule book that BMW used a few years ago to run V8 M3s to win the IMSA (or PSR, ALMS, or whatever it was at the time) championship, even though they didn't have any such homologated street car (and never intended to build one). IIRC, BMW dropped out of the series the next season ...
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I'm sure it has to be. But then they only had to make 8 or so cars to call it homologated and the M3 GTR's "special" customers have still yet to be found.
However I think the ruling allows for the car to come within the year after the car is raced, so I would be expecting a 4.0 liter motor to come in the 911 Chassis sometime in the very near future.
07-15-2008, 02:52 PM
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What, do they take back the trophies and season points if the manufacturer doesn't end up coming out with the car?
07-15-2008, 03:00 PM
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07-15-2008, 03:05 PM
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Where did you get this information from Charlie? This is really interesting.
07-15-2008, 06:21 PM
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07-15-2008, 07:02 PM
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From Porsche's website re: the ALMS race at Lime Rock:
"Three of the GT2 Porsches – the Werner/Westbook car, the Flying Lizard Johannes van Overbeek/Patrick Pilet Porsche – which qualified fifth, and the Bergmeister/Henzler Porsche, are all outfitted with a new 4.0 liter engine, which develops the same horsepower as the current 3.8 liter engine. The engine, still in its testing phase, is designed to improve drivability by widening the power band. "
07-15-2008, 08:09 PM
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Ferrari will have to work harder and harder. Its tough to stay disappointed in Porsche... 
I heard it at the race from folks. I was hoping people here knew more about it.
From Porsche's website re: the ALMS race at Lime Rock:
"Three of the GT2 Porsches – the Werner/Westbook car, the Flying Lizard Johannes van Overbeek/Patrick Pilet Porsche – which qualified fifth, and the Bergmeister/Henzler Porsche, are all outfitted with a new 4.0 liter engine, which develops the same horsepower as the current 3.8 liter engine. The engine, still in its testing phase, is designed to improve drivability by widening the power band. "
From Porsche's website re: the ALMS race at Lime Rock:
"Three of the GT2 Porsches – the Werner/Westbook car, the Flying Lizard Johannes van Overbeek/Patrick Pilet Porsche – which qualified fifth, and the Bergmeister/Henzler Porsche, are all outfitted with a new 4.0 liter engine, which develops the same horsepower as the current 3.8 liter engine. The engine, still in its testing phase, is designed to improve drivability by widening the power band. "