ACK!!! 911 KERS
05-17-2011, 12:56 PM
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05-17-2011, 06:14 PM
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Maybe I can be the first vendor on the block with a lightweight KERS Flywheel kit 
Seriously these things are great, but will make it harder for MANY shops to keep up with the technology.
Seriously these things are great, but will make it harder for MANY shops to keep up with the technology.
05-17-2011, 08:58 PM
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So, at 50K RPM, and 100K miles on the car at ~ 60 MPH average that is 5E9 cycles. There will be fatigue issues with these systems in the long run. Bearings going out, Flywheels disintegrating, Mounts breaking. Not a great idea as implemented in the GT-3R for a street car.
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05-17-2011, 09:14 PM
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05-17-2011, 09:56 PM
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At first blush, it sounds like a bad idea, but I'll reserve judgement. Porsche generally does a very good job on engineering things. Everybody hated water cooled cars at first. Some still do, particularly when I pass them in my water cooled 996. 
Nomex on... bring it... 
Nomex on... bring it...
05-18-2011, 03:56 PM
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I do like the backdating of the side/rear view mirrors.
05-18-2011, 03:59 PM
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05-18-2011, 04:39 PM
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If some of you guys made car companies' decisions, we would all still be driving carbureted, straight-axle cars. I would really love it if my 993 were steam powered, actually. Implementing new technologies is a natural evolution of the automotive industry and pretty much any other industry as well.
One major downside is that Joe at the local mechanic's shop will eventually become obsolete--in 20 years, no one will be able to work on new cars. Buy it, drive it until it breaks (3-7 years), have minor services performed at the dealership while under warranty, and recycle it. Residual value on these techno-wonders is going to be next to nothing since no one will be able--or want, for that matter--to fix them once out of warranty.
One major downside is that Joe at the local mechanic's shop will eventually become obsolete--in 20 years, no one will be able to work on new cars. Buy it, drive it until it breaks (3-7 years), have minor services performed at the dealership while under warranty, and recycle it. Residual value on these techno-wonders is going to be next to nothing since no one will be able--or want, for that matter--to fix them once out of warranty.