Mark Lue

I've always thought the Cayman to be the best performance platform of the new P cars, here is a great opportunity for the Cayman to show what it can do. With the 3.8 mid-engine it may have the mojo that Porsche has done their best to keep under wraps.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...n-in-rolex-24/

Anyone planning on going to Daytona for the Rolex in January?

jumper5836

It will be interesting to see how it does.

Looking at spy shots of the next cayman. I think Porsche has gone the way of making a new GT car and making the Cayman into a baby Panamera.

Anyways we'll soon see. I can only hope that these are just someone's abortion.

Mark Lue

Hey Greg, I suspected you'd chime in.

No doubt another method of keeping the Cayman under wraps.

Seriously tho if the car is lighter, better balanced it should be faster...no. If not faster then the advantages may yield better fuel consumption and tire life, ...over 24 hours how much of an advantage is that?

jumper5836

The 3.8 engine is the M97 engine. I don't expect it to last. I imagine they have another one crated and ready to be dropped in.

Steve Martin

Put a 500 hp V8 in the front and call it a 928.....and 1.5x the price !

jumper5836

btw there is a Cayman upgraded with a 3.8 X51 engine in the Cayman Forum.

https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-...adiator-2.html

Mark Lue

You know something, this new class that they created almost temps you to put a LS V8 into the Cayman.

jumper5836

Here you go. The Cayman build for the Rolex here

They are dropping a 997.2 GTS/X51 powerplant bolted to a 987.2 Getrag 6-speed OEM Porsche transmission. That should do the trick.

ronnie993tt

BTW there is an article in this month's Panorama re: the impending 2 door Panamera coupe and the 961 mid engine super car....but not so super as the 918.

Rick DeMan

The engine in the Cayman GX Rolex race uses the 3.8L 9A1 engine family... M97 was done in 08...

Should be robust.. maybe not for 24 hours.. but better than the M97 for sure..

jumper5836

Yah I figured out that and posted in post #8. I am very interested on how well it will do.