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Old 09-08-2008, 09:29 AM   #28
Mike_Yi
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Originally Posted by Brad Roberts
Oil starvation is a Boxster MYTH. Out of all the engines we have had apart, out of all of the cars I know of on the track racing right now.. the only ONE that has had an oil starvation issue is the ONE engine with the BK extension in place. The location of the Boxster engine (mid-engine) does NOT see the same loads as the 996/997 engine hanging off the ASS of the car slicks or no slicks. Many times I have spoken to Pro racing engineers from Porsche Motorsport/Alex Job.. nobody is seeing a problem. The "myth" started when Porsche had issues at Daytona IN THE BANKING of the track. Ever been to Daytona? You can barely walk up the track in the banking. You'd understand quickly, how you could have issues in a NON dry sump oiling system


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That's great to know. Unfortunately, it's a myth that is perpetuated by Porsche as it is in the owner's manual. That's where I heard about it at least.
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