I didn't think that he did. I am a bit accustomed to doubt so it doesn't bother me.. When your primary focus is developing an engine platform with so many inherent issues doubt is just part of the the execution of my day..
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It's just that there are not that many people can afford to sink that kind of money into their car.
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Not true. Those who appreciate what a Porsche is and those who have extensive Porsche backgrounds understand what we have created and see the value that it offers. If the kind of following didn't exist for what we create, my business would have sank instead of growing during this economic downturn.
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Seems like when people get hit with IMS, they either find a used engine or sell the car for scrap instead of sending it to Jake.
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Thats not who knocks on our door. The wiser of the group applies the IMSR and avoids the entire experience related to that failure. People have 4 choices when they have an engine failure of any mode:
1- Buy a used engine
2- Buy a new crate engine from Porsche
3-Buy a re-man engine from a producer of high volumes, mostly comprised of used parts with no upgrades
4- Buy my FSI upgraded engine.
Of those mine is the only one with all the updates applied in STANDARD form and is the only of those that can be created for an application specific arrangement. The mildest engine that I produce makes 30HP more than it's OE counterpart in stock, non upgraded form. Pay for 30 real HP and see what that costs, pay for 35-50 more lb/ft of torque and see how much your wallets lightens... The byproduct of added efficiency and better parts has become performance, we make more power even if we aren't trying to!
If 1/2 of 1% of all Boxster Owners in this country buys an engine from me, thats still more volume than we'd ever be able to meet.. Our goal isn't volume, its development and creating resource materials and classroom experiences to help the DIY and INDY shop efforts worldwide. My business is a development company that just happens to also produce low volumes of high quality engines while supporting others in their quest of "understanding the M96 engine" (which just happens to be the title of my book thats being written as we speak)
And remember, a whole lot of our purchasers are waiting in the wings to buy their dream Porsche with a scattered engine dirt cheap on ebay and etc.. These people buy the car and spend DOUBLE to TRIPLE what they pay for it on my engine and some upgrades to create a really sweet and fast DE or street car. To these people your loss is their gain and you can bet they'll have more fun with your car, than you ever did.. I have had cars shipped to me for engines that the purchaser never even saw until our work was done and delivered to their doorstep...
In the old days the vast majority of those who could afford to buy a Porsche could also afford to maintain and repair it.. Today thats not the case in all too many instances.
"Porsche" and "Expense" both have 7 letters and share more in common than just that....