911 envy ?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Ian c

Yeah that has always been the beauty and selling point of the 911 .
Reliability AND track ability .

Actually 99% of the water-cooled Carreras overheat on the track just like all the non-flagship Porsches today. Which is why the GT3 have sold so well amongst the track crowds and why the cars will hold value. Those engines don't just look the part.

[Ian c]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Actually 99% of the water-cooled Carreras overheat on the track just like all the non-flagship Porsches today. Which is why the GT3 have sold so well amongst the track crowds and why the cars will hold value. Those engines don't just look the part.

Any facts to back this up ?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Ian c

Any facts to back this up ?

Look at any Interseries Cayman, or the BGB Cayman that won the Rolex 24 with a 997 engine. It goes well into the six figures to make a Porsche 997/987/991/981 engine (aka non-GT3) capable of withstanding long track stints. Or alternatively, just connect a reader to the temperature sensors via ECU CAN bus during a punishing day at Sebring..and then compare to the GT3. One of these engines has clearly not been engineered for track duty. And its not just the engine, its also the transmission, brakes, possibly power steering pump...

Porsche doesn't equip car in a way where 90+% of its street drivers will never use it.
That's just an unnecessary vaporizing of ready made profits.

[Ian c]

It cost about a thousand bucks to buy a gt3 radiator set up , plus the bumper .

The normal 997 third radiator can be done for around 400 .
Should the other 99% overheat on the track on a real hot day .

However , I think you misunderstood when I mentioned the streetcars track ability as a selling point ...

This is a very interesting conversation .....