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Dragonwind · 11-14-2009, 03:29 AM

I think the biggest one for me, and despite the respect I have for Jake, is the lifters issue. At first he claimed it was robbing power, now in another post he mentions it is fuel economy and no car dyno'ed gave more than 1hp gain. My mechanic who has rebuilt many a M96 motor hasn't seen these problems. And if it were MPG then why does my 99 still get the same MPG that it was rated for 10 years ago with 89k on the OD (and I keep her in the high revs)?

Chris

11-14-2009, 03:29 AM	#21
Dragonwind Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colchester, CT Posts: 489	I think the biggest one for me, and despite the respect I have for Jake, is the lifters issue. At first he claimed it was robbing power, now in another post he mentions it is fuel economy and no car dyno'ed gave more than 1hp gain. My mechanic who has rebuilt many a M96 motor hasn't seen these problems. And if it were MPG then why does my 99 still get the same MPG that it was rated for 10 years ago with 89k on the OD (and I keep her in the high revs)? Chris __________________ 1999 986 2.5L, Stock Exhaust (S muffler), EVO Intake, 18" Stock rims (17" during winter), IMS Upgrade, 150k+ miles and counting! 87 944S brought back to life