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New 991 GT3 RS - Engine change after 300 miles. Second engine goes up in flames...
Apparently this 991 GT3 RS had a engine change after 480km (300 miles) and the second engine ended with "a bbq"...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=ek8-x9Jxh-4 The two other fire damaged GT3 RS'... Last edited by Boss330; 08-27-2015 at 06:55 AM.. |
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08-27-2015, 06:26 AM | #3 |
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With the amount of fanboying over Porsche quality on here, they sure have had a lot of blown motors.
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08-27-2015, 09:02 AM | #4 |
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All the more reason why the 996 and 997 gt3 variants are still appreciating...
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08-27-2015, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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Not that it matters, but you'll see both of those cars were at the track. And the first one, had a replacment motor within 300 miles, then immediately went to the track with the new motor? Ehhh. Not bright.
RS or not, I'd wait 1,000 miles before tracking my car. HOWEVER. I'm clearly not saying it's ok for Porsche engines to just explode in flames. That clearly should not happen. I'm just crying a bit on the inside that they're on fire
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08-27-2015, 09:28 AM | #7 |
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i heard porsche has suspended GT3 RS production. Rumor mill is they are addressing said engine failures.
A few people on Rennlist with allocations/build dates had them pushed back or reverted back to 'pending'. I am confident that Porsche will iron this out.
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I had a friend just have his replacement engine blow up as well.... I'm not sure on the miles but I think over 10k. He too tracks the car occasionally.
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08-27-2015, 10:57 PM | #12 |
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lol at Porsche quality. Can't wait to hear some of the excuses from the Porsche nut huggers on here.
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08-27-2015, 11:49 PM | #13 |
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Porsche has been trying real hard to keep the rear engine concept relevant. Even porsche gave up on the idea for their hypercars, where previously cars like the 959 were still rear engine layouts. Cramming upwards of 500hp in that tiny space behind the rear axle has it's limits and I don't think they'll be able to compete indefinitely with that limitation, although hybrid setups are going to help them balance the weight back out a bit (but not so much the moment of inertia).
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08-28-2015, 12:41 PM | #15 |
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Yeah I still don't understand their obsession with that chunk behind the axle. Most buyers of the carrera are people who dont' give two hoots about where the engine sits anyways. If they just maintain the profile and slink the engine under the rear seats (or ditch those completely), they won't kill sales much.
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On an RS or regular one?
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