Amazing Porsche engine test
07-06-2008, 07:49 AM
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The 2009 facelifted 911's get new DFI engines. Here's a video of a test rig at the Porsche R&D center putting the engine through its paces. The test rig simulates driving on the Nordschieife.
Pretty cool stuff
Pretty cool stuff
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Cool video, thanks for sharing. That test rig looks to be extreme bordering excessive which make the engine that much more impressive. 
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='617424' date='Jul 6 2008, 09:31 AM
Cool video, thanks for sharing. That test rig looks to be extreme bordering excessive which make the engine that much more impressive.
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='617492' date='Jul 6 2008, 01:21 PM
"i wish americans could build stuff like that! props to the germans! "
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='617492' date='Jul 6 2008, 02:21 PM
"i wish americans could build stuff like that! props to the germans! "first there just isn't a market for us cars in this price segment IMHO.
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Originally Posted by RJH&CO' post='618037' date='Jul 7 2008, 11:08 AM
i am sure they could. if they can build a space shuttle they should be able to do this.
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Originally Posted by RJH&CO' post='618037' date='Jul 7 2008, 06:08 PM
i am sure they could. if they can build a space shuttle they should be able to do this.
first there just isn't a market for us cars in this price segment IMHO.
first there just isn't a market for us cars in this price segment IMHO.
Of course there isn't a market for us cars. Sport US cars are best known for displacement and big...oh i'm sorry...small block V8s and stuff like that...so there is no purpose to such intense R&D and for sure not such advanced RIG. The R&D stops at deciding weather to do the engine a 7 or 8 liter one.
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