CloseOct 21, 2006 3:13:24 AM
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Dan L said:
Is anyone out there really upset that they didn't get a true dry-sump lubrication system in their 997/997S cars?
Dan
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Donald Duck said:
I think he found out after he wrote the check...
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Grant said:...and read about the "Integral Dry-Sump" on the window sticker just before writing the largest check of my life...
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Grant said:
I was under the spell of Porsche marketing - I thought integrated dry-sump was the same as dry-sump when writing the check. I learned the truth well after the check was written...
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ADias said:
Who cares? If you want to run slicks you need a GT3 (which like the Turbo do have a true dry sump). There are some consumer advantages to the new design - like fewer oil leaks.
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MAVERICK said:Quote:
Grant said:
I was under the spell of Porsche marketing - I thought integrated dry-sump was the same as dry-sump when writing the check. I learned the truth well after the check was written...
Having lived with one in the past, would you buy another integrated dry-sump model?
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ADias said:
Who cares? If you want to run slicks you need a GT3 (which like the Turbo do have a true dry sump). There are some consumer advantages to the new design - like fewer oil leaks.
Actually, the integrated dry-sump engines have MANY more oil leaks (Rear Main Seal).
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adrift said:Quote:
Grant said:Quote:
ADias said:
Who cares? If you want to run slicks you need a GT3 (which like the Turbo do have a true dry sump). There are some consumer advantages to the new design - like fewer oil leaks.
Actually, the integrated dry-sump engines have MANY more oil leaks (Rear Main Seal).
Heh, while funny, this isn't an entirely fair statement. My 996TT drank oil, more than any other (non broken) car I have owned. My M96 cars have used virtually NO oil, and leaked even less (read: none). Until one of them developed a version of RMS. Then it was repaired under warranty and I haven't seen a drop since.
I think my experience is fairly typical.
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BMCG said:Intriguing that some full blown race cars use the M97 engines, and don't seem to be suffering calamities at every high G corner...
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BMCG said:
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=294881&page=3&pp=15
Post 39 has relevant comment on Accusump usage...and regarding tuning.
In short, engine preparer states they've never seen an Accusump in Grand Am Cup, and prudent to detune engines ~5hp from max power.
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adrift said:
It would be interesting to see how many out of warranty cars develop RMS issues. Or do they normally develop within the first 4 years, and so are sorted out by the time the warranty expires? Also, not that everyone has this experience, but I have heard of Porsche picking up the tab on RMS failures out of warranty a time or two.
Oct 24, 2006 12:42:12 AM
Oct 24, 2006 12:47:14 AM
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KiwiCanuck said:
Welll- the similarity between a 964 aircooled engine and a 2006 GT3 engine are close to zero! The present GT3, like the 996 version, is based on a racing engine-design from the 964 days (only), that had some water cooling in the heads....
KiwiCanuck
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