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I agree with Fort. While we have certainly gotten off topic, the "severe smoke" thread is quite useful. I think the consequences from violating the stated warranty restrictions, whether by modification or "abuse" are really self-evident. These posts should be removed from this thread and put into a "warranty issues" thread. Let's get back on topic!
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I agree with Fort. While we have certainly gotten off topic, the "severe smoke" thread is quite useful. I think the consequences from violating the stated warranty restrictions, whether by modification or "abuse" are really self-evident. These posts should be removed from this thread and put into a "warranty issues" thread. Let's get back on topic!
but if you removed the 'self-evident consequences' type posts, there wouldn't be any cases of 'severe smoke'.
I just think that the thread is not really going anywhere because we all agree that if the car's modified, pushed real hard on track (or even street in some cases) then you may get smoke - for a reason. I think the issue of resolving the smoke in the above-mentioned cases could be better addressed by the specialist repirers/modifiers and then that fix could be offered and/or listed under the articles section (as glenn has already done)
Sorry CAGT, what I was referring to as "consequences" was the failure of Porsche to honor warranties, and we all take that risk when we violate Porsche restrictions, whether by modification or "abuse". It would be nice if Porsche made all their cars "track worthy", but they don't. Those of us who track their cars anyway, violate these restrictions and may not be covered, and we do so willingly.
To prevent oil injestion and oil starvation, and the resulting smoke and potential engine damage, we can make certain modifications (sump extension, larger oil separator). This is what I thought the thread was about, but it has digressed into a discussion of Porsche warranty policy.
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MotorSport VOS, Mantis sump extension, Quaife TBD, GT3 lower control arms, PSS9s, Tarett sway bars, Softronic race plenum, Capristo exhaust, Hayden TransSaver Plus OC-1676 on power steering return line.
I can really see both sides of this argument. But that doesn't change the fact that I am very disappointed that Porsche has left so little headroom in the abilities of these cars.
In the past, Porsche was known to 'over engineer' their cars. Meaning you could modify and push them well beyond their designed capabilities without serious loss of reliability or malfunction. How many 944 Turbo owners bumped their boost pressure and uncorked an additional 50-70 horsepower from their entry level Porsche with very little if any hit to reliability? But if you install a set of R compound tires on the $70K mid engine coupe you are pushing your car beyond it's abilities and need to accept a malfunction.
Disgraceful to all that Porsche stands for. I assure you that if Porsche were to continue to produce cars with flaws like this and then hide behind printed legal jargon to justify them, the Porsche name and mystique will fade and lose value. Porsches have long been known as the car you can track on Sunday and drive to work on Monday.
Wake up Porsche. Remember what got you where you are. Remember why people will pay a premium for a Porsche. Today people line up to over pay for a Porsche because of the Porsche mystique. That mystique was built on your past, a past when Porsche cars were among the very few that could stand up to track use. Don't take your eye off the ball or you will find you brand eroding.
I can really see both sides of this argument. But that doesn't change the fact that I am very disappointed that Porsche has left so little headroom in the abilities of these cars.
In the past, Porsche was known to 'over engineer' their cars. Meaning you could modify and push them well beyond their designed capabilities without serious loss of reliability or malfunction. How many 944 Turbo owners bumped their boost pressure and uncorked an additional 50-70 horsepower from their entry level Porsche with very little if any hit to reliability? But if you install a set of R compound tires on the $70K mid engine coupe you are pushing your car beyond it's abilities and need to accept a malfunction.
Disgraceful to all that Porsche stands for. I assure you that if Porsche were to continue to produce cars with flaws like this and then hide behind printed legal jargon to justify them, the Porsche name and mystique will fade and lose value. Porsches have long been known as the car you can track on Sunday and drive to work on Monday.
Wake up Porsche. Remember what got you where you are. Remember why people will pay a premium for a Porsche. Today people line up to over pay for a Porsche because of the Porsche mystique. That mystique was built on your past, a past when Porsche cars were among the very few that could stand up to track use. Don't take your eye off the ball or you will find you brand eroding.
+100, Exactly what I had in mind, couldnt have said it better!!
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I can really see both sides of this argument. But that doesn't change the fact that I am very disappointed that Porsche has left so little headroom in the abilities of these cars.
In the past, Porsche was known to 'over engineer' their cars. Meaning you could modify and push them well beyond their designed capabilities without serious loss of reliability or malfunction. How many 944 Turbo owners bumped their boost pressure and uncorked an additional 50-70 horsepower from their entry level Porsche with very little if any hit to reliability? But if you install a set of R compound tires on the $70K mid engine coupe you are pushing your car beyond it's abilities and need to accept a malfunction.
Disgraceful to all that Porsche stands for. I assure you that if Porsche were to continue to produce cars with flaws like this and then hide behind printed legal jargon to justify them, the Porsche name and mystique will fade and lose value. Porsches have long been known as the car you can track on Sunday and drive to work on Monday.
Wake up Porsche. Remember what got you where you are. Remember why people will pay a premium for a Porsche. Today people line up to over pay for a Porsche because of the Porsche mystique. That mystique was built on your past, a past when Porsche cars were among the very few that could stand up to track use. Don't take your eye off the ball or you will find you brand eroding.
Exactly how I feel about it. I bought it precisely because of the history: a car you can run hard on the track and drive to work the next day.
I didnt buy it to pose to the neighbours. If I wanted to do that I could have bought an AMG Mercedes.
D_A_M_N straight! No Porsche should EVER have problems just because you put stickier tires on it and drove it with intent. On a track or otherwise. All we're talking about changing here is swapping the AOS to one that is more robust and for the most part ALREADY AVAILABLE. A relatively minor tweak to its layout/design would make it easier to install across the Porsche line and NO MORE OIL INGESTION PROBLEM.
Hell, worst case, just make it a dealer installed option that you have to ask for on a case by case basis instead of telling us its "not available" unless you have a GT3 and know a racing team who can get it for you on the sly.
I understand that moving away from the split case GT engine to what we have now was driven by the natural desire to minimize costs and maximize profit margin, but in my opinion they've done us all a great disservice and need to address several shortcommings of the "integrated dry sump"... Come on, its either a dry sump or its NOT. In this case, ITS NOT. Things like aftermarket sump extensions and baffles/windage trays are band-aids to what many see to be a poor engineering decision/compromise.
Sorry, just venting. Its a PORSCHE not a Volkswagon Jetta. And it also happens to have the potential to be the best performing one they've ever made... IF THEY'D JUST LET IT.
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Originally Posted by Gator Bite
In the past, Porsche was known to 'over engineer' their cars. Meaning you could modify and push them well beyond their designed capabilities without serious loss of reliability or malfunction. How many 944 Turbo owners bumped their boost pressure and uncorked an additional 50-70 horsepower from their entry level Porsche with very little if any hit to reliability? But if you install a set of R compound tires on the $70K mid engine coupe you are pushing your car beyond it's abilities and need to accept a malfunction.
Disgraceful to all that Porsche stands for. I assure you that if Porsche were to continue to produce cars with flaws like this and then hide behind printed legal jargon to justify them, the Porsche name and mystique will fade and lose value. Porsches have long been known as the car you can track on Sunday and drive to work on Monday.
Wake up Porsche. Remember what got you where you are. Remember why people will pay a premium for a Porsche...
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As an FYI there are no more Motorsports AOS's in the U.S. they've all been snatched up, there are some on the way from Germany though.
I ordered one about 2 weeks ago from Tischer's online parts source. The part number is in Glenn's article. There was a 9 day delay from order date to ship date - it had to come in from Germany. Perhaps the lead time has deteriorated since then, but I did not have any difficulty obtaining the part.
I ordered one about 2 weeks ago from Tischer's online parts source. The part number is in Glenn's article. There was a 9 day delay from order date to ship date - it had to come in from Germany. Perhaps the lead time has deteriorated since then, but I did not have any difficulty obtaining the part.
Sounds like they had to source from Germany as well, even 2 weeks ago, I suspect maybe a few more came over but those got snatched up so they are back to getting them from Germany again. I'm just saying people shouldn't expect their dealer to have them in stock, and shouldn't expect a 2 day delivery time either, more like the 9 day time you were quoted.
