2.7L, So why is 2.7L the motor to avoid? |
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2.7L, So why is 2.7L the motor to avoid? |
qa1142 |
Aug 28 2010, 12:05 PM
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Whiplash Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140 |
If someone is going to start looking for a 6 to build what do you want and what do you want to avoid?
2.2 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.2 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
J P Stein |
Aug 28 2010, 07:06 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Well, Cap, remind me to not have you build a 2.7L.
My home built has been running fine or 10 years...with a rebuild at 7 years of age. Both the *993 Divilars* and the Carrera tens have worked flawlessly. Here's the latest chassis dyno sheet.....but hay, I'm just an amateur with no preconceived notions. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Cap'n Krusty |
Aug 28 2010, 08:04 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Well, Cap, remind me to not have you build a 2.7L. My home built has been running fine or 10 years...with a rebuild at 7 years of age. Both the *993 Divilars* and the Carrera tens have worked flawlessly. Here's the latest chassis dyno sheet.....but hay, I'm just an amateur with no preconceived notions. Well, JP, I just reread what I wrote. I don't believe I said anything about a 2.7 being bad, or not living as long as anything else. I pointed out that they pull studs unless they're inserted, and the SC broken stud problem is at least as bad, or even worse. I then said I'd prefer a short stroke 2.5. Not that it's necessarily any better, but it does have a certain coolness factor. As for the comment from Mark regarding the cost of the cases, I have 4, so it really doesn't matter all that much to me. I can always sell one to pay for the mods, which aren't as expensive for me as they seem to be for him. In the time since you built that motor with the 993 Dilivar studs, most experienced 911 machinists and engine builders will tell you they've followed Porsche's service literature and gone to steel studs. What can I say? I also didn't say oil fed tensioners were bad, or that they failed more than the old style, just that I'd spend the money elsewhere. And it's a LOT of money, relative to the price for 2 kits. The Cap'n |
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