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Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Fri Oct 16 15:00:11 EDT 2009
In a message dated 10/16/2009 11:16:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
lechevrier at earthlink.net writes:
>And, outside of racing cars, Porsche production engines didn't hit 180 HP
until 1970...
>
>And, as we all know, those advertised figures didn't mean squat.
>when the first 911s appeared, a Monza Spyder or a Corsa turbo was
quicker...
>
>On a road course?
>...which btw, did not match the Corvair engine size (2.7 liter) until
1972...
>
Did they need to? Who says? And what were the weight differences?
Bill Strickland
356 owner
Bill - You sound a little defensive! <grin>
As far as "quicker" - that means acceleration. As long as you didn't need
to turn or brake. . . . . .
And his last statement was a fact, not an opinion. (Porsche has been
increasing the size of that motor ever since 1972 - evidently Porsche thinks
that they "need to"). I think it is up to 3.8L now, maybe bigger.
Seth Emerson
C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
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