<VV> Porsches & Big HP

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

>the Porsche is water cooled double OHC, and 40 years later ...
>

And of those two items, only the water and the other two cylinders are 
new -- the dohc's have been around since, gee, 1955? -- but those were 
special motors then, and even more so now. A complete core engine is 
about  $75k -- "if I were a rich man, tra la la la la la la .... "

Yeah, the hp numbers are a bit higher these days, but NOTHING sounds 
like those old Carrera 4-cam motors

FYI, published engine data for the 2006 Porsche Crawford Daytona Prototype

Porsche 3.8 liter Grand American Daytona Prototype Technical Specifications

ENGINE:
Six-Cylinder Boxer Porsche 3795 cc -
76.4mm stroke, 102.7mm bore
Horsepower: 510 @ 8500 rpm
Torque: 435 N/meters @ 7500 rpm
Max RPM: 9000
Cooling: Water Cooled
Intake System: Six Individual Throttle Valves
Fuel Injection: Sequential multi-point Bosch MS 4.0 system with ignition 
control
Lubrication: Dry Sump with Heat Exchanger and Mobil 1 oil

So what if a modern 2.5 litre motor has 200 hp and 30 mpg -- we are 
driving cars from the sixties, not because we have to, I would assume, 
but because we want to -- and 100 hp and 15 mpg will still get you to 
the drive-in (okay, the video rental store), or the Honda or Porsche 
dealer if you need more horsepower, and if you want to go racing, 
fastvair is the list for you!  

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fastvair/


Bill Strickland