3.6 higher mileage motor on Pelican FS, sign of the times or just overpriced ??? |
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3.6 higher mileage motor on Pelican FS, sign of the times or just overpriced ??? |
porschetub |
May 15 2018, 11:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Listed on there with 15K price and 123K miles thinking up there pricewise no leakdown or history,hopefully being a later motor issues may have been sorted,current trendy motor to fit in a 911 but no loom or ecu with that price....really.
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r_towle |
May 16 2018, 05:14 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,560 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Why not just build a big /4 motor?
Should be a better investment . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
sithot |
May 16 2018, 06:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None |
Why not just build a big /4 motor? Should be a better investment . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Agree. A friend had a 2.8 FAT in his 914 that wore out just about anything that got in his way at auto crosses culminating in an FTD at the Porsche Parade in 2008. It had as much torque as horsepower. Combined with a short gear box it was a potent combination. I reckon the 3.6 dressed is close to 500# whereas the IV is around 300#. Alois Ruf states in this video: Pick up at 5:40. "There is no compensation for extra weight." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYHCbyo6CE |
ConeDodger |
May 16 2018, 11:56 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,557 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
Why not just build a big /4 motor? Should be a better investment . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Agree. A friend had a 2.8 FAT in his 914 that wore out just about anything that got in his way at auto crosses culminating in an FTD at the Porsche Parade in 2008. It had as much torque as horsepower. Combined with a short gear box it was a potent combination. I reckon the 3.6 dressed is close to 500# whereas the IV is around 300#. Alois Ruf states in this video: Pick up at 5:40. "There is no compensation for extra weight." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYHCbyo6CE I think r_towle might have been being facetious... a type IV with as much HP and torque as a 3.6 would be a grenade quite literally. I’ve had two 200+ HP & torque Type IV motors. One blew up on me, the second blew up on the guy who bought it from me. They were well engineered, they were installed correctly. Somewhere around here there are pictures of the first one with a hole in the case top, still running with a rod flopping up and down. They don’t last. Congratulations BTW, you managed to turn this into a 6 vs: 4 debate. Pretty much rule number 3 around here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) |
sithot |
May 17 2018, 06:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None |
Congratulations BTW, you managed to turn this into a 6 vs: 4 debate. Pretty much rule number 3 around here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) I think the crux of the thread is whether these 6's are good deals. I won't pay $15-$20K for an unknown lump. |
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