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17-07-2007, 11:52 AM
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Sorry, couldnt help it. Makes the mind boggle. And all from 6 cylinders and a turbo..........
http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=41734
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17-07-2007, 12:21 PM
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Not really the reason the Porsche engine is so good is because it's in a quarter of a million dollar car.
Anybody who has had a look at the engine bay of a Suby can see what a annoying and hard to fit design the boxer is. If Ford was pricing Typhoons at 300 grand you would see similar performance figures. |
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17-07-2007, 12:24 PM
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It never ceases to amaze me how photos always seem to "get leaked". Well done to the engineers tho at Porsche
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17-07-2007, 01:09 PM
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I get your point, but was just pointing out, the performance available from inducted 6's these days is amazing. Hell even the non inducted Porsche 6 spits out 245kw in base form. So somehwere out there I imagine there has to be a cost effective, relatively reliable design that will deliver both the power and the torque Falcon is looking for.
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17-07-2007, 02:20 PM
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And there is a difference between a Flat 6 and boxer 6?
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Change of timing belt, anyone??
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17-07-2007, 07:16 PM
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It is a good point though admittedly I remember reading somwhere that the Flat6 is the PERFECT engine design from a balance perspective it's packaging is just crap though.
It still amazes me as well how powerful sixes are. I mean the Barra190 is making more power than a XR8 from 10 years ago and a Intech from 10 years ago made more power than a V8 falcon from 10 years before it. Where will it end? |
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The 6 Ford should be considering for Orion
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