What to get: 2006 Z06 or 2006 911 S?

[CAP1]

I think they put between 1,600 and 2,000 Km on the engines over the course of it's life.  The drivers have complained about a noticable lack of power when the engine is on it's second race weekend.  So no, not very durable at all. 

well, in all honesty, i don't think any full on racing engines are. they're generally built with this in mind.

granted, the 454(bored to 461) that used to be in my camaro was still capable of running 9's after 3 years of use, but it was also only built to run the 1320. and it did that very well.

 it's been awhile, but if i recall, winston cup guys have fresh engines for every race, although they have to keep the one they use for qualifying on any given weekend in the car for that race.

 i think prostock runs them a few weekends between rebuilds, but i don't know........capt. hilts would know that better.......

[CAP1]

sorry ?

Remember Mayer and Carnot.

You missed the part where energy can be converted .

no i didn't. 

[Die Hard]

Clarkson tests the Porsche GT2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CerPkm8ZZXw

[RTHolmes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAkspWdG2AE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQeTdkxv8-w

 

I worked for a guy a few years back had a very nice ferrari collection (astons too) all of which he used as daily drivers. pretty sure the F40 had Tubis fitted, he'd use it every couple of days to drive to london. the sound idling was incedibly deep and menacing, you could actually feel it 100yds away, slotting 2nd on the mile straight just outside the house and letting rip was one of the most incredible, savage sounds ive ever heard. still gives me goosebumps thinking about it

[Die Hard]

sorry ?

Remember Mayer and Carnot.

You missed the part where energy can be converted .

Just give up now and save yourself from the frustration of trying to explain physics to grease monkeys.

[moot]

I worked for a guy a few years back had a very nice ferrari collection (astons too) all of which he used as daily drivers. pretty sure the F40 had Tubis fitted, he'd use it every couple of days to drive to london. the sound idling was incedibly deep and menacing, you could actually feel it 100yds away, slotting 2nd on the mile straight just outside the house and letting rip was one of the most incredible, savage sounds ive ever heard. still gives me goosebumps thinking about it

http://www.nsxfiles.com/fontana_ferrari.htm
Videos at the bottom of the page.

[RTHolmes]

Rule #6- Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated. This includes attempts to bypass the profanity filter.

careful there moot, that link gave me wood

[CAP1]

Just give up now and save yourself from the frustration of trying to explain physics to grease monkeys.

ooooo..another personal attack.


just an fyi....there is not a car or light truck that can or will roll into my bays that i cannot figure out. i have never once in almost 30 years lost to a car.

 being as i'm a technician i am quite capable of diagnosing and repairing pretty much anything that rolls in my bay. including the high end things we were talking about before, although i haven't as yet.

 so.....not by any means a grease monkey.

 i know how to make cars get good gas mileage, i know how to make em go fast, i know how to make em run so frakkin clean, it's disgusting.


 and another FYI........in order to diagnose just why an engine is putting out too much emissions, requires me to know how and why they run, and the processes. i'm very good at what i do. i've never had to go job hunting, as when people found out(on the rare occasion it happened) that i might be in need of a job, they called me.
 should i not be able to keep my shop up and running(but i will), i will have no trouble getting work, as i will have a job as a diagnostic tech before i'm fully out the door.  

 any more personal attacks snappy?  

[moot]

careful there moot, that link gave me wood

Hehe..  Makes my hair stand up even after seeing and hearing it so many times.

[CAP1]

http://www.nsxfiles.com/fontana_ferrari.htm
Videos at the bottom of the page.

i was watching some vids of the 60's trans am races last night..........friggin awsome

[Die Hard]

ooooo..another personal attack.


just an fyi....there is not a car or light truck that can or will roll into my bays that i cannot figure out. i have never once in almost 30 years lost to a car.

 being as i'm a technician i am quite capable of diagnosing and repairing pretty much anything that rolls in my bay. including the high end things we were talking about before, although i haven't as yet.

 so.....not by any means a grease monkey.

 i know how to make cars get good gas mileage, i know how to make em go fast, i know how to make em run so frakkin clean, it's disgusting.


 and another FYI........in order to diagnose just why an engine is putting out too much emissions, requires me to know how and why they run, and the processes. i'm very good at what i do. i've never had to go job hunting, as when people found out(on the rare occasion it happened) that i might be in need of a job, they called me.
 should i not be able to keep my shop up and running(but i will), i will have no trouble getting work, as i will have a job as a diagnostic tech before i'm fully out the door.  

 any more personal attacks snappy?  

I wasn't aware that grease monkey was a derogatory term.

[CAP1]

I wasn't aware that grease monkey was a derogatory term.

well, ya.......it is.

[BigPlay]

yup .. "too each his own."

Saw a pretty fast porsche 924 at Bakersfield a few years ago .. had a big block chebby in it, was clickin off 9's and makin it look easy.

I'll take the B&B bullets behind the 'obsolete' pushrod V8 anyday, mk thx.
It made me smile *every* day walkin out to that shape, and when she fired up, ..music.

P-cars have way too much Vee-Dub in 'em for me to consider layin out what they want for 'em.
Nothin I have ever seen or heard done to 'em makes 'em sound good, the shape just doesn't float my boat,
handling ..well .. better drivers have posted the numbers at the 'ring and other places.

GT2 next year is gonna be fun to watch.

-Frank aka GE

[Die Hard]

well, ya.......it is.

Someone should tell these guys that...

http://www.greasemonkeyintl.com/companyinfo.htm

[CAP1]

Someone should tell these guys that...

http://www.greasemonkeyintl.com/companyinfo.htm

now that's funny watermelon right there.


they're no better than jiffylube, or lubeworks.

they hire guys that can't hold jobs at pepboys and burgerking.