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Apparently Toyota sent some of their guys over to actually inspect the blown engines. The cars were under warranty, and user error or not (most definetly user error), they decided to replace the engines free of charge. He had no reason to lie about it and was surprised himself. I know the...

Just came back from talking to the Toyota service manager. He told me that since my last visit, they had two FRS's with blown engine that the factory replaced. I asked if they were as a result of miss shifts, and he said they thought so. Although the owners weren't forthcoming. They looked at...

Well if this detuned Carerra S engine is putting out 385 Hp at a lighter curb weight (?) than a Carerra S engine that puts out 430 Hp, can you imagine with a mid engine, if tuned up to its designed Hp, what it can do to all other Porsches (excluding the current model all wheel turn GT3)...

I've talked to the dealer about that. There are a few versions of the story on the street as well as by the dealers as to what the culprit was! And currently the dealers story is that it's fixed. Unfortunately those engines are not being raced by the factory...and will never be, so only time...

Porsche is answering stick shift enthusiasts with a 6 speed manual only Cayman GT4, with 385Hp. Using basically the same Carerra S engine they are using in GT3, but detuned. https://www.pca.org/news/2015-02-03/porsche-unveils-cayman-gt4 2015 GT3 is already sold out. Taking a break for 2016...

You did notice that the well "respected" (???) mfr Audi builds their engines in Hungary (including their R8)...and that the higher end BMW engines are made in Germany and the lesser models are not, right? Both Germans... As much as I'd love to bad mouth Audi (a "German" mfr) and their...

Here, you can go here to see the list of engines made in the country of origin (a couple of pages down). Then based on your knowledge of problemmed engines you know of (I know several), take a look to see if it was manufactured in the country of origin...

If this was targeted towards rally race enthusiasts, AWD. If it's targetting road race enthusiasts, which I sure hope it is, RWD. Competitive cars winning serious road races in their individual category focus on weight, reliability, suspension, braking and handling not so much AWD. Too much of...

True, but a good aero design could fix any stability issues. The old 60's Ford GT had 95" wheel base, and that was a 200mph car with "now" outdated technology. Porsche's have 96" wheelbase, and they are getting close to 200 mph, and I haven't heard anyone complain about the stability. But you...

When Porsche starts racing their turbos, I'll start taking turbo's seriously. GT3 is putting out almost 500Hp on six cylinders. And they are NA. I've seen nothing but problems with turbo'd cars. Never even seen a TV challenge that the turbo didn't overheat, blow something or something. There's...

Most guys ordering GT3's, order with sunroof delete option. It also has a better resale since it's supposed to target more serious audience...

My personal criteria for an engine in a car that I might be interested are (sorry long post): 1- it has to be built in the country of origin. So that no smart PM or bean counter can come up with a more economical way of building the thing, and still stay within the specs (I see the problems with...

Anytime you cut an opening in a closed tubular structure, you make it torsionly more flexible and you have to increase the reinforcing around the opening. the extra reinforcing adds weight.

My sentiments exactly. Adds too much weight to get the looks...that's if they try to shoot for the stiffness comparable to the hardtop.

I sure hope so. FRS is a bargain basement toy! Not a supercar wannabe. FRS is not a good example to target. 911's and other agile sport cars used to have shorter wheel base than 100 inches (911's still managing to keep it under the 100" mark, but has been growing from the original sub 90 inch...

Yikes! I sure hope not! Keep the wheel base to no more than 100", or a touch less. Height to 45" Max!

Do what Ford did! Use an engine based on Toyota's old Prototype endurance race cars (although Ford based it on the current Prototype). Cut two cylinders off the V8 Prototype and ...instant success! Might be considered old technology by today's Prototypes standards, but I wouldnt kick it out of...

I stand corrected. I had read a report that it was dropped in 2014! And a quick visit to the Porsche web site indicates they retained the dry sump. Anyways, my question still stands. Has Toyota ever produced a production engine with a dry sump (I'm not a Toyota know it all, just asking)? Go to...

Which Toyota had dry sump? I can see them putting in a wet sump, but I doubt it if they can put in a dry sump for the price point. Even the new GT3's axed the dry sumps for economical reason.

It makes sense. Why else would they re-edited the video?