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Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
11-04-2009, 03:28 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 31,992
Posted By Whisper

Remind me not to stand near you. You know...

Remind me not to stand near you.

You know how a pipe bomb works, right?

Well, when you're trying to contain pressure, you don't just need to shore up the weakest link, you need to shore up...
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
11-03-2009, 10:00 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 31,992
Posted By Whisper

Sure, and I did not say that such a thing was not...

Sure, and I did not say that such a thing was not possible.

There are some high-hp 951s out there, clean, pristine, and built and maintained by those far more knowledgeable than I.

But you...
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
11-03-2009, 09:43 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 31,992
Posted By Whisper

This may come off as somewhat snide, but the 944...

This may come off as somewhat snide, but the 944 engine *is* the weakness.

That's not to say that you can't do *anything* with it, but at the end of the day, it's a four-cylinder, 2.5 liter...
Forum: 987 Forum
09-16-2009, 05:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,748
Posted By Whisper

Indeed. 1. Design a brilliant midengine...

Indeed.

1. Design a brilliant midengine sports car platform that gets rave reviews.
2. Put in an underpowered engine and no LSD so it won't compete with your existing line.
3. It doesn't sell...
Forum: 997 Forum
06-29-2009, 09:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,599
Posted By Whisper

Because it's probably using a challenge/response...

Because it's probably using a challenge/response PKI handshake, and not "reading" the key at all. If it's doing anything else, it's insecure.

Without teaching several math and computer science...
Forum: 924/931/944/951/968 Forum
06-23-2009, 08:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,435
Posted By Whisper

Top notch customer service and knowledge, but...

Top notch customer service and knowledge, but pricey and slow shipping (at least to where I am).
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
06-17-2009, 05:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 851
Posted By Whisper

Let's see.... 18 year old S2 with 43k miles....

Let's see....

18 year old S2 with 43k miles.

1 year old Cayman S with <10k miles.

Yeah, tough choice there.
Forum: 924/931/944/951/968 Forum
06-15-2009, 04:02 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 54,483
Posted By Whisper

Building a 944 NA with over 200 hp is easy. ...

Building a 944 NA with over 200 hp is easy.

The 5.7 liter LS1 is naturally aspirated, you see.
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
06-11-2009, 11:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 416
Posted By Whisper

15k might be a little ambitious for something...

15k might be a little ambitious for something relatively stock under current market conditions. I've seen two go for that recently, and they were both pretty heavily upgraded (Vittesse stage II,...
Forum: 997 Turbo Forum
06-05-2009, 09:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 834
Posted By Whisper

Especially since: ... basically means,...

Especially since:



... basically means, "you are an easily cowed moron who will accept conditions on the sale of a car that you would turn your nose up at if you saw them printed on, say, a box...
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
05-29-2009, 04:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,668
Posted By Whisper

+1 Porsche has been allowing business...

+1

Porsche has been allowing business considerations to trump design considerations, and this may have paid off short-term, but in the long run it's hurting them, as the Japanese start to eat...
Forum: 924/931/944/951/968 Forum
05-26-2009, 03:47 PM
Replies: 9,453
Views: 1,160,528
Posted By Whisper

Put the keys in glovebox for the salvage towers,...

Put the keys in glovebox for the salvage towers, and said goodbye.
Forum: Panamera
05-24-2009, 10:03 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 30,494
Posted By Whisper

"A junior Disaster Area accountant, visiting the...

"A junior Disaster Area accountant, visiting the shipyard where this ship was being constructed, had demanded to know of the works foreman why the hell they were fitting an extremely expensive...
Forum: Panamera
05-24-2009, 09:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 911
Posted By Whisper

Beautiful landscape video. But why did they...

Beautiful landscape video.

But why did they keep the shots that the ugly station wagon drove through?
Forum: Panamera
05-24-2009, 03:41 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 30,494
Posted By Whisper

It's evident that the Panamera is the future of...

It's evident that the Panamera is the future of Porsche.

Why did they make an SUV? Why is the 924/944/968 not considered a "real Porsche"? Why is there no love for the Cayman?

I'll tell you...
Forum: 944 Turbo and Turbo-S Forum
05-23-2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,311
Posted By Whisper

I can tell you from experience, that car is even...

I can tell you from experience, that car is even more fun to drive than the video shows.
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