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Why doesn't porsche build a flat 8?
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10-06-2011, 06:53 PM
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Been there done that...
    Sorry - I know this isn't what you meant, but I couldn't help reposting some shots of the engines Wayne recovered for the heirs of Vasek Polak.
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10-06-2011, 08:20 PM
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I'l see your Flat 8 and raise you a flat 16 !
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That piece wouldn´t fit in a Boxster.
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10-06-2011, 09:50 PM
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Porsche Mulling Flat-8 Motor For Ferrari Fighter | AutoGuide.com News
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Think like a Yank! yes it will! you just need to work at it and fire up the Plasma cutter and do some body work! I would say it's a 28 beer project.
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10-07-2011, 08:32 AM
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10-07-2011, 10:31 AM
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I don't know what the benefit of a flat 8 would be over a V-8 (in a modern street car). The V-8 would be smaller (more cube shaped than large and flat) which makes it easier to put in a car with all of the other stuff that needs to go in with it.
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10-07-2011, 10:50 AM
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Low center of mass, especially with the groovy Porsche GT style clutch. Plus it sounds wicked cool.
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Yeah, but it gets in the way of ground effect tunnels and defusers.
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BimForce the Third, Esquire
1981 Porsche 911SC Euro 3.0
Boxster 3.4
1969 Porsche 911E 2.0 E
2004 Mazda Miata
1977 Porsche 911S 2.7L
