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you're talking about one of the best motors ever. Good thing they ran out of 2.7's and narrow rear fenders.
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He knows the difference between "brake" and "break," and that's more than I can say for a lot of PP posters.
Oh yeah...and thank you Prof McPoster. We all depreciate the commentary.
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You know those guys at Porsche. They quit making something when they ran out even if it was in the middle of a model run. Hell, we wouldn't even have a 912 if it weren't for a surplus of engines.
They built 32,000 912's. They built them because people wanted to buy them.
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They built 32,000 912's. They built them because people wanted to buy them.
That's like saying people went to the factory and saw all the 356 motors and told the engineers to make a cheaper, 4-cyl 911. I think the idea was internal.

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