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Originally Posted by JTO View Post
Plant your right foot and shift at redline and except for a brief burst of power when the variable cam came on at 5500 RPM, at 7000 fuel shut off kicked in and killed any joy.
Reminds me of my old 944S. Made all its power between 5500 and redline (which was near 7000). It did not have variocam.

My 951, which is turbocharged, pulls strong from 3000 to its redline around 6500. And it has much more low-end torque, so it is still very drivable below the power band.
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