Porsche 911 GT3 with Subaru Engine

[Nickshu]

Originally Posted by 2.7RS

If subarus didn't blow engines at the track every weekend I go maybe it will be ok.

Turbo subarus are unreliable after modifications or track abuse. Not a lot of safety left on the builds.

Add the blown hoses, oil leaks,

Why would anybody like a down grade???

No thank you

Truth. #1 car I see leaving our local track on a flatbed at open lapping days is an STI.
I once had an acquaintance/friend ask me to ride right seat with him in his nice modified STI at an open lapping day. He had never been on a racetrack before. We made it about 3 laps before the engine exploded. Rod through the block.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

I see nothing "sacred" about new Porsches. Folks can do whatever the hell they want with them and I will never be offended.

That's my attitude too. I just don't care what anyone does to a water cooled Porsche.
I hear John Deere makes some pretty solid engines. Now that would be interesting.

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

However, it does make great click bait for "Luccia at Pelican Parts" which is their job lol

Cheers

I've been with Pelican for almost a decade now. Sorry you feel that way... I try to share interesting content with everyone here in the community and this one was interesting enough to me as I've had my STi for 16 years now.

[speeder]

WRXs and STis are awesome street cars and rally cars but do not belong on a race track, as several with track experience here have noted. Porsches are not the only cars that can handle track duty but they are probably the best and if it's a Metzger car, (GT3), that statement gets amplified to 11. There is simply nothing stronger. "Strong like bull."

[matthewb0051]

This whole thing reminds me of the "Take your Porsche and Chev it" ads that used to be in car magazines.

Also reminds me of the almost universal (at least in the US) practice of putting a Chevy v8 in Jaguars that developed engine issues.

As my old BMW wrench used to say, "stock rocks".

[masraum]

Originally Posted by speeder

WRXs and STis are awesome street cars and rally cars but do not belong on a race track, as several with track experience here have noted. Porsches are not the only cars that can handle track duty but they are probably the best and if it's a Metzger car, (GT3), that statement gets amplified to 11. There is simply nothing stronger. "Strong like bull."

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a36048510/porsche-tested-the-new-911-gt3-at-186-mph-for-3100-miles-straight/

I wonder how the subie engine would fare...

Porsche is known for overbuilding cars. Not only can a 911 Turbo S do 0-60 in less than 3 seconds, but it can do it back to back, over and over, without ever overheating or seeming to slow down. We know because we did 50 launches in a row with a 2014 Turbo S. If you think that's not true about high-speed running, too, think again. Because according to Porsche, the 992 911 GT3 can travel at 186 mph continuously for over 3000 miles.

The company knows because it's tested the claim. A testing team ran a prototype of the GT3 around Volkswagen's Nardo test track for 5000 km (about 3107 miles) straight. The car accelerated to 186 mph, maintained that speed until it was out of fuel, quickly refueled, and accelerated again. The company said that the GT3 had to perform flawlessly on this test to meet its durability standards.

The GT3's engine also spend 22,000 hours on a testing rig, allowing Porsche to gather heaps of emissions, performance, and durability data. The testing team would simulate circuit layouts and run the engine as if it was on the track, with heavy acceleration followed by brief braking zones. Full throttle was used "for a very high proportion of the time," Project Manager Thomas Mader said in a release. The idea is that with this much strenuous testing, the GT3 should be able to handle your average track day without a hiccup.