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I'm french..... and proud of it !!! sometimes I disagree high level decision sometimes I approve them. French soldiers are coward ? try to tell it to the familiy of the last KIA last thursday !!! they do their duty like others soldiers. the french point of view is that the french army must...

Chris, it's not fair !!!! :evil: I'm putting cent by cent on my bank account to be able to buy a 917 replica as soon as possible.... and today, you are showing me that i MUST have also a 906, a 908 and a 910..... I know that i will have a roomy garage, but my wife will kill me.... but it...

I don't know.... but the main question is the wheelbase !!!!:dead:

My case.... Buell XB12SS for fun (not for long :cry:) and Suzuki SV650S to go to work... if you don't know that... in France motorcycle cannot have a power over 100BHP... some guys are using their bikes at full power, but they might have serious problems with insurance or police...

The only factory homologated tyre for the 959 was Bridgestone RE71 :)

thanks for the pics.... any pics of the inside ? or the engine bay ?

it was on the nurburgring, easter 1975. Willy Kausen at the wheel... He must have serious brain desease to race a 917/10 on snow !!! you can get more pics here (it's in french) Porsche 917 : photos et vidéos - GT / Endurance FORUM GT / Endurance - FORUM Sport Auto

Tom, i think you have made your calculation with a single blade fan.... 6 blades fan means approximatively 6 times more air flow. with mecanical looses and air flow efficiency we are close to 2400 litres/sec

TO :Bassanio et Portia here are some technical datas.... the cooling fan drive went through a reduction bevel gear from 17 to 19 teeth. thus at 8300 crankshaft RPM the fan is operated at 7426 RPM and drew in 2400 litres of air per second for a cost of only 17bhp. (extract from one of my...

you are right in some point....but - in 1970 downforce doesn't exists.....it's the beginning... nobody knows any thing about ground effect.... - if you plan to extract the air with the fan, you are not cooling the engine you are warming it !!!! .....under the engine there are the exhausts...

As I can't edit my post.....on small correction: when the engine rpm increase, the fan RPM increase.

the air is moved from the top to the bottom. the fan is actuated mecanically by the engine when the engine rpm increase, the fan engine increase. I have to check my documentation to tell you the gear ratio and the volume displaced at top rpm. the fan is 330mm diameter and 6 blades.... yes...

I think each country try to keep his national treasure.... today, an auction in france (christie's) try to sell some chinese art.... (former owner where famous Pierre Berger / Yves Saint Laurent) China has bloqued the auction to get them back....

On parle français ici ???? :laugh::laugh::laugh: as far as i know the front end (sonar bulb) of the french boat and the side of the vanguard had been damaged. Is it because the english are driving on the bad side of the street (and they do the same under the sea) ??? :thinking: (just...

no, no, le mans first !!!! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

a turnkey minus LMK costs 80000€ (without fees and shipping) add 3.6 motor and gearbox.... race tuning... (brakes, dampers,....) make it street legal (TUV inspection) then....it would cost you at least 150000€ you can put an order for a brand new directly to LMK but you will have to wait...

the car looks great, it has been tuned to be raced... (some video are available on youtube....(solitude revival...)) street legal in germany.... near 200000 Euros :cry: Annonce de voiture : page de détail

917 Part 8 Removing the Windshield & Wiring YouTube - 917 Part 8 Removing the Windshield & Wiring

PART 7 :thumbsup: - Removing the Engine YouTube - 917 - Part 7 Removing the Engine

Rick, you can see this thread.... rockonsmile http://www.gt40s.com/forum/porsche-917-talk/26956-917-engine-start-after-30-years.html