Subject	Reliable - Yes, Practical - Depends on What You Want.
Posted by	Crash on November 24, 2005 at 12:47 AM
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In Reply To	Would an NA be more practical for reliability on a roadcours posted by Zfreak(Dallas) on November 23, 2005 at 12:48 PM
Message	A TT is by definition less reliable. It has more points of failure, it has higher cylinder pressure, it is more prone to detonation, etc., etc. Don't get me wrong. I have '91 TT that I love. I have put several thousand track miles on it. I have burned up the engine twice. The first time was absolutely my fault - I let it overheat at MIS on the oval. The second time it burned up the #6 cylinder at Gingerman, I don't really know why. If your ultimate goal is reliablity buy a car with a low stressed engine, an N/A, a Honda, whatever. On the other hand I fully advocate buying your passion and dealing with the consequences. -Crash
Follow Ups	Would an NA be more practical for reliability on a roadcours - Zfreak(Dallas) 12:48:24 11/23/05 Reliability is related to how well you maintain the car in - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:56:09 11/23/05 agreed but there is less to maintain and maybe to - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 13:42:05 11/23/05 2nd (n/m) - komplexZTT 13:43:39 11/23/05 It's an oversimplification. - Kenny 13:53:21 11/23/05 OMG, you said MTBF - apudapus 14:15:07 11/23/05 lol, I knew someone would like that =). (n/m) - Kenny 14:32:43 11/23/05 yes, if you completely stripped it (n/m) - Guapo 12:56:44 11/23/05 Sorry, but I see no basis or justification for your - Scotts94z32 13:21:27 11/23/05 This should cover it. - Kenny 13:44:05 11/23/05 I meant stripping it has nothing, IMO, to do with - Scotts94z32 13:54:51 11/23/05 I know you did, that's why it's funny. - Kenny 14:01:04 11/23/05 It doesn't have anything to do with reliability, - Guapo 16:09:52 11/23/05 I dunno, my Z33 has done pretty well. I'm in an HPDE this - Scotts94z32 16:21:18 11/23/05 it'd do better stripped ;-) (n/m) - Guapo 16:34:39 11/23/05 Yes, I agree that an NA is generally more reliable. Plus, - Scotts94z32 13:20:40 11/23/05 N/A's - Almost all the problems of TT, none of the power (n/m) - Moxie 13:23:42 11/23/05 TTs have more problems, given the heat of turbos, braking, - Scotts94z32 13:59:11 11/23/05 Hence the word almost :) (n/m) - Moxie 15:41:24 11/23/05 I'd prefer an NA car for the roadcourse. - ni[X]it 13:27:00 11/23/05 Agreed. NA is a great place to start for HPDEs... and a - Scotts94z32 13:54:44 11/23/05 mmmmm..... Well I wanted more at Watkins Glen, - Barry'z (NJ) 15:53:26 11/23/05 WGI is a high hp track. Not a fair evaluation. - trackstar 16:00:19 11/23/05 222...... (n/m) - Initial Z 23:03:49 11/23/05 what are you really asking? - SactoTodd 13:53:58 11/23/05 prepare... preparation (n/m) - apudapus 14:20:39 11/23/05 Which Lotus does he have? (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 14:51:05 11/23/05 How would Todd know? (n/m) - Kenny 15:02:14 11/23/05 lol - ENVYMYZ 15:06:57 11/23/05 How would I know Zfreaks neighbor? (n/m) - SactoTodd 15:15:25 11/23/05 Reading comprehension owns me. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 15:19:03 11/23/05 oops (n/m) - Nazgul 15:15:47 11/23/05 Elise - Zfreak(Dallas) 17:31:17 11/23/05 Evo, STi, S13, S14....ummm, there's got to be more. (n/m) - trackstar 15:59:41 11/23/05 how fast do you want to spend...I think it's all about - testingzwaters 17:10:39 11/23/05 Reliable - Yes, Practical - Depends on What You Want. - Crash 00:47:14 11/24/05
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