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My 07 2.7 is in for a new RMS, no biggie its covered under warranty.
Was happy to see that they were giving me the 2.9l, although the DFI 3.4 would have been fun to drive, but the 2.9 allows me to see the differences in the same basic platform.
Just put 80 miles on the 2009 2.9l loaner, and there is just something different. Gone is the air-cooled whirr/whine, replaced by a (best I can describe) "numb" sounding engine. The exhaust is less throaty, but the engine is very smooth.
Noticed that the whole car takes on a different feel, communication was not as good, an un-connected feeling altogether. But then I flip over to see the TPMS is reading 26 front and 28 rear....hey that explains it! So soon as I'm home we'll fix that, upon filling the tires to the preferred pressure for me 32-37, I look in the door jamb and see the spec is 30 and 31....whoa huh! I decided to push ahead and fill it to the same 32-37 so I can see what the car feels like. Took it out for 10 min or so and the car feels closer to mine. Wonder why they changed the PSI rating in the rear??
So with only 80 miles and in the rain all the way, its hard to feel the claimed 20 Hp gain that the 2.9 boast. For now the biggest difference is in the 6 spd transmission and lack of engine whine. On the topic of transmission I still prefer the solid feel or “tactical snap” of the 5 over the mush of the 6.
The engine is no doubt an improved design, but the new sound and feel is more “V6” than familiar boxer sound. For me having owned a air-cooled 911 prior to the Cayman, this is almost a jump that removes some of the Porsche from the new car. There is a part of me that thinks “Porsche” held back on changing to the new engine, to lure in the air-cooled purist. Almost like a evolution for potential new customers coming from the older air-cooled engine sound. There is no way to know why they waited, but had they not waited and put the new engine in the Cayman at launch date back in 06, I bet they would have lost more than a few sales. But now that the Cayman has seen great success, we almost welcome any changes that would improve our cars. The only clincher in my above “theory” would be that the 997.2 received the same treatment.
There are some other changes like led lighting, softer leather, different radio, climate controls, window buttons, and lack of a crazy man with a Cosmoline gun at the factory…...lols
All of these are equal or better than the old car, but not a reason to rush down and trade my ole 987.0.0
Was happy to see that they were giving me the 2.9l, although the DFI 3.4 would have been fun to drive, but the 2.9 allows me to see the differences in the same basic platform.
Just put 80 miles on the 2009 2.9l loaner, and there is just something different. Gone is the air-cooled whirr/whine, replaced by a (best I can describe) "numb" sounding engine. The exhaust is less throaty, but the engine is very smooth.
Noticed that the whole car takes on a different feel, communication was not as good, an un-connected feeling altogether. But then I flip over to see the TPMS is reading 26 front and 28 rear....hey that explains it! So soon as I'm home we'll fix that, upon filling the tires to the preferred pressure for me 32-37, I look in the door jamb and see the spec is 30 and 31....whoa huh! I decided to push ahead and fill it to the same 32-37 so I can see what the car feels like. Took it out for 10 min or so and the car feels closer to mine. Wonder why they changed the PSI rating in the rear??
So with only 80 miles and in the rain all the way, its hard to feel the claimed 20 Hp gain that the 2.9 boast. For now the biggest difference is in the 6 spd transmission and lack of engine whine. On the topic of transmission I still prefer the solid feel or “tactical snap” of the 5 over the mush of the 6.
The engine is no doubt an improved design, but the new sound and feel is more “V6” than familiar boxer sound. For me having owned a air-cooled 911 prior to the Cayman, this is almost a jump that removes some of the Porsche from the new car. There is a part of me that thinks “Porsche” held back on changing to the new engine, to lure in the air-cooled purist. Almost like a evolution for potential new customers coming from the older air-cooled engine sound. There is no way to know why they waited, but had they not waited and put the new engine in the Cayman at launch date back in 06, I bet they would have lost more than a few sales. But now that the Cayman has seen great success, we almost welcome any changes that would improve our cars. The only clincher in my above “theory” would be that the 997.2 received the same treatment.
There are some other changes like led lighting, softer leather, different radio, climate controls, window buttons, and lack of a crazy man with a Cosmoline gun at the factory…...lols
All of these are equal or better than the old car, but not a reason to rush down and trade my ole 987.0.0