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      01-03-2009, 05:15 PM   #1
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Porsche Engine Test Rig

This looks fun!

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      01-03-2009, 05:21 PM   #2
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Oh my god.. thats one heck of a test bench...

and the sound... beautiful...

thanks for the find
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Sounds crazy!
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That is awesome though it looks like it swings upside down at times. Where on the 'ring are those turns?
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Since you can't put the same g-load on the test rig as you can on the track - you have to simulate it by rotating the engine.
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      01-03-2009, 11:08 PM   #6
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Wow - that would make a hell of a simulator ride.
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Since you can't put the same g-load on the test rig as you can on the track - you have to simulate it by rotating the engine.
I was going to say Porsche is going a little overboard. Perhaps they were testing the car for the Hot Wheels 360s loop track.

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Since you can't put the same g-load on the test rig as you can on the track - you have to simulate it by rotating the engine.
Ah, makes sense.
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