[WEC] Porsche Prototype Discussion

[carbon_titanium]

the actual GTE power output is simply senseless to me; ok GT2 cars had to have 450-500hp because of the presence of GT1 cars, but GT1 cars are dead since 2010/2011! it's just insane to keep on spending a lot of money for expensive heavily tuned racing GTE engines when GT3 engines are a lot cheaper, more powerfull and have the same (if not longer) life mileage!

look at 458 GTE and 458 GT3!
458 GTE = about 550Nm and <500hp @6500rpm
458 GT3 = about 520-540Nm and >520hp @8000rpm

maybe GT3 engine has worse consumes (in wec 458 GTE can run about 60-62 minutes with 85L, in BES 458 GT3 can run about 75 minutes with 100L) but both of them can last at least 24 hours with the 4.5 V8 inside the GT3 car a lot cheaper than the GTE motor.

I hope that for next GTE specs will be used these kind of engines, closer to road versions, more powerfull and cheaper. I hope also no more air restrictors with the introduction of fuel flows and ECU revlimiters.