by bryanearll on Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:49 pm
I will clarify the counter the issue since it is still fresh in my mind.
The first value: 101 is the number of ignitions in "the zone"
the second value: is the time in the engine life when the "event" occured.
For example, the guy who owned my car must have "valet parked" at 41 hours into the engine. The last recorded Zone 1 recording was very recent at 1500 some odd hours (last run of the day just past the swale). However, the rev. limiter never engaged, because I was within the threshold of it kicking in. That said, Zone 1 starts "somewhere" and knowing that figure is important for everybody. If Zone 2 starts at 7250, Zone 1 may start at 6000 (who knows?)
One of the Rennlist guys had a Zone 1 value of 35000 on a DME machine that I saw.
Of importantance to everyone was the nature of how the black box records "events". Lets take, for example, my cars previous owner. Under his watch the engine experienced a Zone 2 DME value. If the computer keeps a LIST of all such occurances, dates and engine hours, that's worth knowing. If I, God forbid, should miss a shift and the new counter number is now last week for Zone 2. Where is my record? Where is the history of the bad man before me? I think a very clear picture of what is being recorded and how it is recorded is very important to the membership interested in purchasing new vehicles. Otherwise instead of spending $110000 on a new GT3 I will be looking to refit a classic. Further, I'm going to take Porsche to task on explaining Porsche Certified in the nicest possible way. It's simply best for all parties to state where due diligence begins and ends.
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Bryan Earll
'01 996 C2 #339