@Stan Galat posted:The idea that the German cooling system cannot be improved upon is deeply ingrained in the psyche (maybe even the DNA at this point) of the VW hi-po hobby, but I just don't get it. Everybody agrees that very nearly every other aspect of the engine can be improved upon - what makes the cooling system sacrosanct?
This is so true with the VW crowd and even the modern day car crowd as well. I'm on at least one other forum related to Porsches, specifically my 718 that will arriving later this year. Every time someone mentions they've made some modification to the motor, exhaust, or suspension inevitably someone says, "The engineers that designed XXXXXXXX know far better about what they're doing than some other aftermarket company blah blah blah.
I simply can't agree with such a statement. Maybe if you're building a car that costs $2 million bucks and only making a very limited number of them like a Bugatti Chiron or something. But all mass producing car companies, hence all automotive engineers, make what is good for the masses and what will appeal to hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of people. The first consideration is usually based on cost first then performance. Not everyone wants their car to be lower than the stock ride height you see on whichever current car you're looking at. Not everyone wants the mundane boring exhaust system that comes standard. And it is those people who disagree and they lower the car using aftermarket parts designed with performance in mind then cost. They put in better performing exhaust systems and they put in higher performance engine bits. Because if you're replacing it you probably don't care what it costs but you do care about how it performs.