Here’s a cool innovative way that Porsche 911 engine is tested using a simulated virtual race track.
Video after the jump.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv53RbvgfGc
The engineering geniuses at Porsche have designed a special moving dyno to test g-loads in a virtual ‘Ring. The system was used to test the upgraded dry sump oil system for the new 3.6- and 3.8-liter boxer engines powering the 2009 911 Carrera and Carrera S. The dry sump system now has a variable-flow pressure pump that needed to be tested extensively at the ‘Ring, but the new system can perform the same task whenever engineers want, and at a fraction of the cost.

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