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Re:Porsche found a way to 3D-print lightweight pistons that ... by taylodl on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:30PM (#23834956)
I would assume it would be for racing, not consumers. They didn't mention cost, but looking at the process, time and materials involved I'd bet you're looking at tens of thousands of dollars. I don't see consumers going for that, but GT racing clubs? Oh yeah!
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Re:Porsche found a way to 3D-print lightweight pistons that ... by bitexploder on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @05:37PM (#23838276)
I can see some overlap on the extreme consumer end [their 300K 700hp car is probably hundreds produced at most. The profits are already really high on those vehicles so I am curious if/when/how they will release and price this tech, or if it is just some random Porsche team drumming up some marketing for mostly vaporware :)
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