# Mythbusters Porsche 928 Project: **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 6, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674 "2010-11-06T07:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/1 "2010-11-06T07:17:44Z")
They’re going to test the claim that the 928 could drive faster in reverse, lol. Not quite “plane on a treadmill” but cool because they’ve flipped the body of the car around to do it. > At 75 mph, the original 1978 928 was losing 28 hp to drag, a noticeable deficit given its 219-hp engine. Preview only (show hasn’t aired) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqbcKSuEJx0) ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/2 "2010-11-06T07:33:51Z")
I hope they did something with the steering thats going to be a little hairy. ---
**Author:** ![rusty240det](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rusty240det/32/5946_2.png) [@rusty240det](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rusty240det)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/3 "2010-11-06T07:36:58Z")
> [@Onyx Z32"](#): > > [@KuntryQuestTSi](#): > > I hope they did something with the steering thats going to be a little hairy. are you serious? you can’t see that in this picture? ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/4 "2010-11-06T07:38:49Z")
This will be pretty funny. X… ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/5 "2010-11-06T07:39:12Z")
> [@rusty240det](#): > > are you serious? you can’t see that in this picture? :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/6 "2010-11-06T07:44:24Z")
This is awesome. although I’m dreading what they are going to miss this time. their tests aren’t always very scientific. For instance they will replace the weight with weights, but what about weight distribution? ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/7 "2010-11-06T07:51:48Z")
> [@rusty240det](#): > > are you serious? you can’t see that in this picture? Holy crap, I’m not awake yet. I just realized they only flipped the body. :picard: I looked and thought it was rear wheel steering. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/8 "2010-11-07T03:01:02Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > This is awesome. although I’m dreading what they are going to miss this time. their tests aren’t always very scientific. For instance they will replace the weight with weights, but what about weight distribution? like cannonball3 myth w/countache vs fiero and no corner weigths… ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/9 "2010-11-15T15:40:22Z")
bump for a link to the episode: [http://www.casttv.com/shows/mythbusters/reverse-engineering/rld5r8f](http://www.casttv.com/shows/mythbusters/reverse-engineering/rld5r8f) ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/10 "2010-11-16T10:06:47Z")
This will definitely be interesting. I have heard this rumor before (not the 928, just cars in general), so it will be neat to see what they find. I wonder why they couldn’t just wind-tunnel test it, instead of doing it. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/11 "2010-11-16T10:27:15Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > This will definitely be interesting. I have heard this rumor before (not the 928, just cars in general), so it will be neat to see what they find. > > I wonder why they couldn’t just wind-tunnel test it, instead of doing it. Cause that would be boring ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/12 "2010-11-16T10:28:29Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > This will definitely be interesting. I have heard this rumor before (not the 928, just cars in general), so it will be neat to see what they find. > > I wonder why they couldn’t just wind-tunnel test it, instead of doing it. They wind tunnel test on the small scale first. Edit: it looks like it’s just what i said… they didn’t take into account weight distribution, and there is more wheel spin when the car is traveling backwards. I also can’t help but thinking there was something else they messed up changing the rolling resistance of the car. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mythbusters-porsche-928-project/205674/13 "2010-11-16T16:37:16Z")
> Edit: it looks like it’s just what i said… they didn’t take into account weight distribution, and there is more wheel spin when the car is traveling backwards i clearly saw them put weights in the car, do you think they just picked arbitrary amounts of weight and put them where ever?