That was quite a drive for AJ. I used to go to that race and 12 hours of Sebring every year when I lived in FL. I had a Porsche Turbo that would just die sometimes. As an electrical engineer I took apart the Digital Motor Electronics box and found a crack in the solder joint at a high-power voltage regulator. The design sucked from an aerospace design standpoint, but was easily corrected. Simply bending the wide, flat pins over so they touched the pads on the printed wiring board and resoldering would make the problem go away. The shop that diagnosed my problem said “he fixed his brain!!!” I had constant referrals fixing Porsche electronics after that. It was so easy I only charged $100 instead of the $1,400 (20 years ago)that a rebuild costed. This shop was also involved in Porsche 911 racing and for a while I was doing preventative maintenance on 911 IMSA race car electronics since they just used remapped factory boxes and these boxes were the weak point in the car. None of my modified motor electronic boxes ever failed. :)
Did Porsche ever fix it or do you still get referrals? :)
I really wonder sometimes about those that design our world. Without constant input from those that actually live in it, we’d still be riding horses.