Porsche Classic Is Selling New Crankcases for Air-cooled 911s
It may not be a traditional crate motor program, but Porsche will sell you a replacement crankcase for your 1984 through 1998 911.
As the world evolves, so do the vehicles being offered by Porsche. The Taycan leads the way into the new electrified future of Porsche. As wonderful as these new vehicles are, it is the classic cars which came before that solidified the reputation of Porsche. For many, it was the 911 from the rad era that forged a love affair with the brand. As a result, these older cars remain extremely popular. Most owners of these vehicles will do whatever it takes to keep them on the road. Porsche Classic is here to help with their latest parts offering.
Porsche Classic has been around for years now and offers everything from factory restoration to genuine parts to keep your older Porsche on the road. They even offer some newer products to bring your classic more into the modern age. As great as it might be to have a modern infotainment system in your classic car, there are other, far more vital parts that you may need. If, for example, you needed a crankcase for your air-cooled 911 you had no choice but look for a used one. You were left to scour the classifieds, or comb through a swap meet and hope you could find what you needed. Porsche Classic is for a limited time going to make that process much simpler by offering new crankcases to anyone who wants one.
Porsche is now offering air-cooled replacement cases for several popular models. The models included span from the 1984 911 Carrera and Turbo to the 1998 993 Carrera and Turbo. The new cases can be ordered from any Porsche Classic partner or Porsche dealer. There are roughly 100 of these cases available so if you are interested, it would be best to get one sooner rather than later. So, what led Porsche to finally offer these classic crankcases? As with most things with Porsche it was born out of motorsports.
Porsche had known for quite some time that there were unprocessed blanks available. They wanted turn these into crankcases for customers who wanted them. The technical detail that showed how to process these blanks into customer ready crankcases was available in the Porsche archives. The problem was some of this detail was no longer legible. As a result, the blanks could not be processed. This is where the Porsche motorsports group entered the picture.
The dominate Porsche 962 racecar from the 1980s remains popular in historic motorsports today. A requirement to keep the Group C racecars running is the availability of spare parts. Porsche sought to relaunch the 962 engine, and naturally that meant it needed to reproduce the crankcase. The research required yielded impressive results including the data needed to process the blanks into crankcases. This information was shared with Porsche Classic and now here we are with the ability to purchase these new units.
Fully built crate engines that can be used in various applications are offered by other manufacturers. Porsche, however, does not offer anything like that. These crankcases are about as close as you can get for now. However, if these parts prove popular, which they likely will, perhaps Porsche will consider offering fully built engines. They will not be cheap for sure, but the option to purchase a new Mezger powerplant from Porsche is certainly intriguing.
Photos: Porsche.com
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