jf951

wondering if I should rebuild my 89 305,000 mile 2.5 or just move on.
budget is about 15 to 20k. 996's are inexpensive but i could have a 3 liter engine built and my guess is that would out perform a n/a 996. also the inexpensive 996s are high mileage, 60k which is alot for that 3.4 rms issue plagued motor. i also enjoy the cargo space of the 951, mine is in decent shape but that engine is getting tired. everything else is good susp, brakes, clutch...

spammajamma

305,000?...ding ding ding, we have a winner!

I'd rebuild, your budget gives you enough for some nice goodies

NZ951

What percentage of 996's have had rear main seal issues?

Adonay

Rebuild the engine it will be like night and day . Just rebuildt my engine this winter with under half that milage and the difference is quite noticeable.

p5th

Rebuild. Ims,rms issues are a problem waiting to happen(ims guardian). Which is more fun to drive,more tossable.

86 951 Driver

305,000 miles. WOW. That is awesome. What did you do to get it to last that long?

blade7

$20k, wouldn't that put a nice V8 in there ?.

blade7

2 engines and 2 gearboxes .

V2Rocket

For $15k you could rebuild that thing a couple of times.

Scott Plante

LS1 in a 951? not feeling that at all, just my opinion. i know plenty of folks that have done it, but it just seems, well, wrong to me.. something akin to putting a ford in a chevy i guess..

keep it porsche and rebuild

there are a couple of built engines on ebay ready to drop in supposedly, not familiar with the vendor though, but both are under 15k. one is 2.5 at $5,200 and the other is a 3.0 at $11,500 or so..

just my .02

CyCloNe!

if you like the car... I say rebuild it the engine and give a few upgrades

toddk911

+1 !!

You could easily go 3.0 and a top of the line turbo, exhaust, and some head and cam upgrades all of which would greatly out perform a 996 NA and give a 996TT one hell of a run.

Of course if some of the $15-20K is for suspension, body, wheels ,etc. then a different story.


http://www.broadfootracing.com/engines.htm

http://www.broadfootracing.com/Engin..._944_Turbo.htm

I was going to go with them, but I got a good deal and lucky timing on a slightly used 2.8.

jf951

yes that's not a typo. Head rbt 2x and new main bearing at 200k , same 951 5spd LSD. thanks for the advise, I enjoy the car and I love driving a car that is... well so underestimated.

jf951

Advise is a typo. Thanks for the advice. Love the idea of an sbc...

V2Rocket

http://www.texasperformanceconcepts.com/index.html