KaiB

Guy: do not allow anybody to touch this car and its engine until you learn a bit more here.

Ask about rebuilds and shops in your area in a seperate thread, learn, research and do a bit of work first.

Please. We are not rebuilding a small block Chevy here, for that matter we are not rebuilding another in-line straight six from Bravaria...please don't make two mistakes in a row with that beautiful car.

KaiB

Also, why on earth do you want a lightweight flywheel?

GuyMonnin

Hi KaiB. My mechanic said it would be a cost wash and this is what I have heard about the "upgrade" to an RS flywheel:

"Allow the engine to rev quicker. It takes less time for the engine to reach the more usable power band and the "Varioram"

Please feel free to counterpoint (loud etc). The parts aren't ordered yet...

Thanks again

Atgani

If you've got the cash to splash, do it, if you haven't, don't.

P.S Unless the previous "diligent" owner slipped a late 993 engine into your car, you haven't got Varioram to reach more quickly . . . . .

Now about the mechanic who's making these recommendations, do tell us more . . . . .

racer

964s don't have Varioram iirc.. that was introduced on the 993's

swftiii

With that reply from your mechanic, I would really slow down. Varioram didn't come to the 911 until the 1996-1998 993 model. Really start listening to the people here - we are all trying to help you, but you aren't listening...SLOW DOWN, RESEARCH, TALK TO MORE THAN 1 SHOP, ETC.

You keep saying your wrench is well known locally...what is locally and who is it?

Yes the lighweight flywheel will rev faster, but it comes with additional noise and other characteristics that you may or may not want. It is good for a track car, but if you are just using it for a weekender I wouldn't go with a lightweight flywheel. SEARCH ON THIS AND READ A LITTLE.

-Skip

Quadcammer

I'm not sure what stuff you've been "wrenching" on, but I've seen plenty from a bunch of ford v8s, to three benz v8s, to 2 bmw inline 6s, to several japanese 4 bangers etc.

An SR-71 leaks fuel, not oil, and does so by design to deal with incredible heat at the speed altitude that it flies.

An automobile engine should not leak.

KaiB

Guy - ditto the above.

After reading you, we all see your heart is in the right place - yer doing the right thing by that car and it should be the car of your dreams (as our cars can indeed be). You do NOT want a LWF.

I'm also beginning to wonder if this mech should be the one doing your engine.

Please slow down.

cobalt

Ok, Might be smarter to start a new thread.

Honestly if the car truly has only 79k miles on the odo most of these parts should not be necessary. You shouldn't need new pistons and cylinders and your not getting all of these parts plus the rebuild for anything close to $14k. If your going to go through this much trouble start thinking of upgrades for a few $$ more. But honestly I think you will find most of these parts should have 100k miles left in them or more. Many of these parts can easily be inspected, tested or cleaned for far less than replacement costs. Send your injectors out for cleaning if needed or bench test them.

Unfortunately, the engine is already apart so it is too late for a leak down and compression test. My 93 C2 has nearly 60k miles most of the last 28k have been hard track miles and my most recent leak down test still showed 1-2% in all 6 cylinders.

For future reference anything can happen to cause an oil leak unexpectedly in an engine that is air/oil cooled. A can of degreaser and an hour or so of cleaning along with these tests should have been suggested by your mechanic long before anything else was done. Without these tests what gave him the feeling the engine was in need of this work?

Now that you are in the thick of it he has you over a barrel but I would insist on finding out what he felt was so apparent that a complete engine disasembly was required? I would be curious to hear his response because to be honest he probably won't be able to come up with one that makes sense to anyone here. There are only a few things that can go wrong with these engines that would require such drastic measures and most all of them would not require the amount of work you are listing.

I would take a step back and a deep breath and i think you might find the right questions can save you a lot of money and you will end up with a car that drives and runs as nice as it looks.

cobalt

Varioram was not until 1996 and is a nice upgrade but way too costly at his point. I am 100% for the LWF I have it on my C2 and it makes the car so much more enjoyable to drive.

GuyMonnin

My bad. I copied and pasted an applicable quote regarding lightweight flywheel benifits (for a 993). I just copied a bit too much of it: Varioram...Varioram didn't come out of my mechanics mouth.

KaiB

I am 100% for the LWF I have it on my C2 and it makes the car so much more enjoyable to drive.

And yer a hot shoe with a lot of air cooled experience.

Guy, as I read him, is not (and that's fine). He has a looker, a beautiful car and seems to be a fellow who might not benefit from a LWF - and might really dislike the attendant hassles/noise.

Of course I have one and consider it necessary...for a driver in a modded car, not a fat assed cabrio (which I happen to love, not that I'd buy one).

Jim Richards

Anthony, is a chip change a recommended/required part of the LWF upgrade?

altarchsa

THIS HAS TO BE A HOAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With 2,777 views and 141 posts in just over 24 hours, you don't think this "Guy" is just jerking your chains?

With statements like:
he's hit almost every common topic on the 964 Forum.

This Guy has to be going down the list of popular old posts and toying with you, laughing at your every response.

WAKE UP!

altarchsa

Uhhhh,

GuyMonnin....................... Guy Moaning


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