944Cup

WTB: Please let me know if you have a 3.0L block/motor. I am interested.

Please contact me at kjmatheny@sbcglobal.net
Thanks,
Ken #94

jsheiry

Looks like the guys in Rocky Mount DC Auto have effectively a block, no cams in the head??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-1995-Po...tZgLgd&vxp=mtr

Tracker6

Auto Atlanta in Marietta GA has complete engine rebuilds but they are pricey as you would expect.

Jay Wellwood

No affiliation or direct knowledge of this ad I noted last week.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...arness-8k.html

Seems a little high to this bench racer...I'd ask for the intake and see if the TT was good (not the split version).

LTDzak

In the linked Pelican thread, what is up with the 1R "gumby" connecting rods vs. 2R, was this a running change?

jsheiry

Yes the shop manual even refers to certain model rods that should be replaced on a tear down or rebuild. Never heard them referred as gumby rods

Jay whats the manifold difference you speak of and how would you know?

thomasmryan

per the factory, 1R rods should not be re-torqued, as in you need to replace the rods if you do the bearing shells

944Cup

Thank you for the leads

jsheiry

Be careful as this Pelican Listing says $8000 and the motor was babied and pulled with 85K on the clock

The CL add in Irvine says $7500 and 70,000 miles....just sayin

uscarrera

Dave there was a guy selling a new 968 block on PCA website let me know if you can't find ad I had an email from him.
Rich

Jfrahm

Yeah I'd ask for the chassis VIN on that $8K pelican kit, and how he knows it was babied. If the story is true the car went from being babied to a Turbo or V8 race engine/trans. Oh also it was babied but the car had a strut bar.

1R rods were used in a variety of engines, I think they turn up in S2 engines but have not been problematic there. In the 968 and 928GT there have been failures and as per the factory are to be replaced if you are in there. The 2R rods have more meat at the transition from big-end to beam and those have not AFAIK bent in normal use.

My theory is that the issue is detonation related but some say RPM. Bad gas on a hot day, something like that IMO.

-Joel.

V2Rocket

OP,
Broadfoot down in FL has a complete 968 engine needing to be resealed, asking $2800.

rangerbay

Contact Dave Smith at Smith motorwerks in Panama city fl
he may have one.

boost feen

I have a very low mileage since rebuilt 968 head, brand new porsche cams with low mileage at time of top end rebuild, tensioner, wiring harness, dme, intake manifold, exhaust, airbox, covers, all acc and timing pieces everything needed to make a 968 engine just need a shirt block! Asking $2k shipped for it all. Thanks Shawn

Paul Waterloo

An engine just came up on Chicago Craigslist:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/p...276522104.html