Wild Claims! Subaru built the 996 engine? Ferry's personal 993?
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Can anyone substantiate this guy's claims? Anyone heard of him (or the car?) Nevertheless, could be a good buy on the car. But how much more power in the Euro version? Can it be CA smogged?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/car/253762788.html
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/car/253762788.html
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Call the guy and ask him for the VIN # and run a carfax on it to see whether the # of owners is correct, etc. Unless it is a 3.8 liter, I can't see how it can have more power than a NA model as it would've had to be neutered^H^H^H^H^H^H^H converted to meet our smog restrictions and had a OBD-2 slapped on there.
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to the best of my knowledge, the engine would be the same. there was a US and RoW (rest of world) suspension, but most 993 owners have long since upgraded their suspension anyway. not sure about smog, but inorder to pass US emissions i would guess that when the car was brought into the US it would have had to have been OBDII compliant. the car would have euro bumpers i assume and the euro would also have orange rear indicators, but those are cosmetic differences for the most part.
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Euro trannies had better ratios than US (at least in some years/models), so this makes them faster - engines are same power.
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I get a really bad feeling about that seller. The kind of guy who makes wild baseless claims is nobody I'd want to buy a car from. Not even worth the phone call IMHO.
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When I bought a Acura Legend Coupe a long time ago, the 1st owner was Acura America. They had taken it from the dealers stock and used it as a Show Car. It was returned to the dealer inventory after the show. A likely scenario for this particular car.
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The spelling errors (5) in that ad are pathetic - and probably reflect the credibility of the car & seller. I would assume the seller, "Dr.", doesn't hold a PhD in English....
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So does the 996 engine in a 993 make this the first of the water cooled Porsches, last of the air cooled Porsches, or an amphibian????
Having been and currently being a Sube owner the boxer engine in the Sube is very different from the Porsche-altough both keep the CG nice and low.
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Having been and currently being a Sube owner the boxer engine in the Sube is very different from the Porsche-altough both keep the CG nice and low.
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Originally Posted by infinii
Call the guy and ask him for the VIN # and run a carfax on it to see whether the # of owners is correct, etc. Unless it is a 3.8 liter, I can't see how it can have more power than a NA model as it would've had to be neutered^H^H^H^H^H^H^H converted to meet our smog restrictions and had a OBD-2 slapped on there.
Ge whiz!