3.6l for a 2001 C2?
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3.6l for a 2001 C2?
Having put 137k miles on a 1999 C2, I had no fear buying what looked and sounded like a clean 2001 C2 with 79k on the odometer.
10k later she’s developed piston slap. Still runs strong but I know it’s a ticking time bomb and I’m a crazy road trip guy.
So, I’m about to go
shopping for a rebuilt engine or a low mileage used one and I’m wondering if using a 3.6l engine from a 2002 or later 996 is a plug and play operation or are there extensive mods to get the Mark2 engine into the Mark 1 car...
any advice is appreciated.
10k later she’s developed piston slap. Still runs strong but I know it’s a ticking time bomb and I’m a crazy road trip guy.
So, I’m about to go
shopping for a rebuilt engine or a low mileage used one and I’m wondering if using a 3.6l engine from a 2002 or later 996 is a plug and play operation or are there extensive mods to get the Mark2 engine into the Mark 1 car...
any advice is appreciated.
Last edited by GLB123; Apr 13, 2020 at 06:11 PM. Reason: incorrect info
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3.6L is not plug-and-play in 996.1s. You can swap a 3.6L into a 996.1 if you swap harnesses and some other things.
A Boxster 3.2L swaps into a 996.1 pretty easily. Just gives you another option. It's not much less powerful than the 3.4L either. Maybe 20-25 hp difference.
A Boxster 3.2L swaps into a 996.1 pretty easily. Just gives you another option. It's not much less powerful than the 3.4L either. Maybe 20-25 hp difference.
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No, that should not complicate things.
There is a user on this forum who rebuilt an M96 properly. BYProdriver, or something like that, is selling it. It was originally a 3.2L Boxster engine. Now it's a 3.6L.
If you want to do it right, I would go that route. Any M96 that hasn't been properly rebuilt is a ticking time bomb. His has the Nikies sleeves.
There is a user on this forum who rebuilt an M96 properly. BYProdriver, or something like that, is selling it. It was originally a 3.2L Boxster engine. Now it's a 3.6L.
If you want to do it right, I would go that route. Any M96 that hasn't been properly rebuilt is a ticking time bomb. His has the Nikies sleeves.
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I’m in agreement
I’ve continued my deep googling and have to say I agree with your conclusion on having the engine rebuilt with the new sleeves, pistons, etc...
Thank you for your feedback and insights. Hope you are hunkered down and well.
George
Thank you for your feedback and insights. Hope you are hunkered down and well.
George
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No, that should not complicate things.
There is a user on this forum who rebuilt an M96 properly. BYProdriver, or something like that, is selling it. It was originally a 3.2L Boxster engine. Now it's a 3.6L.
If you want to do it right, I would go that route. Any M96 that hasn't been properly rebuilt is a ticking time bomb. His has the Nikies sleeves.
There is a user on this forum who rebuilt an M96 properly. BYProdriver, or something like that, is selling it. It was originally a 3.2L Boxster engine. Now it's a 3.6L.
If you want to do it right, I would go that route. Any M96 that hasn't been properly rebuilt is a ticking time bomb. His has the Nikies sleeves.
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