GarrettSR5

Will people be importing them under the 25 year rule in the USA ? Are there any cool Europe only options you could order there but not here ?
I figure Porsche has always been open with options and colors so there would be no need.

hardtailer

996 Mk1 GT3 comes to mind

Porschetech3

99's with Factory X51 Power Kit and XAA Aero Kit ....

EVOMMM

^^^^this I have half that choice XAA but no x51 but I can always build it later
Mike

theprf

Non sunroof, non A/C cars with the rotary dial heat controls.

bdronsick

Although much more plentiful ROW, there were in fact a scant few sunroof-delete 996 Coupes originally delivered to the U.S. Good luck finding any for sale though!

Tbred911

I believe the x51 3.4 cars were E-gas only.... don't think it was an option for cable throttle non-egas cars?

bdronsick

So you're saying X51 wasn't offered until MY2K? Interesting if so. Def makes the 1999 GT3 the "one" to have

Tbred911

I believe so - whenever the switchover date was... I tried to order an x51 block but it was incompatible with my non-egas setup... so I was told by my tech...

but remember your importing a 25 year old car... so you need to be thorough on the condition of what your getting

Porschetech3

The 3.4 X51 was for sure never offered in the US because it wouldn't pass US emissions,(camshaft profile) but was offered in ROW, in Japan it was simply called "Power Kit".

Whether or not it was offered in 99, or only available in 2000-2001 I have no idea, but even if so , it only takes a swap of the throttle body and wire harness and reprogram to ROW tune to make it work on 99's C2's

Dr_Strangelove

I agree with @hardtailer I think the GT3 will be the most imported model under the 25 year exemption followed by the GT3RS a few years later.

Tbred911

ok cool - I was wondering if installing e-throttle body and tune would solve it... do you know if any 3.4 X51 core motors are available? Porsche is still offering core 3.4 engines for those who want to trade in their old core... haven't heard of any x51 cores being offered though... would be sweeet!

rino924

Do the European engines try to kill themselves too or is that just the US engines?

parris

Don't forget also that RoW cars come with lower suspension settings than US ones, which all come with the Touring option (032:Touring suspension (higher suspension for America))

rino924

That's because we are fatter. We weigh the car down to match ROW height.