jshalomo

Hello everyone,

Just took the engine apart and discovered 3 scored cylinders (#3, #4 and #5)....can anyone recommend a machine shop on the east cost that is experienced with 996 sleeve installs and can do it for a reasonable price?

I would love to install "Nickies" from LN/Flat6, but it's not within my budget...

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff

stjoh

http://www.forsche-land.com/

dcdrechsel

Not sure if you saw this.....RallyDogRacing just finished a sleeved engine .Machining was done in Houston .But it's a place to start .You can find his posts by searching his handle .

mikeborden

I have to ask, 3, 4, 5? You sure about that?

3 would be on one bank and 4 and 5 would be on the other. Most of the stuff I read says it's usually on bank 2 in 5 and 6 cylinders since those are the cylinders are the hottest.

Mike

Zookie

This shop!! they did mine which was #6 Scored.
Excellent Service, Communication, Price and Turn around.
I drove my Engine from Toronto to Chicago to have them rebuild it!!

Highly Recommended

jshalomo

Yea Mike, it's odd. #6 was spotless while #4 and #5 were scored pretty deep. The damage was parallel to the crankshaft, on the inner side of the block. Unfortunately, #3 was scored as well. Not as bad as #4 and #5, but catches the finger nail easily... The damage was perpendicular to the crankshaft on #3, towards the front of the engine.

jshalomo

stjoh, dcdrechel, and Zookie....Thank you for taking the time to respond to my request. I really appreciate your advice! I am going to reach out to Forsche-Land and get a quote. I will also look up rallydogracing posts.

Guys, any idea if anyone other than LN and Flat6 (and the 2 shops in England)offer Nickies type sleeves? Any thoughts on cast iron sleeves?

joe-1972

I have "stjoh"'s car now and I can tell you that the motor is alive and well, it survived a 13 hour drive back home, lively weekend drives and one very spirited ralley run. The whole time the water temp never went over the 190/195 range... and mostly stayed at the 180 zone. I have never seen a spot of oil on the ground... yes I have cardboard under the car just to check for this... and the fluids are exactly on the mark every time I check them. I am super pleased with the folks at Forsche-Land ! They did a great job rebuilding my motor and would highly recommend them!

jshalomo

That's great. Thanks for the update. It is very encouraging.

alpine003

Welcome neighbor. I may have the same birthday and used to live in your neck of the woods. Liberty/Eola.

993GT

what material is Forsche-Land re-sleeving with? Approximate cost per cylinder/engine?(PM is fine)
Anyone use LASleeve?
Thinking about picking up a tired/dead C2/C4 for a daily in the future....
TIA,
Rob

Zookie

Not sure I didn't opt for Resleeve, I opted for a Good Used Half Case

They send the Blocks to Europe to get Resleeved which makes the turn around time a lot longer, something I didn't want to wait for.

I paid $8000 (M96 Engine Price) for a Complete Rebuild, this was not a REFRESH but a complete Rebuild

Paid Extra $500 for Cylinder Head Port and Polish

993GT

thanks Zook!
I'd be doing the rebuild myself, just interested in a proven resleever(and known piston/ring combo) for the m96's
Cheers,

alpine003

Uh oh Zookie, I think you just opened up a can of worms. Now this thread will be min 4 page guaranteed.

Zookie

what do you mean?