997.1 Engine Replacement - Anyone?
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997.1 Engine Replacement - Anyone?
Has anyone replaced their 997.1 engine? I prefer the body style of my 05 997.1 C2S and heard that replacement engines are no longer available. Although many would say that acquiring a new car would be more cost efficient, I'm wondering what engine options would be available (could a more contemporary engine be installed?).
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There are a few shops that rebuild and boost HP and performance of failed engines. I almost did this with Jake Raby when my 2000 Boxster S blew... for around the same cost as a Porsche replacement engine (at that time) Raby boosted HP from 250 to about 300 and he strengthened and upgraded many failure modes. I didn't do it because the chassis had 197K miles on it and I found a killer deal on an '09 C2S.
If my Boxster had say 1/2 those miles, I would have done it as I maintained the car fanatically and the interior still looked great. Raby had a long lead time due to so many engines blowing.... so that was a factor also.
Good luck, there are many interesting options and the lure of more HP in a "new" rebuilt engine was very appealing to me.
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If my Boxster had say 1/2 those miles, I would have done it as I maintained the car fanatically and the interior still looked great. Raby had a long lead time due to so many engines blowing.... so that was a factor also.
Good luck, there are many interesting options and the lure of more HP in a "new" rebuilt engine was very appealing to me.
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I considered it
Because my '06 C2S, which sees a lot of track days, had 112k miles on it, and I figured I was living on borrowed time and should get the engine rebuilt. Found a shop to do it - they're no longer available from Germany - but they wanted 20k and no guarantee. So I traded in for an 07 GT3. Laid out a lot more $'s but didn't want to throw the dice on 20 grand.
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There are a few shops that rebuild and boost HP and performance of failed engines. I almost did this with Jake Raby when my 2000 Boxster S blew... for around the same cost as a Porsche replacement engine (at that time) Raby boosted HP from 250 to about 300 and he strengthened and upgraded many failure modes. I didn't do it because the chassis had 197K miles on it and I found a killer deal on an '09 C2S. If my Boxster had say 1/2 those miles, I would have done it as I maintained the car fanatically and the interior still looked great. Raby had a long lead time due to so many engines blowing.... so that was a factor also. Good luck, there are many interesting options and the lure of more HP in a "new" rebuilt engine was very appealing to me. Peace Bruce in Philly
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Because my '06 C2S, which sees a lot of track days, had 112k miles on it, and I figured I was living on borrowed time and should get the engine rebuilt. Found a shop to do it - they're no longer available from Germany - but they wanted 20k and no guarantee. So I traded in for an 07 GT3. Laid out a lot more $'s but didn't want to throw the dice on 20 grand.
It's still holding up at 120k miles and the shop says it's running strong.
Although I have given some thought to getting it rebuilt this winter.
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They give a discount on their reconstructions if you bring them a car with a perfectly running engine to work on.
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Is oil consumption high with smoking at times other than engine start?
Misfiring?
What?
While it is not guaranteed of course an engine with reasonable servicing and usage can run just fine for hundreds of thousands of miles.
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Thats a Stage II engine, when built from a 3.6 or 3.8 foundation. Thats a 24,00.00 price tag, all inclusive, with install and dyno/ etc. Shipping costs are the only variable.
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What prompts you to believe the engine is in need of a rebuild?
Is oil consumption high with smoking at times other than engine start?
Misfiring?
What?
While it is not guaranteed of course an engine with reasonable servicing and usage can run just fine for hundreds of thousands of miles.
Is oil consumption high with smoking at times other than engine start?
Misfiring?
What?
While it is not guaranteed of course an engine with reasonable servicing and usage can run just fine for hundreds of thousands of miles.
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You should check out this thread, if you are at all interested in a rebuild....
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...s-owner-3.html
I have never heard of an unhappy Flat6 customer.
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...s-owner-3.html
I have never heard of an unhappy Flat6 customer.
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I have never heard of an unhappy Flat6 customer.
Considering that at least 10% of people are impossible to please, it also takes good luck, and the right purchasers to get to this point. It also means that I have to turn down lots of work, when I see red flags go up early on. Turned one away this week, as a matter of fact.
We do what we say we'll do, we maintain projected prices, we communicate, and we support what we build. People appreciate that.
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There was a story in Christophorus awhile back about a 356 owner coming up on 1,000,000 miles. The car is his daily driver and he intentionally rebuilds the engine every 300,000 miles. His father bought the car in 1964 and the son (and current owner) took it over in 1968. It has been on the road constantly for the last fifty years. I can't imagine that the Porsches built since then are not able to match those statistics.
The hard thing to imagine is a parts source in 2056 for an 2006 Carrera S. With such a foggy future for the internal combustion engine perhaps the best thing to do is just keep driving it until it dies or they take away your license.
The hard thing to imagine is a parts source in 2056 for an 2006 Carrera S. With such a foggy future for the internal combustion engine perhaps the best thing to do is just keep driving it until it dies or they take away your license.
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You should check out this thread, if you are at all interested in a rebuild....
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...s-owner-3.html
I have never heard of an unhappy Flat6 customer.
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...s-owner-3.html
I have never heard of an unhappy Flat6 customer.