993 Turbo at Mark Motors
01-11-2018, 01:22 PM
#46
Three Wheelin'
01-11-2018, 01:56 PM
#47
Burning Brakes
01-13-2018, 08:34 AM
#50
Rennlist Member
01-15-2018, 01:51 PM
#51
Race Car
01-16-2018, 08:01 AM
#52
Team Owner
Originally Posted by Johnny DB
Engine rebuilds? No seal problems? Are those mainly early aircooled problems?
01-17-2018, 10:17 AM
#54
the watercooled Mezger engines have proven to far outlive their aircooled ancestors...I love aircooled's but there is a reason they went to water...
01-17-2018, 10:20 AM
#55
01-21-2018, 02:41 PM
#57
Race Car
They went to water for emissions and to pump more bhp's out of small flat 6's.. The air koolers are far more reliable. Several guys in California have run over 300,000 miles on 993tt's without opening the motor. Though water kooled Mezger engines are certainly more reliable than their NA counterparts, they can't come close to an air kooler.
01-21-2018, 03:06 PM
#58
why do watercooler's run cleaner and make more hp... because operating parameters can be kept tighter...ability to keep operating parameters tighter = longer engine life.
there are a couple 996tt now over 500k MILES, "T2" had his engine opened at 383k MILES and all tolerances still on the good end of spec "like new"....daily driven and regularly tracked.
both air and water Mezger engines are very highly crafted and great engines
there are a couple 996tt now over 500k MILES, "T2" had his engine opened at 383k MILES and all tolerances still on the good end of spec "like new"....daily driven and regularly tracked.
both air and water Mezger engines are very highly crafted and great engines
They went to water for emissions and to pump more bhp's out of small flat 6's.. The air koolers are far more reliable. Several guys in California have run over 300,000 miles on 993tt's without opening the motor. Though water kooled Mezger engines are certainly more reliable than their NA counterparts, they can't come close to an air kooler.
01-22-2018, 12:07 AM
#59
Pro
why do watercooler's run cleaner and make more hp... because operating parameters can be kept tighter...ability to keep operating parameters tighter = longer engine life.
there are a couple 996tt now over 500k MILES, "T2" had his engine opened at 383k MILES and all tolerances still on the good end of spec "like new"....daily driven and regularly tracked.
both air and water Mezger engines are very highly crafted and great engines
there are a couple 996tt now over 500k MILES, "T2" had his engine opened at 383k MILES and all tolerances still on the good end of spec "like new"....daily driven and regularly tracked.
both air and water Mezger engines are very highly crafted and great engines
01-24-2018, 12:17 PM
#60
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
GT3 Touring has now arrived..pretty special. I did my research on 'satin aluminum' finish on my rims and very happy with the decision...but of course, the impetus to now get rid of the 993tt is regrettably here. Would have loved to have kept both. Champagne taste...beer budget .