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I highly doubt it was the LN bearing that caused the failure.
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Why don�t people preventatively change the pistons if the OE bores are good?
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work ran around $42k - if it doesn�t go for well north of that (say $65k) he�s taking a bath!
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On BaT and with 5 days left, Already at $30K.
Wonder why owner is selling after spending what looks like $50K on 4.1L engine and other upgrades within the last year...???
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-cabriolet-90/
All I can say is I have the 3.7 Slakker build on my car after I had a cylinder wall crack and I absolutely love my car. So at this price, I think it's absolutely worth it, if for nothing other than you're basically getting a brand new M96 motor with all of the IMS and RMS issues resolved. Personally, I'd be asking closer to 40 for it.
Should be a good data point. At the end it will be worth whatever someone decides to pay / how badly they want that particular example. The white cab 996 that sold recently for top dollar was a good example.
Seems strange to have such an engine in a vanilla-spec convertible!
I'm curious as to how much sense it makes to buy if for the engine, swap the 4.1 in one's car and sell the convertible for a limited loss.
He started with a car with a blown engine, and you seldom get back what you put into modifications. Seems like a $45K - $50K car to me. Now granted I�d be awfully tempted to bid at that price!
Yeah, the selling dealer isn't helping the sale at all with their idiotic comments and misguided conjecture on what may have caused the original engine failure without truly knowing. Guys like this should be banned from selling any cars on BAT. They make BS statements that give the entire 996 community a bad name.
Nevertheless, if I was looking for a black 996 convertible, this would be of high interest.
I thought it would bring more money. Somebody got a great car for $40k. Boy, you really have to love your car to go the Slakker route. Hard to justify it in terms of financial numbers.
When your engine fails, you only have a couple of choices. One of which is a top rebuild.
The others are...
1. A factory short block swap
2. Used M96 engine swap
3. Different brand engine swap
4. Or sell the car as is, or part it out.
As a 996 owner and enthusiast of the same car for 23 years, I have no issue with paying for an elective rebuild in the next couple of years.
The buyer got a hell of a deal.
Well, got the answer to my question $40k.
So buyer took a firehose bath on this car. Wonder why he sold it after only 6 months with the new upgraded big bore engine..?
New owner got a $40K engine and car for 40k. As long as it is what it seems to be,,,Pretty Good deal for him. Especially with the Slakker warranty.
Slakker did the rebuild and stands to reason the source of this comment came from them. I highly doubt it was the LN bearing that caused the failure. We have seen this again and again from Slakker.
Reminded me of this: "The best 911 you can take on a trip to the Black Forest. I had an absolute blast driving this modified 4.1l 996 Carrera. WERK'96 has build, tested and perfected this car over a long time. The car is still in development and there are some bits and pieces missing. But overall, this has to be one of the most engaging and fun cars I've ever taken to the Black Forest. "
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Shawn, this was an incredible video on many fronts. I was blown away when I first saw it months ago. Nice work.
As a 996.2 owner for 23 years and a huge 996 Enthusiast, I love seeing companies like WERK96 focusing on the 996.
Keep doing what you are doing in making incredible videos and please make some more of the 996! It is an incredible platform that will become the "must have" Porsche over the next few years.
Purchase price is still affordable and after 25 years we know exactly what parts will fail and what procedures to take and parts to upgrade to mitigate the failures on the street and track. Not to mention their is a very robust aftermarket of part upgrades that has developed to provide more choice.
But the driving experience in a well sorted 996 is what sells it. Incredible to say the least.
IMS bearing failure, bent rod, damaged oil and scavenge pumps. The engine rebuild itself was around $27k. For a no reserve auction, I felt like the car brought pretty good money and that the Slakker 4.1L helped it bring a premium over what would have been paid if they had opted for a factory crate engine.
The one thing most of our customers have in common is that they love these cars as much as we do. For me personally, a 996 is about as close to perfection as it gets. And while the extra power from our rebuilds is definitely nice, the real benefit is the peace of mind that you no longer have to worry about your engine.
Real question that might sound dumb:
Why don�t people preventatively change the pistons if the OE bores are good? The cost vs these full out rebuilds would make sense, I think. Don�t get me wrong, I�d love a full blown Slakker rebuild!
Good question. The cylinders are the primary weakness. They�re only supported by about a 3/4-inch shelf in the center, which makes them prone to excessive ovality over time. Porsche moved away from this design in 2009 by supporting the cylinders again at both the top and bottom. Thanks to Hartech�s engineering, we�re able to do the same.
And while there are other approaches to rebuilding these engines that I�m sure are just fine, every engine we build includes a 2-year, unlimited-mile warranty for street or track use. And that�s what drives us to always build the best possible engine we can.
Basically the previous owner got someone to give him back the money he spent on engine and other things that old cars need.....then gives them the body to go with it....
In the automotive world there is a thing called buyers remorse where someone buys a car....even a nice new car with no issues then regret it in a short time.
I think it also happens when peppe do as this guy did ... He couldn't do the work himself but paid a lot of money without really loving the car beforehand.....maybe he thought he would love it more after spending $$$$$$$
