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so with the IMS bearing deal what year 996 or 997 car is the best bet. I think I was told the Turbo cars don�t have the bearing. If you were going to loyfor one what years? What year did they go to water cooled. I think air cooled would be better.
Mr. Google can answer all these Qs. I think I saw him around here recently. Or, Search function.
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Then watch my 4 part video series with PCA. Just Google "PCA IMS" and it'll pop up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911
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^^^This^^^^ This discussion is beat to death, there has to be over 100 threads on here alone, let alone other porsche forums and google. If IMS issues scare you do not buy Porsches of this era.
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+996 watch the video - definitive answers with facts
Ah, the welcome committee comes out swinging.
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You've been around long enough, it used to be brutal!
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Answer - 2009 or later 997. Ahhhh yea! What did I win?
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Excluding race produced cars, the Porsche 986 Boxster that went into production in 1996 was the first water cooled Porsche? Of course, the 996 was the first 911 to be water cooled. Aircooled Porsches are closer to the original Porsche DNA and good luck finding a deal on those... prices have shot through the roof.
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The Boxster was the first watercooled flat 6 road car. But Porsche built watercooled cars for years before the Boxster. 924, 944, 928 were all water cooled. So they built watercooled road cars way back in 1976.
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Thank you, Tex! I know now not to mess with texas! hahaha!
Advice to newbies, don't ask IMS questions as your first post in the 996 forum.
^this! And maybe do a quick search before posting the most common question ever.
It still amazes me the bad wrap that these engines get from the IMS bearing, yet the LS7 engine in the Z06 Corvette's were dropping valves from bad guides like crazy, yet that motor is still understood to be a good motor aside from that. I feel the same way about the M96 personally.
IMO it suffers because the GT and Turbo engines with their dry sump and plain IMS bearing are so well made... Although, who cares - drive it - enjoy it
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I agree with you 100%, its completely overated but try and tell that to a person who just spent 16-20k on a rebuild. You blow a chevy 350 any back yard mechanic can rebuild it in a weekend for 1500 bucks. Big difference!!!
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