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They are the same ones used the the VW Mk4 Jetta/Golf and the first generation Audi TT.
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Will people be importing them under the 25 year rule in the USA ? Are there any cool Europe only options you could order there but not here ?
I figure Porsche has always been open with options and colors so there would be no need.
Although
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more plentiful ROW, there were in fact a scant few sunroof-delete 996 Coupes originally delivered to the U.S. Good luck finding any for sale though!
I believe so - whenever the switchover date was... I tried to order an x51 block but it was incompatible with my non-egas setup... so I was told by my tech...
but remember your importing a 25 year old car... so you need to be thorough on the condition of what your getting
The 3.4 X51 was for sure never offered in the US because it wouldn't pass US emissions,(camshaft profile) but was offered in ROW, in Japan it was simply called "Power Kit".
Whether or not it was offered in 99, or only available in 2000-2001 I have no idea, but even if so , it only takes a swap of the throttle body and wire harness and reprogram to ROW tune to make it work on 99's C2's
ok cool - I was wondering if installing e-throttle body and tune would solve it... do you know if any 3.4 X51 core motors are available? Porsche is still offering core 3.4 engines for those who want to trade in their old core... haven't heard of any x51 cores being offered though... would be sweeet!
Don't forget also that RoW cars come with lower suspension settings than US ones, which all come with the Touring option (032:Touring suspension (higher suspension for America))
I remember when you could get "Complete Factory 3.4 X51 Motors" from Porsche for $6800usd. Our Dealership had mistakenly ordered the X51 m96/01S instead of the standard m96/01 because it was at the top of the list of engines and the Parts Guy wasn't the best trained parts man. They simply sent it back. At one point they were even offered them with "no core charge", due the abundance of them.
I have been Retired from Porsche for 7 years now and have no idea what the availability or price is now, but I suspect the availability is very very low and the price is very very high...lol
They are the same ones used the the VW Mk4 Jetta/Golf and the first generation Audi TT. Actually the entire heating system from the Mk4 Jetta/Golf or first gen Audi TT can be transplanted into the Mk1 996 - because it's the same.
The only difference between the TT, Mk4, and 996 electronic controls is the control panel. All the rest of the system is the same - heater box, wiring, the lot. Yes, you could get electronic heater controls in a Mk4, VW called it "Climatronic". I have transplanted the Mk4 Climatronic heater systems into a lot of older VW's and had all the others apart at one time or another and the heater box and wiring are the same Valeo parts.
Yeah climatronic was only on high end mk4s ie R32. My lowly TDIs had the normal stuff. Climatronic swaps require you swap the whole system I believe. Heater box etc
they are still making them - in canada it's $10k CDN + your core and you have a brand new core - you still have to swap over the heads and everything else but the heart of the engine is brand new.... not a bad option at all for something new from porsche and not having to worry about how "good" a rebuild was and risks associated with rebuilds...
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