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Porsche 996 M96 Engine Swap to 9A1 ?

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I see the porsche 997.2 engine, codename 9A1, is pretty cheap. seems like you can buy one between $15k to $19k. I figured it would be a great engine swap, more power in 3.8 version, but I don't see anybody mentioning anything about it ? I see that some cayman owner retrofit the boxster dci engine for the carrera 3.8 engine, but no mention of older engine retrofit to 9A1 anybody know anything about this ? I just think it would make a lot of financial sense. Better fit than the LS1 in my opinion.

POST 2Original post

But why not just trade the 996 roller for a 997 roller (plus cash) and then put a used 997 engine in it? Much less headache converting...

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

good point but I love my 996 that much lol

POST 5Original post

I'm sure it's possible if you're willing to spend the money. My guess is that it would be cost prohibitive to do this installation...

POST 6Original post

In a few years people with 9a1s will be looking to fit M96 engines to their cars. That said, nothing is the same between the two, it would be easier to fit a V8 to a 996 and it would have less head aches.

POST 7Original post

^^^^ i told you guys our cars are gona go up in value ( well at least the engines).

POST 8Original post

It would be far easier to do a SBC swap. All of the parts are available to fit one, and you can buy a standalone ECU package designed for engine swaps. The hard part isn't the mechanical bits, it's getting all of the computers to communicate correctly. Because the cars are so heavily networked, without a lot of ECU work it probably wouldn't even run.

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