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Not much changed from the 3.6L engine in '03 to the 3.6L engine in '05.
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There are probably a few other changes but nothing substantial.
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There are probably a few other changes but nothing substantial.
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Not much changed from the 3.6L engine in '03 to the 3.6L engine in '05. The '05 version was in teh base 997 and gained 5 HP from 320 to 325. If I recall correctly, the Vario-cam was midified a little and became Vario-cam Plus. There are probably a few other changes but nothing substantial.
'05 also saw the introduction of the 3.8L engine, which was the basis for the 997 S model, and produced 355 HP.
I think the '05 C4S had the same engine as '02-04 C4S? Not too sure....just throwing that out there to get things cookin here.
And....I think Des drew that himself!!! Or maybe another RL'er did? I recognize that style from a recent thread here. Nice.
J
I am a motorsport illustrator and that is one of mine. It should be in Christopheros magazine soon. They are sold at Motowheels .com. if they are out, contact me and I will be more than happy to send you one. They are sold at $30. They are Giclee printed on archival paper. Very minimalist...very Porsche. I will post most.
Fellas, they are ALL the M96 motor! The design hasn't changed, the block hasn't changed, and until there is a total redesign (2010 or 2011 with the 998) the 99-01, 02-04, 05+ all have essentially the same motor with small tweaks here and there to pick up a few ponies or with the 997S to increase displacement slightly.
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Originally Posted by td873
Wachoo talkin bout Willis?
Everyone knows the 3.4L engine is prone to catastrophic failure as apposed to the 3.6L engine. And my name isn�t Willis.
Obviously not a "Diff'rent Strokes" fan!
I couldn't locate this on motowheels. If you have a link that would be sweet. Otherwise, I might have to take you up on ordering directly from you.
And maybe you could sign the back - "to my fellow 996er with the non-exploding 3.4 engine..."
-td
Variocam plus came out in 2002 with the 3.6 engine, this was a substantial change as 80% of the internals were diff from the 3.4 wich was just the plain ol variocam.
For the '05 version in the 997, the 3.6 became the "Base" engine, while an enlarged 3.8 litre version became the "S" engine. The consequence is that the '05 motor usually comes attached to a Tip, a pastel colour, and a nagging suspicion in its owner's mind that they should have found another $10k+ for the S
