Engine swap from Porsche 996 in to 993 . Need help - LotusTalk

Dapcius · 09-11-2009, 06:59 PM

Wanted to post this , maybe here are few that are pretty knowledgeable about Porsche's .
Friend of mine bought a 1995 Strosek Porsche .Car has some minor damage in front from track accident . Engine and tranny has been removed by previous owner . Also missing engine wire harness. We have found a salvage 2001 Carrera most good body parts have been removed, but it still has everything as far as engine ,tranny , wiring ,ECU ,radiators , all sensors and computers . According to seller it should start if you put a battery in . He only asking $2500 for it, engine has only 28k miles .
Here are few questions if anybody could answer .
We were thinking about swapping whole thing engine , tranny wire harness , radiators ,
The biggest concern is 1995 Strosek had air cooled engine ,2001 Careera has a water cooled engine . Will the motor and tranny mounts fit ? I know that new turbo Porsches and GT3 motors would fit from 996 into 993 because they are air cooled as well .
Sure there would be some additional wiring required , but would abs sensors be the same , how difficult it would be to hook up old gauges to new harness ....
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated , I just want to know what are we getting in to before purchasing parts car .

JWA · 09-11-2009, 07:36 PM

You're doing it wrong... The M96 engine from a 996 is no where near as good as the 993 engine. Due to the wildly different control systems you;d be looking at a whole lot of work and in the end the car would be a weird hybrid with a lesser engine that it began with.

cstetter · 09-12-2009, 06:23 PM

+1

... and who told you that the 996 turbo and GT3 engines are still aircooled? They are WRONG!

JWA · 09-12-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cstetter

+1

... and who told you that the 996 turbo and GT3 engines are still aircooled? They are WRONG!

Actually, that is half wrong. The GT3's used a development of the dry sump engine from the 993, not the M96 "integrated dry sump" engine.

cstetter · 09-13-2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JWA

Actually, that is half wrong. The GT3's used a development of the dry sump engine from the 993, not the M96 "integrated dry sump" engine.

But it is still water cooled, no?

paul996 · 10-16-2009, 07:46 AM

Hi, putting a 996 motor in the 993 is a bad way to go.
I however desperately need a 996 engine/trans combo to rebuild my 996. Can you pass me the lead on that donor car?
Paul

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dapcius

Wanted to post this , maybe here are few that are pretty knowledgeable about Porsche's .
Friend of mine bought a 1995 Strosek Porsche .Car has some minor damage in front from track accident . Engine and tranny has been removed by previous owner . Also missing engine wire harness. We have found a salvage 2001 Carrera most good body parts have been removed, but it still has everything as far as engine ,tranny , wiring ,ECU ,radiators , all sensors and computers . According to seller it should start if you put a battery in . He only asking $2500 for it, engine has only 28k miles .
Here are few questions if anybody could answer .
We were thinking about swapping whole thing engine , tranny wire harness , radiators ,
The biggest concern is 1995 Strosek had air cooled engine ,2001 Careera has a water cooled engine . Will the motor and tranny mounts fit ? I know that new turbo Porsches and GT3 motors would fit from 996 into 993 because they are air cooled as well .
Sure there would be some additional wiring required , but would abs sensors be the same , how difficult it would be to hook up old gauges to new harness ....
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated , I just want to know what are we getting in to before purchasing parts car .

RacyTracy · 10-16-2009, 02:13 PM

1997, last of the air-cooled.

MickOpalak · 10-16-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dapcius

Friend of mine bought a 1995 Strosek Porsche .Car has some minor damage in front from track accident . Engine and tranny has been removed by previous owner . Also missing engine wire harness. We have found a salvage 2001 Carrera most good body parts have been removed, but it still has everything as far as engine ,tranny , wiring ,ECU ,radiators , all sensors and computers . According to seller it should start if you put a battery in .

Easy. Hook a battery to it and see if it starts.

shokwaves · 10-16-2009, 09:00 PM

try to find 993 everything and keep it that way. 993 are bullet proof and "a special breed" the last of the air cooled.

wantanelise · 10-19-2009, 04:03 PM

Hi, from what I understand the 996 power-train would not be the ideal drive line to source if you have a choice.

09-11-2009, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	Engine swap from Porsche 996 in to 993 . Need help Wanted to post this , maybe here are few that are pretty knowledgeable about Porsche's . Friend of mine bought a 1995 Strosek Porsche .Car has some minor damage in front from track accident . Engine and tranny has been removed by previous owner . Also missing engine wire harness. We have found a salvage 2001 Carrera most good body parts have been removed, but it still has everything as far as engine ,tranny , wiring ,ECU ,radiators , all sensors and computers . According to seller it should start if you put a battery in . He only asking $2500 for it, engine has only 28k miles . Here are few questions if anybody could answer . We were thinking about swapping whole thing engine , tranny wire harness , radiators , The biggest concern is 1995 Strosek had air cooled engine ,2001 Careera has a water cooled engine . Will the motor and tranny mounts fit ? I know that new turbo Porsches and GT3 motors would fit from 996 into 993 because they are air cooled as well . Sure there would be some additional wiring required , but would abs sensors be the same , how difficult it would be to hook up old gauges to new harness .... Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated , I just want to know what are we getting in to before purchasing parts car .

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RacyTracy V Not my picture V Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 9,183	1997, last of the air-cooled. __________________ Tracy 1996 Porsche 993TT Big news coming Tuesday.....(hopefully). 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

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09-11-2009, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
JWA #33 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,737	You're doing it wrong... The M96 engine from a 996 is no where near as good as the 993 engine. Due to the wildly different control systems you;d be looking at a whole lot of work and in the end the car would be a weird hybrid with a lesser engine that it began with.

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cstetter Nothing witty to say Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,443	+1 ... and who told you that the 996 turbo and GT3 engines are still aircooled? They are WRONG!

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shokwaves Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carson, California Posts: 1,018	try to find 993 everything and keep it that way. 993 are bullet proof and "a special breed" the last of the air cooled.

10-19-2009, 04:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
wantanelise Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: upstate NY Posts: 1,297	Hi, from what I understand the 996 power-train would not be the ideal drive line to source if you have a choice.

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