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Originally Posted by Reggie&Sue
How much did the repair cost you " Ultimate1" ? I also had extensive repair work done on my 2000 Boxster S (cylinder head rebuild due to leaking valve seals), and the repair bill was $7K, versus about $14K total for a Porsche replacement engine + the installation cost.
Even for major engine repairs it's often cheaper to find a Porsche specialist who can fix the problem instead of going the full engine replacement route.
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I am looking at a similar bill for the engine removal, rebuild and reinstallation with the LN IMS upgrade. The parts being replaced are:Piston Ring Set
Main Bearing
Rod Bearing
Engine Gasket Cylinder Head Gaskets
Intake manifold Gasket
Exhaust manifold Gasket
LN IMS Bearing
Timing Guide Rails
There are a few other things that I am having done that might as well be done with the engine out of the car. I feel comfortable because Pedro at
www.pedrosgarage.com/Site/Technolab.html referred me to Mike at Tune RS
www.tunersmall.com and I must say that Mikes treatment towards me has been first class.
I was impressed to learn that Mike also preps race cars as well. Here are a couple of video links.
]Youtube Mike Mathe's Tune RS Prepped Carerra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dwaOjFQ780&feature=player_embedded
Youtube TuneRS Motorsports and AP car design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8dn7UR6pTQ
Maybe one of these days my budget will allow me to borrow one of his race prepped Carreras for a weekend race event.