996 DME tune work in a 2.7?

[Stl-986]

You can do this. You said you just wanted to see if the engine starts. I wouldn't do this long term (more then a few minutes anyway) but at least it would allow you to start the engine.

Of course if the only reason to start the engine is to see if it is locked up, you could just crank it over by hand to see if it turns. Will be a PIA with the plugs in, but you could do it.

[78F350]

Thanks for the replies. The 996 DME is just to see if the engine runs and probably drive the car in my driveway to evaluate it. It factors in to whether or not I part the car out or repair it. If I decide to do the repairs, I'll either put money into a new key or have the correct tune loaded.

The odometer shows 190k miles, but the engine serial number shows that it was a factory replacement engine - no idea how many miles are on the engine or when it was replaced. Just another cheap project car to learn a few things, then probably get my money back out of it.