Found my m96... a bit iffy

[NewArt]

Originally Posted by steved0x

I bet that 3.6 will add some kick!

Especially if I get it punched out to 3.8 !

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by NewArt

Especially if I get it punched out to 3.8 !

It probably takes about five to six months to have LN install Nickies, as I am finding out. Hartech is a company that will replace just 1 scored cylinder or one bank, if you only need that and want to stay at 3.6 liters. Dayton Sleeves makes sleeves for the M96/M97 3.6 that are ductile steel or cast iron, and there is another company who installs cast iron cylinder sleeves in the M96/M97 engines whose name escapes me. I went with the Nickies, there is some controversy over cast iron/ductile steel cylinder liners for these engines. Looking at the price for OEM Porsche piston rings, the cost of the Nickies didn't seem so horrible.

[NewArt]

Originally Posted by PaulE

It probably takes about five to six months to have LN install Nickies, as I am finding out. Hartech is a company that will replace just 1 scored cylinder or one bank, if you only need that and want to stay at 3.6 liters. Dayton Sleeves makes sleeves for the M96/M97 3.6 that are ductile steel or cast iron, and there is another company who installs cast iron cylinder sleeves in the M96/M97 engines whose name escapes me. I went with the Nickies, there is some controversy over cast iron/ductile steel cylinder liners for these engines. Looking at the price for OEM Porsche piston rings, the cost of the Nickies didn't seem so horrible.

Wow, that’s a long wait! I will definitely look into other possibilities. I don’t mind staying at 3.6.

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by NewArt

Wow, that’s a long wait! I will definitely look into other possibilities. I don’t mind staying at 3.6.

They use one of the best platers in the country for the cylinder bores, and that plater does lots of engines for cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles. The plating is done after the block is machined and the cylinders are inserted. Hope you're lucky and you don't need it!