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Originally Posted by spine911
Personally, i wont trade your 987 with a 996. ALL 996s/986s are prone to RMS leaks and possibly Intermediate shaft failures due to a casting flaw from the factory. I myself wont trade piece of mind for HP. But i would definitely trade a 986 / 987 /996 for a mint 993. Just my 2 cents.  |
I think you are referring to the porous cases that affected some early boxsters. The RMS IMS failures aren't a result of a casting flaw. The RMS usually occurs because the crankshaft is not supported sufficiently and it distorts the seal causing oil to blow by. I believe IMS failure can happen a couple different ways, but these are due to design flaws in the m96 engine not casting flaws. These flaws were not completely fixed on the 987 series cars either.
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Originally Posted by joyfrog
also as I`m sure you know porsche`s in general have problems with the clutch`s as well, boxters are about half of the cost as a 911 to replace, just in case you were going to go with a standard transmission.
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Really? I think both cars demand about the same amount for labor and parts for a clutch job. What are you basing this statement off of?
