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Steve Tinker · 05-04-2015, 10:50 PM

Just to add numerical confirmation & confusion, my ROW 3.2 2001 S was built in January 2001 with engine #671 07779.
When I replaced the IMS in 2010, it was a dual row bearing, but as Chuck correctly alludes to, the engines are a grey area. The engine / transmission assemblies were built by Porsche (@ Stuttgart) and shipped to Finland for final assembly. Having seen vehicle manufacturers with my own eyes, the engine / gearbox assemblies are pulled out of storage and loaded onto the assembly lines "add hock" with no respect to bolting them into the chassis in numerical sequence.

05-04-2015, 10:50 PM	#35
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	Just to add numerical confirmation & confusion, my ROW 3.2 2001 S was built in January 2001 with engine #671 07779. When I replaced the IMS in 2010, it was a dual row bearing, but as Chuck correctly alludes to, the engines are a grey area. The engine / transmission assemblies were built by Porsche (@ Stuttgart) and shipped to Finland for final assembly. Having seen vehicle manufacturers with my own eyes, the engine / gearbox assemblies are pulled out of storage and loaded onto the assembly lines "add hock" with no respect to bolting them into the chassis in numerical sequence. __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4. Last edited by Steve Tinker; 05-04-2015 at 10:55 PM.