Group buy on oil filter from Raby?

[idheaton]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

that would mean a group buy of engines, as the IMS upgrade requires a total engine tear down and build up.

The IMS retrofit is being tested now as a separate component to the upgrade and CAN BE instaklled into SOME ENGINES without a full tear down.

Find an organizer for the group buy and have him get the order to me via email, then we;ll go from there on the spin on filter upgrade.

Lots of good stuff coming up soon, the new facility is 95% complete and the new website is being loaded in a few days..

If you happen to need a another car to test you IMS retrofit kit in, I have a 99 Boxster w/ a 99 3.4L that I'd be willing to offer as a test subject...

I'm in Smyrna Ga so I could even drive the car up to you and leave it for a while.

ian

[turbo23dog]

count me in.

[jhandy]

I am in for one oil filter upgrade.
James

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by idheaton

If you happen to need a another car to test you IMS retrofit kit in, I have a 99 Boxster w/ a 99 3.4L that I'd be willing to offer as a test subject...

I'm in Smyrna Ga so I could even drive the car up to you and leave it for a while.

ian

Thanks for the offer.. We'd be glad to help with service and updates for your car, but we have two dedicated test cars that are here just for the purposes of providing run time and data for developments, as well as the test work we can do in my lab.

We try our best to develop components ourselves and do all the test work before anything leaves our care and control. I never use customers for guinea pigs as its not fair to them...

[idheaton]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

Thanks for the offer.. We'd be glad to help with service and updates for your car, but we have two dedicated test cars that are here just for the purposes of providing run time and data for developments, as well as the test work we can do in my lab.

We try our best to develop components ourselves and do all the test work before anything leaves our care and control. I never use customers for guinea pigs as its not fair to them...

You're welcome, I was half kidding (half hopeful) as I really didn't expect you would use a customer car as a test mule... ....but I am definitely interested in this update once you get it ready for prime time.

Thanks,

ian

[edevlin]

count me in for the filter adaptor,

Ed

[dmcutter]

Jake, according to what I read on LN Engineering's site today, the IMS upgrade for the later model single bearing set up will be available spring '09 for $595. That is what I was referring to...didn't read like a total engine rebuild was required. As much as I would love a 3.6 upgrade, I can much more easily afford the IMS upgrade in the short term. But I'll go in for the oil filter adapter, too.

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by dmcutter

Jake, according to what I read on LN Engineering's site today, the IMS upgrade for the later model single bearing set up will be available spring '09 for $595. That is what I was referring to...didn't read like a total engine rebuild was required. As much as I would love a 3.6 upgrade, I can much more easily afford the IMS upgrade in the short term. But I'll go in for the oil filter adapter, too.

You have the IMS update and the IMS retrofit confused... The UPDATE REQUIRES engine disassembly and IMS shaft mods to employ the HD bearings. This is a fully tested and developed unit and is employed in ALL our engines as standard equipment. It is THE ULTIMATE answer to the IMS issues and is what Porsche should have done from the beginning.

The IMS RETROFIT is the only arrangement that allows the bearing to be replaced with the engine in the car and assembled. I have not complete the testing for this unit as of yet, so it is not currently available. ***This unit can only be applied to the later 3.2, 3.4 and 3.6 engines that were equipped from the factory with a single row IMS that was designed to be changed with the engine in the car***

The IMS update and IMS retrofit are not the same products. They do not share the same components- to facilitate the swap-ability in the car compromises on bearing size was necessary when designing the IMS retrofit.

Its not smart to tear down an engine just to swap the IMS to the UPDATE unit as a preventive measure. When we go inside, we go 100% ALL THE WAY and apply every update we have. We can't afford to do any less.

The IMS retrofit was designed as a preventive measure that could be executed easily without full tear down necessary.

[Jaxonalden]

So Jake,

What year late model 3.2 are we talking about that can receive the IMS retrofit?

Also, did Porsche design the later engine blocks so that an IMS fix was possible without pulling the engine? Quote; "were equipped from the factory with a single row IMS that was designed to be changed with the engine in the car". If thats true why didn't Porsche just fix the original problem instead of designing an easy way in?

[jmatta]

I've already ordered my filter adapter from the LN site...just changed my oil before "mothballing" the car for the winter, but will install come spring anyway. My oil is changed every 2-3k miles, but any insurance is valuable.

Thanks Jake and Charles...you keep my interest peaked.