Roock

[thstone]

Seems like the OP had a good point in that the GT3 engine doesn't have the same design issues as the M96 engine and therefore might be a better replacement option - especially if the GT3 engine prices are dropping into the $16,500 range (including installation).

Agree completely that you need to do your homework on any engine replacement and have confidence in who does the work for an upgrade like this but as all of our engines tick off the miles (mine just passed 90K), I feel that the more options available, the better!

[jacabean]

i had a Roock 3.6 boxster for a short period of time. the car had nothing but problems.

[The Radium King]

Fyi, I reread the Roock page regarding their 4.0L engine, and what they say is that it is "closed deck LIKE the GT3 engine" so probably the crank, etc. are stock m96 and they just do something with the cylinders. Oddly enough, they then refer to the images on their page, all of which show an open deck engine ...

[jacabean]

i think a raby built 3.6 would be a better option

[tuanle16]

stay away from roock!!! i have personal experience with him and had to put so much more time and money into fixing the problems that he caused. he didn't even fix the problem that i original came to him for. just caused more and then charged me for his time. TRUST ME!! STAY AWAY!! i can't stress enough.

[2TrunkSteve]

I was reading my new issue of Excellence (June 11) and I noticed the Flat 6 ad on Page 16. They are advertising a 4 ltr M96 engine starting at $20,499.

That would be awesome, however, I am fairly certain my driver's license would not be able to sustain that kind of power....

[thstone]

They are advertising a 4 ltr M96 engine starting at $20,499.


Problem is that its still an M96 with the 20 other failure modes. The OP's point was about switching to a GT3-based engine to avoid all of those.