Roock

[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.

[jacabean]

I think the flat 6 motor addresses all issues the m-96 has ?

[JTP]

Looks like Roock spelled their own name wrong. Shouldn't the "c" be in the front?

[The Radium King]

this whole thing got me doing some research on open vs closed deck. the m96 is open deck - floating cylinder sleeves surrounded by a water jacket. under hard use the sleeves can go oval and/or move around. further, it's more difficult to be directive with the coolant and get it where you want to go. also, there's less to attach the heads to so it's harder to maintain higher compression. cheap to make, though.

the turbo/gt2/gt3 is closed deck; the cylinders are cast into a solid block, as are the coolant passages. this fixes the problems described above and makes for a stronger, longer-lasting engine.

there is also the semi-closed deck, which is a compromise of the two above. tuners of other manufacturers (honda, subaru, especially in the turbo world) use deck inserts to strengthen the cylinders. is there a future for something similar in the m96?