Roock

[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?

[jacabean]

has anyone heard of a 911 turbo engine being fitted to a boxster ?

[mmontfort]

If you are in the Atlanta area and looking for a good shop you just cant beat Kinetic Motorsports. I have dealt with Roock in the past as a matter of fact that is where I bought my Boxter. Had a check engine light and a code of P0430 showing on the car two days after I bought it. Took it to them and they supposedly fixed it. Two days later the same code came up. You guessed it, they just erased the code. Went back again, you guessed it, they erased it again. The car was four days old now and I learned my lesson about their service. I agree, "STAY AWAY" go to Kinetic instead even though they are in Buford it is worth the drive or tow.