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  1. twistinglane
    05-24-2013 12:43 PM - permalink
    twistinglane
    Hi Wayne,
    I read on one of your pages at Pelican, that the Boxster S 3.2 has stronger cylinders (or sleeves?) than do the base engines. I wanted to ask if this translates into a lower risk of cylinder failure (cracking? slipping?). Would this be a good reason to prefer an S over the base? ( I'm looking at a nice 1999 and a similarly nice, if not quite the bargain, 2001 S, both at about 40K.) I did notice that there were 3.2 cylinder failures reported on the "Short lived engines" thread here - and have posted a question there too. Do you know if anyone has estimates of rates of cylinder failures in 886 cars. (I have been reading up on the IMS matter so think I'm up to speed in that area.)

    Thanks in advance for any help!
    Paul White


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