parts choice
 

Hi all,
first message here so short introduction.
I own an early 964 C2 and live in switzerland.
Have been owning the car for 4 years and recently decided to go for engine rebuild after increasing oil leaks in, let's say intensive use ( track day )

ENgine is now dismantled and have to make the expensive spare parts order ...
I want to stay stock ( except upgrading to RS flywheel after discovering my car still had the old crappy Freudenberg DMF...don't want to take the risk )

Looking at genuine parts prices at Porsche, some of them ( important ones like piston rings and rod bearings ) are up to 4 times mores expensive that well known and with good reputation online shops.... :eek:
Those shops tell me parts come from same supplier so no problem...

But I can't stop thinking maybe Porsche is applying stricter specifications in term of tolerance to suppliers and taking only the "best" parts...the rest being sent as second choice to other sellers....:rolleyes:

Question is, does anybody know if such a big price gap is justified by higher quality or if it is just silly business from Porsche dealers?....

Usually, when you guys rebuild engines at standard specs , do you buy at Porsche or to good and well known shops?

thanks SmileWavy

Though there may be some quality differences, most experienced builders seem to have a good idea of which parts are good to use.

You will read of the cost of parts from the Porsche dealer as having the 'Porsche Tax' applied to the parts.;)

Bearings, gaskets are both areas where I would go to the dealer or Opc.