looking for an engine for 996 C4S Tiptronic.

[575m]

Hello fellow Pelicans.

I have a 996 C4S with a tiptronic and no engine.

What engine is an easiest fit if I want around 400hp?

I really don't want to spend several years working on this car.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by 575m

Hello fellow Pelicans.

I have a 996 C4S with a tiptronic and no engine.

What engine is an easiest fit if I want around 400hp?

I really don't want to spend several years working on this car.

Go the Jake Raby (Flat 6 Innovations), bring money..............

[oldsock]

Oooh, sound like a perfect candidate for a V8 conversion!

[txhokie4life]

What year is your car?

[575m]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Go the Jake Raby (Flat 6 Innovations), bring money..............

Im in UK, although as I see it, the only reasonable way is to order an engine from the US and then install it here. Are those guys decent? Would you trust them a blind build?

Originally Posted by oldsock

Oooh, sound like a perfect candidate for a V8 conversion!

Read some on this and would love to do that (as this car is kind of posh), but as I understand there is no way to fit one in a tiptronic car and I really dont want to get stuck with a car in a garage for a year or more. Had plenty of bad experiences with "projects" in my time.

Originally Posted by txhokie4life

What year is your car?

2003. I used to have a 4.0 litre by Gemballa, built from the 3.6l stock engine.

[575m]

I was thinking to order an engine from motor meister, thank god I read this forum first.

[FirstPorsche]

Noooooo, not Motor Meister!!! I have an engine in my garage in a million pieces that MM disassembled for me without asking!!! I had to buy a used one, now I don't know what to do with a completely disassembled engine. STAY AWAY FROM MM!!!!