Day in a life of a 996TT motor build
The one that Kevin used on my turbos and headers is still going strong. No signs of peeling etc... I'm not sure what concussion it is but it works
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Here is the completed picture installed and after the first oil change. I normally run new bearings for a 100 miles then dump the oil and do it again. Before start up I pull the fuse for the fuel pump and crank the motor over until pressure shows on the gauge. This preoils all of the lines. I then will do it again until oil comes out of the drip tanks from the turbos. You must undo the drains for this. This procedure does two things, keeps the bearings from being run dry even for a second. I do use prelube, but why risk it? It also preoils the turbo to ensure good life. Put the fuse in and crank it up and enjoy.
I'm not refering to the coating. 
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Lots of experience. I have owned over 30 Porsches and modified every one of them. I have a back ground not related to the mechanical field, in fact my education is an MBA. I had done well in my early 20s yet was so burned out from business I up and walked out of my regional sales management job and went to turn a wrench. I was informally trained by a master Porsche/Audi mechanic. I made a choice to walk away from income and do something I wanted to do at any cost. I grew up with Porsches and wanted to be one of the guys that could build the crazy stuff. Look at a 930 and go "oh 600Hp, no problem" So that is what I did. There are schools out there that teach the basics and they are questionable in my book. I have hired a few and they have never lasted more than 3 weeks. They make grease monkeys not engine builders/Tuners. I love what I do and look for a reason to try or create something new. This has driven me along with my desire to have the most detail possible and be the one place that I have never seen or worked with. I think I have established that and continuously try to improve what we think is not broken. What education....buy a motor or a car and tear it apart. Don't be afraid and when in doubt ask questions. When you are done do something new. Make it look like you were never there, try to make it better and you got it. Smile in the mirror when you get up every day because YOU get to make Porsches fast. Just never make them quite as fast as yours 
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Originally posted by PorschePhD
Lots of experience. I have owned over 30 Porsches and modified every one of them. I have a back ground not related to the mechanical field, in fact my education is an MBA. I had done well in my early 20s yet was so burned out from business I up and walked out of my regional sales management job and went to turn a wrench. I was informally trained by a master Porsche/Audi mechanic. I made a choice to walk away from income and do something I wanted to do at any cost. I grew up with Porsches and wanted to be one of the guys that could build the crazy stuff. Look at a 930 and go "oh 600Hp, no problem" So that is what I did. There are schools out there that teach the basics and they are questionable in my book. I have hired a few and they have never lasted more than 3 weeks. They make grease monkeys not engine builders/Tuners. I love what I do and look for a reason to try or create something new. This has driven me along with my desire to have the most detail possible and be the one place that I have never seen or worked with. I think I have established that and continuously try to improve what we think is not broken. What education....buy a motor or a car and tear it apart. Don't be afraid and when in doubt ask questions. When you are done do something new. Make it look like you were never there, try to make it better and you got it. Smile in the mirror when you get up every day because YOU get to make Porsches fast. Just never make them quiet as fast as yours
Lots of experience. I have owned over 30 Porsches and modified every one of them. I have a back ground not related to the mechanical field, in fact my education is an MBA. I had done well in my early 20s yet was so burned out from business I up and walked out of my regional sales management job and went to turn a wrench. I was informally trained by a master Porsche/Audi mechanic. I made a choice to walk away from income and do something I wanted to do at any cost. I grew up with Porsches and wanted to be one of the guys that could build the crazy stuff. Look at a 930 and go "oh 600Hp, no problem" So that is what I did. There are schools out there that teach the basics and they are questionable in my book. I have hired a few and they have never lasted more than 3 weeks. They make grease monkeys not engine builders/Tuners. I love what I do and look for a reason to try or create something new. This has driven me along with my desire to have the most detail possible and be the one place that I have never seen or worked with. I think I have established that and continuously try to improve what we think is not broken. What education....buy a motor or a car and tear it apart. Don't be afraid and when in doubt ask questions. When you are done do something new. Make it look like you were never there, try to make it better and you got it. Smile in the mirror when you get up every day because YOU get to make Porsches fast. Just never make them quiet as fast as yours
