have a complete 996 non turbo engine. If I put liners and forged internals, can I install this 996 non turbo engine onto a 997 TT?

 

um... why ?

 

Do it! And be proud for owning the slowest TT ever

 

this makes no sense. you want to replace the highest model of 997 with a lower size engine of an older model (996)....?

May as well throw an american v8 back there and make it interested

 

LOL.
I echo the sentiments here. Why on earth would you do this?

 

I am not quite understanding the logic here?

 

Go for it....I understand you completely

I put a Beetle engine in my Turbo and it's the bomb !!

 

 

WTF! That's like saying you want to put a 318i motor into an e92 M3.

 

I understand completely-a friend of mine has his Ferrari 458 in the workshop right now,having a 328 engine conversion.The twin clutch gear box with the paddles has to go,but he didn't like that aspect of the car anyway.It's not that hard a conversion,actually,the main problem being the installation of the clutch pedal itself and deletion of the "fly by wire" throttle and installing a throttle cable and making good the steering wheel once the paddles have been removed with the grinder.Another friend of mine has his Citation Business Jet in the hangar for a twin piston engine conversion.Now,that is more of a challenge,but he believes the miles per gallon gains will be worthwhile.We'll see.........

 

Aside from a massive drop off in performance, you would need complete set of electronic harness and ecu for a na 996. Probably gonna need another transmission too. In the end it would cost you MORE than the repair or replacement of the 997TT engine. An exercise in futility IMO.

 

twinturbo m3,
dont listen to what these guys are telling you. theyre just being jerks.

Yes it is possible to do the conversion. If you do a search , there are two or three members that have done the same thing (i think one member used the 3.2 liter from the boxster just to be on the safe side).

 

lol but why?
It would make MUCH more sense to just buy a 996 carrera and put a 997 turbo body kit on it!

 

Hey,joking aside,I think Twin Turbo might want to keep his 997 turbo installation,otherwise why is he talking about changing pistons and rods?Perhaps he has a serious bottom end problem with his 997 turbo and a good 996 engine to hand....Isn't the 996 engine almost the same as the 997?I think if he uses the turbo rods and pistons and heads too,he should be ok,if he wanted to do the swap.

 

my 997 TT runs fine. no issues.

I am planning on modifying the 997 TT engine. make more power....

meanwhile, I do have a 996 non turbo engine sitting in the garage. Can I fit 997 TT crank, forged rods and pistons and 997 TT heads into the 996 non turbo engine and keep it as a second spare engine in case my 997 TT engine fails?