By johnsopa - Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:42 pm
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:42 pm
#20037
Figured I'd post this here since 964 and 993 people can respond...
My '90 964 has 50k miles, runs great but leaks a bit. It was never resealed. I replaced the clutch and installed a LFW and did the valves last winter. I wanted to sell the car but my wife loves driving it but it seems a bit slow /sluggish to me compared to our other cars.
So, I was going to bite the bullet and have Steve Weiner do the rebuild, doing a 3.8 with ITBs. However, he retired and I will have some time this winter, so I'm thinking of doing the rebuild myself.
I would have to send things out for machining (machine the heads for a gasket, clean up the heads, maybe do bore-in 3.8 P&Cs), but feel comfortable doing all the prep and assembly myself. I already bought the engine stand yoke.
I've consulted with Steve Weiner a few times and he indicates there are some "secrets" to getting these engines rebuilt properly so they perform well and don't leak long-term.
I wanted to see if anyone here has done a DIY rebuild or knows anyone who's done it. Any regrets long-term? Any truth to the "secrets" that aren't readily accessible to DIYers?
My '90 964 has 50k miles, runs great but leaks a bit. It was never resealed. I replaced the clutch and installed a LFW and did the valves last winter. I wanted to sell the car but my wife loves driving it but it seems a bit slow /sluggish to me compared to our other cars.
So, I was going to bite the bullet and have Steve Weiner do the rebuild, doing a 3.8 with ITBs. However, he retired and I will have some time this winter, so I'm thinking of doing the rebuild myself.
I would have to send things out for machining (machine the heads for a gasket, clean up the heads, maybe do bore-in 3.8 P&Cs), but feel comfortable doing all the prep and assembly myself. I already bought the engine stand yoke.
I've consulted with Steve Weiner a few times and he indicates there are some "secrets" to getting these engines rebuilt properly so they perform well and don't leak long-term.
I wanted to see if anyone here has done a DIY rebuild or knows anyone who's done it. Any regrets long-term? Any truth to the "secrets" that aren't readily accessible to DIYers?
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Current:
'18 991.2 GT3 MT -- '16 981 GT4 -- '16 981 Spyder -- '90 964 C2
Radical SR4
Prior:
SRF Gen2 (x2)
'09 987.2 Cayman S -- '98 993 C2S -- '92 964 US Cup Car #44 (I should never have sold this car -- it could've paid my son's college tuition!)
'18 991.2 GT3 MT -- '16 981 GT4 -- '16 981 Spyder -- '90 964 C2
Radical SR4
Prior:
SRF Gen2 (x2)
'09 987.2 Cayman S -- '98 993 C2S -- '92 964 US Cup Car #44 (I should never have sold this car -- it could've paid my son's college tuition!)