Value of engine with d-chunk

[danfrombelmont]

Hey all,

 

I’ve got an m96 engine out of a 2000 carerra with 96000 miles on it. There’s a d-chunk failure in cylinder 6. Any idea of value, and if so, who might want it... before I turn it into a coffee table.

 

 

 

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[Michael Laity]

I'm of no help, but I vote coffee table.

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[JFP in PA]

Anyone wanting to rebuild this engine would first need to have the cases re-sleeved, which is going to set you back a ton of $, and then you would need to drop another $10-12K to just do a stock style rebuild.  Something like this would not be for the faint of heart or wallet.......................

[kmhall]

I finished a full cylinder replacement using LN Engineering Nickies 3.8 L kit last year that cost $6k in parts and machine services. I did the assembly work. It was a great education in 996 mechanics and special tools. Definitely not for the faint of heart! Looking back I should have done the heads at the same time so that I could call it a full rebuild. It took about 3 months total.
 

Keith

2003 996

[danfrombelmont]

I finished a full cylinder replacement using LN Engineering Nickies 3.8 L kit last year that cost $6k in parts and machine services. I did the assembly work. It was a great education in 996 mechanics and special tools. Definitely not for the faint of heart! Looking back I should have done the heads at the same time so that I could call it a full rebuild. It took about 3 months total.
 
Keith
2003 996

Good info. Thanks. I was able to find a recently salvaged 996 with 23000 miles for $7000... I’m going to roll the dice.


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