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ORIGINAL: Johnny C

Apart from any performance differences, you can at least drive these if the cooling goes (fan belt) goes (though not in urban congestion I would guess). Last time my fan belt went I drove home 15 miles on the motorway then another 20 to the garage in Warrington the next morning. 

I've always wondered, why did they ge rid of the aircooled engine? What does a water-cooled engie do that an air-cooled doesn't? 

I've assumed that if you live in LA or somewhere, sitting in a jam on the freeway when it's 90 outside isn't great for the engine even with a fan and they pandered to the US market.  Here in the chilly UK I've sat in a jam when it was 80 and the temp gauge got up to the 10pm marker but went no further. 
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Correct on the fan belt, which you couldn't do if it was for your waterpump.

Incorrect on the heating thing though actually - it's easier to keep an air cooled engine (admittedly with 12 litres of oil running around the system) at a sensible temperature simply by leaving the engine idling, even if it's 40°C outside, than the equivalent watercooled lump. This is because the engine driven fan draws enough air even at idle to keep the barrels and heads reasonably cool. The oil temperature will peak and stabilise even without the fans on the oil radiators.

Unfortunately it was emissions and noise which killed the air-cooled lump, but thankfully the 964 bottom end lives on in the turbo and GT3 :)
 
Congrats and welcome back to air-cooled Pork Martin. [;)]

Did something similar myself recently. Had a mint low mileage 996GT2 for the past 3 years but due to lack of use, 800 miles in 2009! I decided a change for something more usable was on the cards, hence a 993C2S was duly purchased. [:D]

The GT2 was a missile and I sorely miss its performance but the 993 has so much character and the noise it makes through its recently purchased Sports Exhaust is truly epic.

Air-cooled Pork has certainly gotton under my skin.

Good luck with the key hand over and drive home. [;)]

C.
 
Sports exhaust???! There is such a thing for the 993 I'm about to get? It sounds great already but I wud b tempted. Also what's the form with slightly lowering the car at the back end? Is it an expensive job? Will it cause problems? Pls excuse the time I'm am insomniac as u may have guessed and knowing there is only 3 more sleeps till i get the car (hopefully) my sleeping ain't getting much better!!
 
I don't think just lowering the back end of the car is a good idea. The right thing to do is to lower both ends so as not to disrupt the balance. This should be done professionally and measured accordingly (camber, etc). It will mean getting new suspension parts, for example a Bilstein sports suspension. Why do you want to lower it? Looks or performance? It will result in a somewhat harder ride. I put in a Bilstein sports suspension PSS21 and like it...
 
It's was for looks and I noticed a car on PH that had "lowererd suspension factory option' and got me thinking. I gather unlike a small adjustment on a 3.2 the 993 is more complex but I've no idea as to cost. Point taken about unbalancing the car possibly. I know Ken Coad of PCGB had Blistein suspension fitted to he's 993. I shud PM really
 
Be very careful with lowering a 993 - i've got some M030 springs in the shed which are great, but i'd suggest getting a suspension kit (springs and shocks) from someone like Gert (http://www.carnewal-europe.com/).

You can also get RSR exhausts from him on an exchange basis - it's a mod to the exhaust boxes which i've done on all three of my n/a 993s and was very happy.
I also tried it on my 993tt but to be honest wasn't happy with the noise, so i simply posted them back to Gert and didn't have to pay anything but the postage.

Here's the info on the RSR exhausts if you want to know more: http://www.p-car.com/exhaust/
 
[FONT=verdana,geneva"]The move to water-cooled also enabled 4 valves/cylinder and VarioCam (variable valve timing). The 993 engine with VarioRam (variable air induction) was the zenith of air-cooled technology and could go no further.

I love my 993. I just hope that we will be able to get spares in the future - some bits are getting scarce; apparently sourcing steering racks is becoming a bit of a problem.[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
ORIGINAL: davidcross

Sounds like an ideal oppotunity for an aftermarket company to supply parts
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I agree - this is what has seemed to happen for TVRs (yes, I have strayed from the true path...).

Finally collecting the 993 tomorrow, and hoping the weather holds for a cracking first drive. [:D]
 
Finally picked the car up yesterday. [:D] After the first decent drive, not a hint of regret at changing from the 996. Whereas the 996 always felt like a fast, well executed sports car/GT that happened to be a Porcshe, the 993 feels utterly like a Porsche and nothing else from the moment you get in.

It feels almost as quick as the 996 (non-Varioram vs 3.4), but revs more freely. It rides better, and absorbs potholes much better, while still feeling more connected with the road.

The gearbox is also a joy, with a tight, precise and willing change whereas I always found the 996 a bit sloppy, and sometimes didn't feel as if it really wanted to take the next gear at all.

And the doors close with such a satisfying, tight clunk. Little things...

Pedals are pretty close together. Great for heel & toeing, but you need a bit of care between clutch and brake.

On getting home my other half said it sounded like there was a helicopter landing on the drive, but she seemed to think this was a good thing!

This isn't going to be any fun at all is it...
 
Peter , not sure i go with temp stabilising ..................never seen any type of 993 hit red, on oil temp gauge until sat recently on M25 in cup car ....................did d nt move abt 20 mins , normal UK Summers day!

No fans cup cars at all.........................HAVE compromised .....this one now has one , manually operated , though wiring for thermostat is in there somewhere [ my criteria always to drive to and from track days]

True did nt wait until ultimate disaster , got off road ,but when oil came out , precaution afterward,s it was horrible !
 
I can't help it, but even though I like the 997, everytime I get into my 993 C4S, I feel at home. The steeper windshield, the old style dashboard, the rock-solid feeling, the sound, the lines,.... could just go on and on. Also it is smaller, and I find the rear of the 996 and 997 are humpbacked, and the 993's sleeker...[:D]
 
I totally understand those comments. The smell of the older car and the quirkyness of it appeals to me. One question for you, is it normal on the older cars for there to be a tiny bit of play ont he steering? nothing alarming just something ive noticed
 
Mine has no play either.

The feedback you get with this car one of the things I love about it. With the level of communication I get through the chassis, it feels like it's telling me everything that is going on between me and the road surface.. With the LSD it seems to feel even more predictable than my previous 993.

"The steeper windshield, the old style dashboard, the rock-solid feeling, the sound, the lines"

"The smell of the older car and the quirkiness of it appeals to me."

You guys mentioned a lot of my favorite things about the car there too.....^

I'd add the communicative chassis and steering, the incredible gear change and light clutch, the sound that the doors make when you open and close them, the progressive and powerful brakes (every tried an M series BMW?) and its rear end....I love that rear end!
 
Maybe im imagining things and what i should do is get a fellow 993 owner to drive my car. My friend has a brand new aston and obviously being a new car everything is really tight but he mentioned it as well so its gotten me thinking. The instrument bulbs ill have a dabble with at the weekend also tks for the advice. Ive got enough tinkering to do with this little car to keep me busy for a whiule now.
 
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