For Sale: 1996 3.6 Varioram 911 engine

The ultimate of Porsche’s air-cooled flat 6 engines.
Very fresh! Purchased from 911 Design in 2003 as a low miles (32,000 mi) for mockup and possible use in tube frame race car design. Never run since. Frame design project complete, so engine no longer needed.
Very desirable – road or track - conversion of hydraulic-to-mechanical rockers
Very desirable – road or track - conversion to adjustable cam timing
New head gaskets. Heads freshly refurbished by AASCO w/new guides and valve stem seals.
New Nikasil coating and honing of #6 cylinder by US Plating (rings had stuck to barrel from disuse, all other barrels very good – see photos). New rings on #6 - Goetze
Brain reprogrammed (has to be done to disable “theft” code once out of car), a $1000-$1500 upgrade. All freshening work just painstakingly completed by trained Porsche tech with photo documentation.
This engine is Porsche’s best, with every upgrade, and ready to make any 911 or project car very fast, legal and reliable
$16,000 to re-create
$12,000 Or Make Offer – we’re sellers, not collectors

Complete motor:
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Heads back from AASCO:
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Heads pre-assembly:
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Heads sub-assembly (4 to 6):
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New retainers:
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New retainers (detail):
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Head sub-assembly:
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Short block internals:
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Repaired cylinder with new head gasket:
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Repaired number 6 with assembly oil:
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Short block pre-head assembly:
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1 to 3 bank head assembly:
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Long block:
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New oil filter - Knecht:
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