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Mike H.,
There are at least 3 of the 911 powered cars out there. They are more expensive (whole drivetrain costs more) and require careful fitting but they reward with gobs of power.

I would stay away from the 2.2 or any other magnesium cased engine. The 2.2/2.4 are getting more rare every year. Some people search avidly for a good core to restore the lovely long hood cars. The magnesium cases when they overheat (seized bearing etc) tend to "creep" out of spec. Between that and cam towers running under spec, you can actually spend a HUGE amount of money overhauling one of these early motors. Go with the 3.0. They are rock solid engines. Shipped ours off for overhaul and with 149,000 on the engine's life, the bearings looked BRAND NEW. Have pics, inept at posting, see photos for Laneco. OK to buy with broken headstuds if you are overhauling as you can get them quite cheaply at that point. Good power out of the box, wonderful reliability. Quite the Clark Kent motor in a spyder. The 3.0 liter (stock) is so mild mannered, you forget just how much power it throws down until you stomp on it.

And at the risk of sounding like a heretic, I also LOVE subie motors!
angela
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