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Uploaded by on Mar 13, 2009

Intermediate shaft bearing failure (dual row type) dissected on video from a Porsche Boxster with a 2.5 liter M96 horizontally-opposed six cylinder engine.

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  • Thanks for uploading :)

  • @Bulgdoom Agreed performance N/A engines don't usually have huge amounts of low-end torque, although I've found that N/A 911 engines do have a surprising amount of low-end torque.

  • @GT3LM

    What i meant to say was low end power, something N/A's dont have much of

  • @Bulgdoom A turbocharged car will NEVER have the response of a performance N/A engine. I'm an avid European car fan but you're just talking rubbish I'm afraid!

  • @CDNStig

    NIssan, 370Z. Why does it have to be a 6-cyl normally aspirated tho, for $40k u can buy a BMW 135i with a great inline 3L w/ 2 small turbos with no lag and way better response than N/A engines. Still cheaper than base Boxter, with more room and seats and power + performance.

  • @Bulgdoom Name another company that makes a 6-cylinder NORMALLY ASPIRATED car that does 0-60 under 5 seconds...

  • I'm in the process of doing an upgrade to my IMS bearing in my 2000 996. Check out the new bearing from LN Engineering in Chicago. It has a great record, but time will tell for me. Tranny is out so a perfect time to do it...

  • OMG

    German carmagazine "AutoBild" just showed some pics from a

    99 boxster which passed 500 000 km with the first engine

    not so bad for poor engineering

  • @aimsuxdoggydills If I understand, it's pretty much universal on all their water-cooled engines...particularly the early ones (late 90's to mid 2000's). You'll see the last air-cooled porches actually go for more money than cars that are several years newer.

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