993 Engine mounts....

[keithcollins500]

Porsche 993 engine mounts.
Feel slightly guilty asking this...
However having enquired, Porsche Hatfield can sell me a pair of engine mounts for £230 plus Vat.
Interestingly, a pair for a 996 is £108 plus Vat.
They look damn similar, are they interchangeable?
The guy at Porsche said that the 996 part has a 993 part number – 993 325 049 08.
Would I be saving a £120 or returning them when they don’t fit?
Cheers
Keith

[Wozy68]

keithcollins500 said:

Porsche 993 engine mounts.
Feel slightly guilty asking this...
However having enquired, Porsche Hatfield can sell me a pair of engine mounts for £230 plus Vat.
Interestingly, a pair for a 996 is £108 plus Vat.
They look damn similar, are they interchangeable?
The guy at Porsche said that the 996 part has a 993 part number – 993 325 049 08.
Would I be saving a £120 or returning them when they don’t fit?
Cheers
Keith

C2 or C4?

C2 mounts are about twice the price of the C4. C4 mounts retrict the engine a little more (less front to back flex)

I fitted C4 mounts to my C2. It actually helped gear change and clutch pickup.
They are not as firm as the RS mounts, so a good halfway house so to speak.

I was also informed that engine mounts are a non returnable item when I bought them from OPC Solihull
EDIT: C4 mounts are Part No 993.375.049.09

Edited by Wozy68 on Tuesday 5th February 12:11

[jackal]

what he said, fit C4 mounts ... cheaper and better

[Wozy68]

jackal said:

what he said, fit C4 mounts ... cheaper and better

Yeah, and guess where I got the idea that I NEEDED new engine mounts from then Jackal? Eh?

OP don't whatever you do go here ..... http://www.jackals-forge.com/

Life with your 993 will never be the same ..... unless you have a spanner in your hand after that.

Ask me how I know

[m030]

C2 mounts are hydraulic, C4 mounts are rubber.

[A993LAD]

I fitted see c4 mounts to my c2 cab about six months ago.

They are working very well and only took about one hour to change.

[keithcollins500]

Sorry, forgot to mention mine is a C2.
Is it best to buy my c4 mounts from the OPC?
Is there a price point I should be aiming to buy at?
Cheers
Keith

[Ballcock]

C4 mounts look about the same price as the OP was quoted..

http://www.type911shop.co.uk/shop/catalog/browse?s...

Did yu guys find better value?

[jackal]

Wozy68 said:

jackal said:

what he said, fit C4 mounts ... cheaper and better

Yeah, and guess where I got the idea that I NEEDED new engine mounts from then Jackal? Eh?

OP don't whatever you do go here ..... http://www.jackals-forge.com/

Life with your 993 will never be the same ..... unless you have a spanner in your hand after that.

Ask me how I know

i owe you millions

[Sump]

What the hell are you guys getting for part numbers?

They'er all £100 each for me? Regardless of it being a C2, C4 or TT?!?!

[Wozy68]

Sump said:

What the hell are you guys getting for part numbers?

They'er all £100 each for me? Regardless of it being a C2, C4 or TT?!?!

Can't be right. Who are you calling.

[Sump]

Newcastle.

Has anyone got a firm C4 number where it should be around £50?

Unless they've cottoned onto it and jacked the price up?

[Sump]

They've worked it out .

OP part number is wrong, should be a 7 not a 2.

993 375 049 08 and yep £103 + vat.

[Nurburgsingh]

Wozy68 said:

Yeah, and guess where I got the idea that I NEEDED new engine mounts from then Jackal? Eh?

OP don't whatever you do go here ..... http://www.jackals-forge.com/

Life with your 993 will never be the same ..... unless you have a spanner in your hand after that.

Ask me how I know

Nice to know Im not the only one that got sucked into the web...

Aluminium cam covers from the USA was just the beginning....

[Wozy68]

Nurburgsingh said:

Wozy68 said:

Yeah, and guess where I got the idea that I NEEDED new engine mounts from then Jackal? Eh?

OP don't whatever you do go here ..... http://www.jackals-forge.com/

Life with your 993 will never be the same ..... unless you have a spanner in your hand after that.

Ask me how I know

Nice to know Im not the only one that got sucked into the web...

Aluminium cam covers from the USA was just the beginning....

It's a slippery slope.

[keithcollins500]

Gents,
Just to let you know I fitted the c4 mounts.
I think it has made a small difference, slightly better gear change, different feel to the rear end and a little more engine vibration transmitted through the body.
Probably more benefit if I was a track rather than road driver.
Cheers
Keith

[Sump]

Keith, could you do me a big favour and pass on the part number from your invoice where you paid £108 + vat for the pair

[Zingari]

Still not answered the question of why 996 mounts are near identical, half price and have a 993 part number.

Will these work or not?

Also I wonder if replacing the front (gearbox) mount will stop vibration coming through the stick?

[AlvinSultana]

I fitted the RS mounts to my C2s and it transformed the car, cannot reccommend them highly enough.

Also half the price of the new C2 mounts.

[N24]

But - are they £103 each or for a pair?
Part numbers for the cheaper version?