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On 6/22/2008 at 8:34 AM, cibergypsy said:

I have the X51 retrofitted because it wasn't available in January to February of 2006 due, according to the dealer, to the fact that Porsche ran out of kits because they were allocated for the Club Coupé. I have had ZERO issues with the retrofit!

By the way, there are NO camshafts in the kit - the old ones get reused. The kit comes with throttle body, carbon fiber airbox, cylinder heads, aluminum intake manifold, exhaust manifolds and a third radiator for the center of the front bumper. There are NO camshafts in the 997 kit. There were, though, camshafts for the 996 car. This caused a lot of confusion at the beginning because on the 997 brochure I had read that it also came with camshafts... it was that the brochure did not have the updated information for the 997 series. I have with me the actual technical printout that the dealer used for the installation with every single part that is included in the kit and the camshafts are not part of it.

I hope this clarifies and puts an end to the debate since I am an actual X51 retrofit buyer and was there when the kit arrived and went frequently while it was being installed. The mechanic at my dealer had done a few 996s and a 997 before he did mine, so I felt confident. Besides, the full warranty is in place.

By the way, I ended up paying $13,000 for it including installation. I think I actually saved money as opposed to having gotten it from the factory.

Do you happen to still have the technical printout? The kits are no longer available but the individual components are and I would like to source my own X51 kit for my 997.1 Targa 4S