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Thanks Loren. I still don't get why different engines have the same engine code, but I suppose the VIN would be the most accurate tell tale. Without actually seeing it for myself, who knows, maybe that code sheet wasn't even for that car.... :P

I'm considering buying a 2005 996 Turbo S, that is supposed to have the 455 hp engine installed. This is supposed to be similar to the x50 option from previous years. The Engine/Transmission code in the Maintenance Book lists the code as:

M9670-645 G9650-40

Can anyone confirm these codes confirm the 455 hp engine version (it has the 6-spd manual tranny)?

M9670-645 is a 360 KW (or about 483 HP).

G9650-40 is a 6 speed transmission.

That car is a not a "Turbo S".

It does have the X50 engine package. Please check the 2005 TT order guides (that you can download here) for the differences.

M96.70-645 is a 309KW (420HP) engine.

The G96.50 is the standard 6 speed TT transmission.

See, this is where I get confused. BOTH cars had the 6 spd even though they have different transmission codes (well, the last 2 numbers anyway). But BOTH cars have the SAME engine code, and you've indicated that this car, while not an "S", DOES have the X50 engine. It should therefore not be 420 HP but rather 444 hp (or 450 or 462 or 483 if it's the same engine as the "S"). Hey Loren, I'm not trying to argue this one way or the other, just trying to figure it out. If you're getting the HP ratings from the engine code, shouldn't this non-S be the same HP as the "S" (Same engine code?). If you're getting the HP rating some other way, please enlighten me. Thank you.

There is currently on fleabay, an '05 NON 'S' but with the X50 engine. The engine code for this X50 car (M9670-645)

is the same as the first post here. So, does that mean that in fact the 'S' is the same as the X50 (which is what I understood)?

Just curious, does anybody happen to have a GT2 engine code from '05???

edit - actually, I note that in an earlier pic in THIS thread, the X50 engine there DOES have an X50 option code. This particular engine does NOT have the same X50 option code, but it does have the same 'engine code' as the first post here for the '05 Turbo S car with the X50 engine. So now I'm really confused.

FM transmitters (they don't sound very good, but it's really easy). Cassette adapters (sound a little better, but there is the 'wire' issue and the associated clutter). Also NAV-TV (sp??) also makes a similar adapter to the Dension. Pricey (Dension, NAV-TV) either way though.

I was going to get the Dension, but I've found that my radio hasn't been on much at all since I got the car :D

BTW, my car is also an all black Turbo S. Mine's a coupe though. B)

I think i can live with all those, i've been doing some research and it seems quite a bit of people drive the 996 TT in winter without problems. I guess Edmonton's not too bad, not too many speed bumps either, plus my daily commute is short

Thanks for the replies.

Hi vv, there IS actually a black 996 turbo running around town right now. I don't know whose it is (neither mine nor Mikes) and I have NOT seen it, only heard of it through the grapevine.

Some of us are meeting at Earl's Whitemud Crossing in about two weeks (on the 15th). Come out and join us. Maybe you'll get some more insight on winter drives with the tt. :D

Chuck, VERY NICE! Congratulations.

There is a LOT of Carbon Fibre in that baby!! Enjoy it!!

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