Cayman 987.2 to a 997.1

[rObArtes]

i'm half way tp securing a 997 Gen 1. I currently have a Cayman Gen 2 2.9L and interested in other peoples thought who made this type of change. what are the pro's & con's.

oh yes, the car has no Aux-In, is this a easy thing to install ?

thanks everyone

[mrdemon]

I would keep what you have and save a bit more money towards a gen 2 997.

cannot think of any pros to going for a gen 1 997...

[rObArtes]

hi MrDemon, care to elaborate a little more ? my brother currently runs a gen 1 997 with no trouble as yet. cheers rOb

[alcatraz236]

depending on what you want from the car may not really be an upgrade, gen 2 cayman 2.9 could be better car for spirited driving on UK roads and also probably cheaper to run

[alfa phil]

sounds like the OP just fancies his engine a bit further back , nowt wrong with that.

[rObArtes]

i love the way the cayman handles but fancy a bit more grunt and the rear "seats" could be handy

[Carl_Docklands]

rObArtes said:

i'm half way tp securing a 997 Gen 1. I currently have a Cayman Gen 2 2.9L and interested in other peoples thought who made this type of change. what are the pro's & con's.

oh yes, the car has no Aux-In, is this a easy thing to install ?

thanks everyone

I would not do that, big mistake.

The car you have is one of the best drivers cars. If you don't need the seats, stick with the 2.9, great engine.

[mrdemon]

rObArtes said:

hi MrDemon, care to elaborate a little more ? my brother currently runs a gen 1 997 with no trouble as yet. cheers rOb

older PCM, engine with a few design issues, a engine in the back :-p, more to TAX, less mpg.
Bit more dated inside.

gen 2 Cayman2.9 is a very nice car. So cannot see why one would want a 997.1 with the car you all ready have.

997.1 great value cars if you find a nice one for 20k but not one I would swap yours for, Gen two start from about 35k

[csmith319]

Go for it - Cayman is great but 997.1 is just 'more'... of an event, more interaction, , more character, more challenging, more fun.

The difference in straight line performance is pretty significant too.