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Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/porscheclubofamerica?sub_confirmation=1 Visit: https://www.pca.org ----------------------------------------- This video is made possible with help from American Collectors Insurance: https://americancollectors.com/ In this video, Nathan Merz dives deep into the Porsche 993, the last air-cooled 911, which was available in North America for the 1995-1998 model years. If you're in the market for a 993, or just eager to learn all you can about them, this video is a must watch. Be warned, though; when we say deep dive, we mean it. Give yourself two hours to watch it from start to finish. 5:09 - Mechanical Changes from 964 to 993 5:28 - Engine and Gearbox 6:30 - Gearbox 9:29 - Variants 14:04 - Narrow body vs wide body / C2S vs C4S 17:42 - Carrera 4S primer 19:12 - Carrera 2S primer 19:51 - "Which year is best" 20:27 - 1995 model year USA differences 26:00 - Exterior walkaround 37:11 - Interior walkaround 49:35 - Paint colors 55:58 - Paint metering 57:39 - Engine compartment, oil level, etc. 1:03:06 - Rest of World engine / VarioRam engine 1:06:44 - Frunk 1:14:30 - Accessories (what would come in the frunk) 1:17:05 - Underneath the car 1:35:52 - Source material and documentation 1:46:14 - 993 Carrera modifications Additionally, if you have any questions about this or any of Nathan's other model guide videos, be sure to tune into Tech Tactics Live on December 6 at 8 PM ET, when Nathan will be on hand to answer them personally. #ModelGuide #Porsche993 #Porsche911 ----------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcanational/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/porscheclubofamerica Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCANational

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The Porsche 911, internally type 993, is the fourth generation of the 911 model of Porsche sports car, manufactured and sold between 1994 and 1998 (model years 1995–1998 in the United States), replacing the 911, type 964. Its discontinuation marked the end of air-cooled 911 models. The 993 was much improved over and quite different from its predecessor. According to Porsche, "every part of the car was designed from the ground up, including the engine" but nevertheless "only 20% of its parts were...

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