Porsche 996 radiator retrofit
Porsche Service Denver offers a center radiator retrofit kit for manual transmission 996 owners who track or drive their cars hard. The kit uses all OEM parts to add the Tiptronic center radiator to a manual 996.
- The kit includes a new center radiator, brackets, hoses, air ducting, a bumper cover mouth insert, and OEM Porsche coolant. Installation takes about eight hours, including bleeding air pockets from the cooling system.
- After installation, owners gain larger cooling system capacity and better thermal radiation. The upgrade also adds a more aggressive front styling appearance.
- This retrofit is aimed at 996 owners who want extra cooling performance for vigorous driving or track use.
A Porsche 996 radiator retrofit involves replacing or upgrading the original cooling system components on the 996-generation 911 to improve cooling performance and reliability. This type of upgrade is often done to address known cooling weaknesses in the 996 platform and can help extend the engine's lifespan under demanding driving conditions.
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Porsche 996 Center Radiator Retrofit – Porsche Service Denver
Do you track your 996? Do you drive vigorously? Would you benefit from extra cooling for your manual transmission 996? Check out our center radiator retrofit kit. Using all OEM parts we can retrofit the Tiptronic center radiator into your manual transmission 996. The kit includes new center radiator, brackets, hoses, air ducting, bumper cover mouth insert, and OEM Porsche coolant. It takes approximately eight hours to install and bleed the air pockets from the cooling system. You are then sporting larger cooling system capacity, better thermal radiation, and more aggressive styling.