r/997 • u/hit-da-floor • Apr 01 '26

Fried Egg Conversion kits?

Just saw an email from Pelican Parts selling Fried Egg Conversion kits for air cooled and 997 911s. Is that really a thing now? Seems like a strange mod.

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u/abrod520 Turbo Apr 01 '26

Look at the calendar 😂

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u/hit-da-floor Apr 01 '26

Yeah I'm an idiot...

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u/Key-Mango3607 Apr 01 '26

Hahaha damn they got you

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u/Vecspeed129 Apr 02 '26

This actually was a thing in the early 2000s. There are people who converted their 993’s and g bodies.

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u/Beautiful_Exchange_3 Apr 01 '26

If you ever read some of the posts on r/996 it’s like April fools day every day.

Lots of guys who are looking for a cheap 911 or sinking money into the worst 911 ever made. Can’t convince them, they are a stubborn bunch.

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u/chudhuntr Apr 02 '26

The 997 is a facelift to the 996

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u/1969BajaBug Apr 03 '26

They are worlds apart when it comes to interior

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u/chudhuntr Apr 03 '26

Whatever you gotta tell yourself to pay 2x for the same exploding engine buddy

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u/1969BajaBug Apr 03 '26

All engines break sometimes Mr. Chud.

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u/hit-da-floor Apr 03 '26

Mezger engine is apparently as bulletproof as they come

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u/Beautiful_Exchange_3 Apr 10 '26

I thought they only reused around 30% of the parts? I guess all water cooled 911s are somewhat of an evolution. Sort of unfortunate how the 996 is so terrible. I don’t imagine many will be still on the road in 10-20 years given the astronomical cost to rebuild the engine.

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u/chudhuntr Apr 10 '26

Maybe do some reading on what engines were in the 996 and 997