Watercooled Porsche engines

[Evil Sid]

I read that the 996, Boxster etc. flat 6 watercooled engine is 3-4" shorter in length than the aircooled equivalent. Was just wondering if that means now that it might actually fit into a bug? It is also more square in shape

Anyone have any ideas about the water cooled engines' gearbox compatibility with aircooled boxes as well

I almost bought an engine a while back but thought better of it as I guess it still may not fit

Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers