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Flame me as you wish....but if mine goes, I am going to an n/a 800hp LS1. And I already have the wiring transformation pretty much resolved.
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check out www.fvd.com they do the conversion for like $25 USD... its not cheap... but your car is gonna fly when its done... you should be as fast as a MKII GT3... (strait line only)
It's usually more a question of which motors will fit your wallet than which will fit your 996. With enough $$ you can shove nearly anything back there.
check out www.fvd.com they do the conversion for like $25 USD... its not cheap... but your car is gonna fly when its done... you should be as fast as a MKII GT3... (strait line only)
I spoke with renegade last year and i was under the impression that an LS1 would not fit as the engine bay is smaller in the 996 compared to the earlier, air cooled cars.
I was wondering whether a tuned Subaru H6 might work in N/A form or a Subaru WRX Turbo flat-4. I looked quite hard into the conversion and I reckon I could get the engine in fine, the problem may be the 'box/ starter but that may be solved at some point...
As it is, if my engine ever pops (and lets hope it doesn't) then i woudl likely go to Autofarm in the UK (who look after my car anyway) and get the (supposedly) bullet proof 3.7 conversion. I don't think any other solution would work out cheaper. Either that or get a machine shop over here to machine my case for Nickies liners and rebuild the engine myself, for a larger capacity with the IMS and cylinder upgrades.
Hello by the way - This is my first post, despite being a lurker for over a year!
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Porsche 996 Carrera - '98, black, 3.4, induction kit, equal length headers, Intrax adjustable titanium dampers, UK M030 ARBs, SSK, carbon strut braces, LSD, Carbon buckets (black Alcantara/ red stitch), yellow (rebuilt) brakes, grey refurbed alloys, alcantara and red stitch GT3 gear stick, Toyo R888 track tyres.
I spoke with renegade last year and i was under the impression that an LS1 would not fit as the engine bay is smaller in the 996 compared to the earlier, air cooled cars.
I hope that's not true because having an LS1 in there sounds so appealing to me.
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As it is, if my engine ever pops (and lets hope it doesn't) then i woudl get the (supposedly) bullet proof 3.7 conversion. I don't think any other solution would work out cheaper.
Just confirming, did you mean to say 3.8? I am not aware of a 3.7 or I must be missing something.
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Hello by the way - This is my first post, despite being a lurker for over a year!
Upgrading to a 3.6 is not that big a deal. Roock in Atlanta does them, it cost about $2,000 or so more than a straight 3.4 swap. But the price of a 3.6 remanufactured from Porsche is about $8,400 vs $11,050 for a 3.4, there is a different core charge that cost a few hundred dollars. So the price difference for the engine pretty much covers the additional cost for the 3.4 to3.6 swap.
They have the IMS upgraded and thicker walled cylinders, so they are a significant step up from a Porsche re-man or new engine, in theory at least. They have built a Cayman RS with the 3.7 engine which has been very well received on this side of the pond. I had a look a few weeks back when I was up there, almost (a very real) 100bhp/litre from an M96 and a gorgeous throaty roar.
Still, I reckon, if you could solve the starter motor issue, the Scooby WRX engine might be cheaper as a replacement.
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Porsche 996 Carrera - '98, black, 3.4, induction kit, equal length headers, Intrax adjustable titanium dampers, UK M030 ARBs, SSK, carbon strut braces, LSD, Carbon buckets (black Alcantara/ red stitch), yellow (rebuilt) brakes, grey refurbed alloys, alcantara and red stitch GT3 gear stick, Toyo R888 track tyres.
Again, talk to Fabian Roock. When I talked to him he said the upgrade from a 3.4 to a 3.8 was not that much more difficult than the 3.4 to 3.6. And a 3.8 reman is less expensive than a 3.4. the 3.6 X51 is also less than a 3.4. Porsche knows it has the 3.4 owners over a barrel, its disgusting!!
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