Well I was totally surprised and had no idea that my wife got me a 944 porsche. It was my father in laws and all original with only 41kmi on it. She even paid for it herself with her own $ (she doesnt work). Its perfect outside, but I will be swapping my old 04 gto’s ls1 in it thanks to http://www.renegadehybrids.com and it should be an animal!
here is an old pic.
Wow dude, that’s sick!
that’s gonna be a sick car. :nod that is an awesome present.
Happy late birthday Phil!
You know your wife is a keeper when…
Nice…I have always wanted to do a 944 as a project. Is it the turbo model? Why not just build the Porsche engine ? Especially if it only has 41k miles on it.
yeah the 944 turbo is a sweet car, my dads friend Bob Bauldoff (sp?) has one that he brings to limerock all the time, he took me for a ride and it feels real solid, his brother has one thats all done up with a bigger turbo and while I havent been in it apparently its real quick, but an ls1 is certainly going to be quick also, Id stick porshe motor if its the turbo model, if not LS1 all the way
That’s an awesome gift I must say.
thats gona be sneaky :nono
poor hondas arent gonna know what hit 'em
Building a Porsche NA engine and turbocharging it is far more difficult than most realize. There’s a reason why 951/944 owners will tell you to just buy a 951 rather than boost a 944.
Phil, I believe you’re the one that Jesse Clark told me about. If you need assitance(or need a shop to do it) I’m the guy in the area. I’ve done three of these swaps before and am a Porsche mechanic to boot. There are a few things you’re going to want to check out and inspect on that car before adding the additional weight to the front of the chassis, but we can discuss that over a phone call if you’d like.
I’ve got another 911 3.6 turbo and a '93 911 RSA track car coming up for work but i can fit this one in anytime. give me a call!
Adam Hennessy
R247 Motorsports
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NICE!!! How much do these cars weigh? Doesn’t your old gto motor put out over 500whp?
this is going to be a beast
awesome awesome awesome!
Phil haven’t seen ya around in awhile. Good to see you’re on here.
Oh yea, you should prolly hang on to your wife… thats pretty fucking awesome bro.
Can’t wait to see it done man.
Happy Birthday !!!
Phil… Adams the man for the job!
Jason
This is the original [pretty] stock motor, he swapped in another that did 600whp or so.
Adam, how much does the stock 944 motor weigh? If it’s an iron block, the LS1 shouldn’t weigh much more, right?
a stock ls1 is all aluminum, doesnt weight much at all
that would be such an AWESOME swap. i always liked those style porsches as well. Very nice build
ohhhh… still will be badass, but not as badass as I thought ;D
Iron block, aluminum head yes. 336lbs dry, 35x something with flywheel, no accessories. That’s 944, 951 engine weighs a bit more, 968 3 liter about 360lbs dry.
Nice thing about this swap is chassis balance remains intact, hairline more forward than OEM.
iirc the iron block only came in the lq4 6.0 litre, thats why a lot of guys swap out the block of there ls1 to the lq4 for boosting
lq4 and lq9’s
ive always wanted a 951, Turbo S preferably
yes and the lq9, thanks
Yup, you can punch out the iron block a bit more too before having to resleev it for a larger bore. LS1 block is still good for boosting as long as it’s a stock bore to leave som material in the walls of the cylinders.