Porsche announced earlier this week that it would begin reproducing original magnesium engine cases for 1968 to 1976 911 models. The engine case is the center part of the aircooled heart of a 911, where the rotating assembly is held; the crankshaft and the connecting rods attached to it. The individual aircooled cylinders bolt on to the case with …
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This is Porsche’s New V-8 Engine Factory
Porsche's newest manufacturing plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is a state-of-the-art production facility where 400 employees will produce around 200 V-8 engines on a daily basis. “Porsche stands for sporty high-performance engines: from engine design to series production,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Detailed Tear Down of a Porsche 930 Air Cooled Engine
I expect that many of you are like us. You do some of your own maintenance, maybe the occasional oil change, brake pads, air filters, etc., but when it comes to major work you leave that to the professionals. As a result, maybe you've never seen the guts of an air-cooled Porsche motor. Or, maybe you're not sure how their pieced together, or in …
Continue to the full articleMiniature Porsche Engines Could Bring Huge Dollars At Auction
RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption Auction takes place on December 10th in New York. While the auction itself is peppered with a number of wonderful Porsches for sale, including Janis Joplin's "History of the Universe" Porsche 356, we've found what may be two of the most unique lots we've seen in some time. Hand crafted, runnable, 1/3 and 1/4 scale …
Continue to the full article1/3rd Scale Operational 911 Engine Is Everything That Is Awesome In The World
Why are we Porsche enthusiasts? What is it about the brand that draws such fanaticism among its followers? There are multitude reasons, of course, and chances are high that your reason is different than many others. I am a Porsche enthusiast, mainly, because of the other enthusiasts. I am always interested and intrigued by the things some folks …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Beautifully Simple Porsche 911 Engine Assembly Line Video
There is beautiful simplicity in mechanical assembly. This is a process that absolutely must be done the exact same way every time, and there must be no variations in quality, and no parts of the process may be skipped or glazed over. Porsche has exacting specifications for their engines, and are quite particular about how the end result runs, …
Continue to the full articleKarma Brings Porsche and Engine Together Again
Our story begins with an Oregon man purchasing a complete, but disassembled, 2.0 liter 911 engine that he found advertised on his local Craigslist. Mr. Oregon purchases the engine with the intent to reassemble, restore and resell it at some time in the future. For whatever reason he never gets around to working on the engine and simply sells the …
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