If you could swap a new modern electric drivetrain into your 911 as a bolt-in 100% reversible operation, would you do it? EV West in southern California is banking on just that with its drop-in Tesla conversion kits offering huge power gains without destroying the car or making it difficult to drive. This is perhaps the best of all worlds as you …
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Increasing the Reliability and Cylinder Count of this 944 Track Car in Just 10 Minutes!
Boost Brothers Garage bought a 944 for use as a track car. It's not pretty. It wasn't pretty when they started, and it was possibly less pretty when they finished. In just ten minutes though, the pair went from a relatively-complete looking (but non-running) 944 track car to something rather more peculiar. The car they started with looked faster …
Continue to the full articleDriving the 425 HP Ford V8 Swapped Cayman – One Take Video
Ford and Porsche don't share much, if anything, in the engineering and design departments. However, what they do share is the iconic Gulf livery in the world of motorsport. The fact that this 2006 Porsche Cayman is wearing Gulf colors is no coincidence. Instead it hints at the connection its making between Ford and Porsche. Only this time, the …
Continue to the full articleJunkyard LS3 Swapped 996 vs. 991 Turbo S
Yes, it's a mashup. Gas Monkey Garage built a Porsche, and it wound up being a combination of at least three different cars. This 2000 Porsche 996 Cabriolet now combines elements of the base car, the 997 and the Camaro SS. The project started with as a 996 with a blown engine, but soon progressed into LS3-powered madness with the help of Renegade …
Continue to the full articleMeet “The Unicorn” – Hoonigan’s Honda-Powered 911
The Hoonigan folks are a little on the crazy side with some of their builds. If you've watched any videos they've produced, they have some monster high-horsepower cars with wide bodies and giant wheels. Often, the end result is almost a caricature of the car it is based upon. In this instance, however, the car itself looks rather subdued. Yes, this …
Continue to the full articleHow To Shoehorn 650 hp Into Porsche 911 SC
More than one Porsche enthusiast will be shaking their head at this transformation… for a number of reasons. In today’s trend toward “originality” a 911 SC made up to look like a 930 already has a few strikes against it. Consider the flat-six engine has been replaced by a non-German brand, one that is water-cooled, and things get even dicier. Is …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down six excellent options for Porsche folks to purchase today, including a pair of rare 964s, a mid-engine track …
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