The fact that Tyler Hoover picked up another 996 after a painful foray into the range speaks to the value of the car. He first grabbed a first-generation 996 with a 3.4-liter M96, which promptly grenaded. He then swapped in a Chevrolet V8—an LS2, to be specific—for $17,000. What was once the cheapest 996 with a manual transmission was turning into …
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How Much Does LS-Swapping a 911 Truly Cost?
For people tired of the M96 or want their 996 to outrun a few more cars in a straight line, the LS swap is appealing. While the swap is considered to be a cost-effective alternative for the hot rodder or the blasphemer, the custom work required to have an American V8 running smoothly in the back on a 911 can cause the conversion costs to …
Continue to the full articleThis 964-based Carrera Rod Plays Hopscotch Between the Border of Awesome & Awful
Danton Arts Kustoms of France certainly wowed the crowds with their matte purple front-engine V8 hot rod with a chopped 964 body shell when it debuted in Monaco. It's hard to not see this car and immediately do a double take. It takes a very loose interpretation to call this thing a Porsche, because very little remains of the original 964 they used …
Continue to the full articleFiring up a Twin-Turbocharged GM V8 in a Classic 911
In the best sense of the word, this '78 911 is a mutt. Not only does it wear the skin of a 964, but it's been recently fitted with a 5.3-liter LM7 motor out of—shock and horror—a Cadillac. It's not the first American motor to be swapped into a Porsche, but it is one of the more extravagant. However, the current state of the car is …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid: the Most Powerful Panamera Yet.
850Nm of torque: Just a few years ago that was a figure fit for a full-size, diesel pickup. Today that is just one figure which represents the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. By combining the turbocharged 4.0l V8 from the Panamera Turbo with a hybrid system similar to that used in the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Porsche has created the most powerful …
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 article500E vs 928S4: One Porsche V8 Nut Has Both
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q63XOBMs_ic Sometimes you need to set goals in life and reach to make them happen. That is exactly what Torfi Sigurjonsson did, and he's managed to make that dream come true. His two favorite cars, his dream cars, are Porsche V8-powered, and now that he has both, he's happy. The first, acquired in 2006, was a …
Continue to the full articleThis 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 articlePorsche Replaces Cayenne’s V-8 With Twin Turbo V-6: Announces Redesigned 2015 Cayenne; More Powerful Engines, A Proper Plug-In Hybrid, And Still No PDK
In following with the redesign Porsche introduced last fall on the Panamera, the 2015 Cayenne is also getting a facelift, along with a scad of new features. The Macan's big-brother is continuing to grow up with sharper exterior lines, some new pretty headlamps, a pair of "3D tail lamps", and an injection of that "familial DNA" that Porsche seems to …
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