Finally the Porsche gets the engine it deserves.
Discussion
crafty said:
Shame they dont offer a TVR Speed Six conversion for the best of both worlds.
Errrm. So at least when the engine breaks you can eat it? Its a well known fact that the internals of the Speed Six engine are made of dairy milk chocolate...That aside - is that a Scooby engine in a classic Porsche?
This may provide modern reliability but its no longer the car it was. It may look like it. But its not. Whatever floats your boat, of course...
mbutchers said:
GravelBen said:
Looks like a V8 to me...
Yep - V8 for sure - looks a bit like a big Ford to me - Please tell me it's not an AJP8 (or whatever it's called) from a Cerb......?Las Vegas, Nevada
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Wouldn't dropping a big V8 in the back of a 911 have an ...interesting... effect on the handling?
ETA: having read the post from when I wasn't looking...
Can an LS1 really be lighter than a 911 flat-6? Or is it just the standard american "we love V8s" thing going on. Even if it was fractionally lighter than the 6, surely it would have to hang further back if you wanted to keep the back seats? And would certainly sit higher up in the chassis.
The flat-6 sounds so much better too
ETA: having read the post from when I wasn't looking...
Can an LS1 really be lighter than a 911 flat-6? Or is it just the standard american "we love V8s" thing going on. Even if it was fractionally lighter than the 6, surely it would have to hang further back if you wanted to keep the back seats? And would certainly sit higher up in the chassis.
The flat-6 sounds so much better too
Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 6th June 09:11
I'm not a Porsche man, but that's just plain wrong.
up the handling. The flat 6 lies low and therefore keeps the centre of gravity that much lower. 
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