Porsche 997 AWD V8 Turbo

Porsche 997 AWD V8 Turbo

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joshcowin

6,800 posts

176 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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This is great!

What a great daily car!

Veeayt

3,139 posts

205 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Sound, engine sound! We need to hear it!

M77MWW

172 posts

98 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Hero!!!

DT8R

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56 posts

90 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Veeayt said:
Sound, engine sound! We need to hear it!
Its sounds mental if you are desperate then go to Facebook DT8r the build page you will not be disappointed

chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Cracking car! Seen a few LS conversions in the states. Seems like a great mix.

Anymore details on the turbo? Also what are you using for intake cooling? Guessing a chargecooler mounted somewhere? Anymore pics?

DT8R

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56 posts

90 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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chuntington101 said:
Cracking car! Seen a few LS conversions in the states. Seems like a great mix.

Anymore details on the turbo? Also what are you using for intake cooling? Guessing a chargecooler mounted somewhere? Anymore pics?
The engine delivers over 500 bhp so the turbo is only going to be running about 5 psi and the intercooler is sat behind the rear wheels in the arch. will post more pictures shortly.

DT8R

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56 posts

90 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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DT8R

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90 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Nanook said:
Very cool.

My first thought though, was does the engine spin the right way?

Porsche use the 3.6 engine in MR applications as well, where it's in front of the gearbox, so is the direction of rotation something that's dealt with by the diff?
I was told it wasn't an issue but being honest when I started the researching this over two years ago I did wonder. Strange but true Porsche in the USA have been getting V8 custom conversions for over 10 years.

Nunga

332 posts

108 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Sensational. That is all.

fastbikes76

2,450 posts

122 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Love it !!! My kind of mad scientist stuff this

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Dr G

15,169 posts

242 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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What a great project!

How 'OE' is it in terms of electronics and ancillaries? Aircon retained? ABS/Stability? ECU/s?

Fast Bug

11,676 posts

161 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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This could be a new favourite thread biggrin

drdino

1,148 posts

142 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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Fast Bug said:
This could be a new favourite thread biggrin
+1, along with the 2.7T Boxster biggrin

neal1980

2,574 posts

239 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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I love a good turbo LS welcome to the club thumbup

Cracking car!!

AndStilliRise

2,295 posts

116 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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Nice....I am wondering whether this could be a good project.

Podie

46,630 posts

275 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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Interesting project!

unclemark123

878 posts

208 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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How is the oil system affected by the engine sitting 'the wrong way around'?

DT8R

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56 posts

90 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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Dr G said:
What a great project!

How 'OE' is it in terms of electronics and ancillaries? Aircon retained? ABS/Stability? ECU/s?
We have retained everything ABS,Stability and ECU all managed through Cambus. When we first got the car before doing anything we rain it up to Emerald so they could understand how everything worked very similar to VW. We have for the moment switch Stability off but that may change in time.

DT8R

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56 posts

90 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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AndStilliRise said:
Nice....I am wondering whether this could be a good project.
If its a project you want to do happy to offer help and I am sure Craig would also be on hand. But alternatively Craig is not expensive

8bit

4,862 posts

155 months

Friday 12th May 2017
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Awesome, looking forward to more!