[Milu]

Of course the best is to be able to do your own thing. But sometimes it's worth at least listening to advice and criticism offered, regardless if it's in a "flame" format. And, as someone who earns a crust as a consultant by selling advice, I am one of the first to say that, free advice is worth exactly what you have paid for it. (it is a feature of consultancy that clients only take one's advice seriously if they have to pay for it)

I have driven a lot of hotrodded and modified 911s. They all had one thing in common: Their owners loved them. However, for the innocent bystander some of them absolutely sucked. The 911 is a beautifully engineered car, I don't believe it is wrong to modify one, but, it deserves to be done well. Of course anyone can do what ever they like to their car, but they then have to live with it, and very often the quality or popularity of the mods will be reflected in the sales value, or even make the car totally unsellable. This is also a consideration for some of us.

High torque V8s and supercharged sixes may be an economically viable purchase, it may be possible to install at home on the cheap, however, I would imagine that for most amateurs it would be easier to fit a 911 engine and get a truely satisfactory result. What would be the cost comparison for a professionally completed conversion to a high standard: V8 versus a 3.6? And which would you rather have at the end of the day?