Well, time is here. I've been reading all of the amazing LS1 conversions of the 911 and I am about to begin this journey also. I am going to start by taking my 89 Carrara with its G50 01 tranny and 3.2 to the weighing station after filling up the car with 91 octane and get a true weight reading of the car with all of its factory stuff. I'm going to measure the height to the top of the wheel wells and see what the difference is once the LS1 is installed. I have a couple of questions that remain unanswered and hopefully someone can fill me in:
1. The G50 01 Tranny - Do I need to upgrade the clutch? My clutch is working fine. I plan on putting a stock 350 HP LS1 Motor. This will be a weekend driver car and not a track car. The upgrade seems pretty expensive and needed for 915 tranny's but what about the "bullet proof" G50 01?
2. Does anyone have photos of their engine cradle or motor mounts for the 911/LS1 conversion. I want to get the engine attached to the tranny as quickly as possible so I can look at it in awe. I know Kennedy Engineering has the adapter plate, flywheel, pilot bearing and a couple of people I found are selling a set pretty cheap at the moment but other then those parts one needs the motor mounts. Is anything else needed to get the engine in the car correctly?
Also a note about my 89 3.2. I may sell it once the engine is dropped. It has 155,000 miles.
