Finally adequate power in a Cayman
 

seems that buying a Cayenne Turbo would be a lot easier. I mean, if one want's lots of HP sitting way up high in a Porsche.

One has to wonder how the handling is with the higher center of gravity and weight ratio changes.

Some people like to go straight.
I wonder how well the transmission will hold up under hard launches.

Are we sure that there was a weight ratio change? Most modern V-8s are all Al, and not designed with lots of extra metal. Bot the V-8 and the original flat 6 are water cooled. I bet the weight balance change is minimal, and if anything just a tiny bit more rearward bias which probably mostly just improves traction with the extra power.

Yes, the CG will likely be a bit higher.

More, but not a ton more than the GT4 with the Carrera S 3.8L.

LSx, smaller, lighter, arguably just as powerful, probably cheaper.

I bet the effect in CG is on the edge of imperceptibility. The overall cg of the car probably moved up 1/2 inch, put on some giant heavy sticky tires to bring it back down.

should have used the Voodoo engine thought

Now you're talkin'! I'm sure these engine will be hitting the wrecked-em yards before too long. I recall reading that the Voodo engine weighs less than the Ferrari 488 (?) by 13 pounds. Produces more power...

Our German friends need to step up the game a little . Pretty sad when what is basically an American pick up truck engine makes more power, weighs less, and is 10x more reliable than a high end German performance car .

Well, a big part of it is that the German engine is much smaller than the "pick-up truck" engine.

skipping the fact that the 718s are now 2.0L turbo and 2.5L turbo, the old Caymans used 2.9L and 3.4L flat sixes.

The mustang engine being discussed is a 5.0L. If Porsche made a 5.0L motor, it would almost certainly be more powerful. Shoot, the Porsche 3.8L isn't that far off.

You've got to be careful when comparing power vs power/L.

My brother's cayman has a Porsche 3.8L good for about 380hp. Yep it's pretty damn fast.

Florida

OK, what's a "voodoo engine thought"?

A state of mind?

444 for the V8 to just under 400 for the F6. Those cylinders will push the weight up closer to the engine cover. Probably not insignificant, but not major.

For starters, I think I would talk to Knoxville 1st.

2006 Porsche Cayman S Turbo – Knoxville Performance

Or TCP Racing

http://www.tpcracing.com/products.html

its halfway between a jedi mind trick and a spicy tuna hand roll

I'm more of a Renegade Hybrids fan... Small Block Chevy, drops in with minimal alterations to the engine bay. Lighter, more powerful. Just need a way to be CA-smog friendly and I'm sold :D

Regarding criticism of poor engine building from the Germans ... they have fuel efficiency / CO2 / emission numbers to meet. Smaller displacements are also favored in road tax. It is easy to make power from displacement, if you don't worry about those parameters. It isn't that they wouldn't like to build larger engines, you know ...

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Montana plates....

Bet if you had more details you would see that the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree, there are some tacked on Autometer gauges because he couldn't get the factory cluster integrated, the A/C and cruise control don't work, he swapped in another gas pedal, and probably some other poorly integrated features. Most modern engine swaps are total hack jobs because very few people have the talent to get the electronics fully integrated.

The 'Vette engine is smaller than the Porsche engine. A big difference is the lack of overhead cams. This allows Vette engine to be far more compact. By not putting the cams on top of the engine, the CG is also lowered. The Corvette's CG is about an inch and a half lower than that of a Cayman.

Have you guys seen this audi powered Boxster V8?

I want to drive it:)

FS: Boxster S Race Car with Audi 4.2 V8 engine and LOTS of MoTec - 986 Forum - for Porsche Boxster Owners and Others

I know, crazy money but if we are going to dream:

2013 Porsche Cayman CTR3 Clubsport By RUF | car review @ Top Speed

Cayman V8
 

Perhaps the original engine suffered a timing chain bearing failure and needed an engine. Given the cost of a new Porsche unit, fitting the Ford V8 may have been a cheaper alternative. More HP and more torque! That is a great "Q" ship! (If you don't know what a Q ship is, do some reading about WWII). The biggest problem would be getting all that power to the ground!

Wait, aren't you the guy that's always going on about not needing huge power, that your Bullit is plenty, etc...

Oh, I get it, you just wanted to post and rile up the masses.

WW1 not two for the Q's
as surface gun attacks were the Q's thing

I knew the name referenced a concealed fighting ship, but I didn't fully understand the reference until now.

From Wikipedia: Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open fire and sink them.

They were used by the British Royal Navy (RN) during the First World War and by both the RN, the United States Navy and the German Kriegsmarine during the Second World War (1939–45).

Their codename referred to the vessels' home port, Queenstown, in Ireland.

Sadly very true. Would be great for a track car though!

Couldn't he just find a Fiero to hack?

Don't get me wrong, I actually love these motors, but the problem is, that when you have a failure, often, the cost to repair is the approx value of the car . Pretty crappy predicament to be in .

Would love to see the axle angle with the Ford V8 and adapter plate. The Chev ones are brutal. At least that Audi block bolts right up to the gearbox so it would not be as bad.

Cheers