putting a 3.3 in my SC

[cdrik915]

Waow.....what a quality job you're making.....

[Rodsrsr]

Incredible job! I want to see it go!

[charleskieffner]

dearest secret agent kcpaz, the modus operendi for getting yer "blaphemous kamikaze rice saki bomber from hell" registered is this. must be performed in exact order:

1) go to insurance agent. get letterhead(name of ins. co.) document that your saki bomber is a "limited use" "collectible" vehicle. he will write XYZ insurance company is insuring your saki bomber as a "collectible" limited use" vehicle. those prior words in italics are necessary for some of the pea brains you may meet at AZMVD. vehicle must be 20 years or older. PERIOD! bring documentation to that effect. obviously VIN must jive as far as what year it is 911 car.

2) go to AZMVD. take a number........"now serving # 678" and yer #679! enjoy the sights while you wait.

3) tell AZMVD that you want to register your vehicle as a " limited use" collectible car. i think max mileage is 3000 a year dont quote me.

4) pay AZMVD. GRAB REGISTRATION............AND RUN! go home and take cataclyzmic convertor off/smog pump/and anything else assoc. and throw into corner. save it for when you sell vehicle.

5) enjoy no more emissions bull crap.

6) enjoy spending less a year on vehicle registrations.

7)enjoy romping the hell out of the super secret kamikazi saki bomber!

limited use and collectible is yer MANTRA to insurance company and to AZMVD!

[kcpaz]

Thanks Chuck!!! I just got back from an emissions test and it FAILED. It didn't fail because it wasn't "green" enough. Actually, the thing burned AMAZINGLY clean... even without a catalytic converter. The numbers were as follows...


LOAD TEST:

Hydrocarbons (HC) in PPM

Loaded reading was 190
Loaded standard was 250
PASSED

Carbon Monoxide (CO) in %

Loaded reading was .65
Loaded standard was 1.50
PASSED


IDLE TEST:

Hydrocarbons (HC) in PPM

Idle reading was 84
Idle standard was 250
PASSED

Carbon Monoxide (CO) in %

Idle reading was .38
Idle standard was 2.0
PASSED



So it burns clean enough, but they failed it on the visual inspection.

Air System (air pump): FAILED
Catalytic Converter: FAILED
Evaporative System: FAILED
Gas cap test: PASSED
PCV System: Passed (which is funny because it's not even properly hooked up)

So there's no way I'm going to try and rig up some kind of air pump, and I think it's stupid that they are going to fail me on the catalytic converter even though it's well under the standard limit. So I'm going to stick it to the man and register it as limited



BTW, I also shot some video on my way back. I just need to figure out the software that came with my new camera (THANKS SANTA) so I can upload it.

[charleskieffner]

outstanding secret agent kcpaz!

enjoy the fruits of yer labor minus the nightmare of ADEQ. we are no different than kalif. as far as smog. actually WORSE THAN KALIF. because AZ. fails federal smog standards due to dust particulates in the air. dust is everywhere and always will be. but since your not using it as a daily driver with the exception of driving by a certain individuals house waving a japanese flag every night .........you wont be adding to the smog problem we have, and you can now have some fun.

cant wait to get my SSI's and dual in/dual out on. wanna install them for me at yer leisure?( i have no time and dont see any in future due to work) i'll get em shipped from pelican and you can slap 'em on when you got time. put some bucks in yer pocket for an EVEN BIGGER JAPANESE FLAG! cant wait to see this beast in person! don davis is on his way over right now to view"the collection".(3.2) 1970 911 silver guy.

[kcpaz]

Hell I'll put your new trumpets on for you. Just let me know when. Which muffler did you go with? Dansk? Hopefully it won't require any re-glass/repaint on your rear bumper.

[kcpaz]

okay here it is...





I now have about 100 miles logged on the conversion with no problems other than the fact that the ADEQ won't let me pass emissions. The engine really pulls strong from the bottom end. I've been in a 3.6 converted SC and it seems to have similar power, just in different places. It would be interesting to see dyno results and compare the two. All I have to do now is paint the bumpers and tail.

[BlueSideUp]

Man your car sounds really good, thanks for the detailed photos on your excellent fab work too!

[kcpaz]

Well I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words throughout the entire project. After today, I feel like I can officially consider this project a success. I'm sure I will continue to fine tune the set-up, but for now, it's everything I thought it would be and more. I can't wait to get it on the track

[cdrik915]

And what about the law with this modification in your country ?
Is there no insurance problems ?

[diverdan]

Awesome!

Anybody used this engine in a boxster or 996? Could be a way to salvage some newer rides without going broke on mods.

Could be the answer for my Asian 906 or RSK type beachbum car.

Diverdan

[billybek]

That doesn't sound out of place at all!!! Nice job on the exhaust..
The rest of the fab work was excellent as well.
Thanks for sharing and good luck with the emissions thing..

[charleskieffner]

Originally Posted by kcpaz

Hell I'll put your new trumpets on for you. Just let me know when. Which muffler did you go with? Dansk? Hopefully it won't require any re-glass/repaint on your rear bumper.

uber secret agent kcpaz..........its an 87 so the ssi's from pelican and backdate oil lines pretty straight forward. dear pelican ship part number blah blah heres visa. but i have single in single out GHL. want to go with dual in dual out, so passenger side RUF bumper will need cut and paint possibly. 1/2 circle cut f/glass not a big deal. question is should i get dansk? m& k? GHL? whose do i want? i need to build as much horsepower as i can for buck. show room stock and i dont have to deal with smog at all. if its louder, hey thats cool, just turn alpine up or wear ear plugs.

remember showroom stock holds my balls to the fire "as it was on showroom floor" pca allows straight pipes, but i think that would be just bothersome to all.

so tell me which exhaust and i will place order w/pelican.

[Moses]

I've been following this thread for a while. At first I thought I was looking at the work of regular guy with exceptional fabrication skills. Then he built a wiring harness and I became suspicious. This project is otherworldly. Dark, mysterious...evil. I'm no purist. I committed Porsche heresy when I helped produce cast Fuchs replicas in the Philippines. (Shhhh. Don't tell.)



My '83 has a 3.6 varioram in it. Just yesterday I changed my exhaust. I have the same Magnaflow muffler you are running. It's amazing how similar our cars sound.

So basically here's what you've done; You've replaced an older flat-6 with a newer one and switched to water cooling. It's affordable, lightweight and reliable. And the BIG issue is that this platform can take on huge and relatively inexpensive power upgrades. To my ear the thing just sounds great.

If a reasonably priced kit were available I have no doubt you'll do well with it.

[Seahawk]

Kcpaz,


I just stumbled on this thread this morning so I got to go from first pics to the sound of your car on the road...quite a ride, literally and figuratively
Besides your fab skills, you write very well and make complicated issues simple to understand.
I second an earlier poster who mentioned you should do an article...again, well done, young man.

[kcpaz]

Originally Posted by cdrik915

And what about the law with this modification in your country ?
Is there no insurance problems ?

No insurance problems here. They don't care, and to be honest, if I hadn't told my insurance agent that I did an engine conversion (he's a friend of my wife's family) he would probably never know. It was funny to see the techs at the emissions station look at the engine and scratch their heads trying to look for the air pump and charcoal conister. They probably opened the book and started looking for the alternator fan. It took 4 different techs to fail me

Originally Posted by diverdan

Awesome!

Anybody used this engine in a boxster or 996? Could be a way to salvage some newer rides without going broke on mods.

Could be the answer for my Asian 906 or RSK type beachbum car.

Diverdan

I don't know about a 996 (it would seem like a bit of a downgrade to me), but I've already thought about the Boxster conversion. The big problem would be the tranny. Doesn't the Boxster tranny have no provisions for a starter motor? It would make sense though. How many early Boxsters are out there with bad motors? I keep watching the prices of rolling chassis fall lower and lower. Some day..............

Originally Posted by charleskieffner

uber secret agent kcpaz..........its an 87 so the ssi's from pelican and backdate oil lines pretty straight forward. dear pelican ship part number blah blah heres visa. but i have single in single out GHL. want to go with dual in dual out, so passenger side RUF bumper will need cut and paint possibly. 1/2 circle cut f/glass not a big deal. question is should i get dansk? m& k? GHL? whose do i want? i need to build as much horsepower as i can for buck. show room stock and i dont have to deal with smog at all. if its louder, hey thats cool, just turn alpine up or wear ear plugs.

remember showroom stock holds my balls to the fire "as it was on showroom floor" pca allows straight pipes, but i think that would be just bothersome to all.

so tell me which exhaust and i will place order w/pelican.

I'm not sure which muffler you should go with. Does GHL make a 2 in 2 out that works with the SSI's? I would ask your fellow Pelicans for feedback on fit and compatability. You will want something that exits in the same position on the driver's side as what you have now.

Originally Posted by Moses

I've been following this thread for a while. At first I thought I was looking at the work of regular guy with exceptional fabrication skills. Then he built a wiring harness and I became suspicious. This project is otherworldly. Dark, mysterious...evil. I'm no purist. I committed Porsche heresy when I helped produce cast Fuchs replicas in the Philippines. (Shhhh. Don't tell.)



My '83 has a 3.6 varioram in it. Just yesterday I changed my exhaust. I have the same Magnaflow muffler you are running. It's amazing how similar our cars sound.

It's funny, while I was working on the youtube video last night, I was scrolling through some 3.6 and 3.0 Porsche engine sound clips and the sound is very similar. I'm missing the whurrrr of the fan though, and the Porsche engines have a little more "gurgle" .

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Kcpaz,


I just stumbled on this thread this morning so I got to go from first pics to the sound of your car on the road...quite a ride, literally and figuratively
Besides your fab skills, you write very well and make complicated issues simple to understand.
I second an earlier poster who mentioned you should do an article...again, well done, young man.

I love hearing this kind of feedback from someone who got to read the entire build start to finish without waiting for me to get the next step done. Hopefully that means that I was able to keep the quality up to par throughout the entire project and not half-ass things at the end just to get them done. I belive that is the key to any successful project.

I had thought about contacting Excellence about maybe doing an atricle, but I wonder if the last article they did about a Subaru powered Porsche left a bad taste in their mouths. I wouldn't even know how to contact them about it.

[onlycafe]

kc,
i am willing to bet that they already know about it.

[kcpaz]

why, do you think they check in on this site?

[charleskieffner]

uber secret agent kcpaz, had so damn much fun the other day w/you, lex luther,tim?-black turbo/uncle billy ............i had to go fer a run again. leisurely ride to prescott w/girl friend, back to prescott valley to casa cardenas. melt in yer mouth rellenos mmmm good. leisurely ride back to cave creek(home of the cave) and all of a sudden....................

a 350zx saki bomber wanted to show me the twisties.............


and the next thing ya know..............theres a 350zx "KILL STICKER" on my fuselage!

ate him alive not once.......not twice.........but three times!

at light he asked ........."what ya got in that thang?" and i replied.......PCA SHOWROOM STOCK!


his window rolled up without a word said! hahahahahahahaha

i will check pelican next for the 2 in 2 out. i can save freight on that and i know GHL well. was just wondering what you were seeing mostly GHL-M&K-DANSK. im just looking for every pony possible per buck. sound is secondary. nobody checked my decibels at firebird/pir/or calif. mtr. speedway, nor even cave creek cops have chased me about decibels. they just chase harleys loud piping thru town.

when ya get a chance and its road worthy, bartlett lake is close and has some fun twisties and nice long straights to play on. give a shout. 602 558-1987

[kevlarcupid]

kcpaz,

I registered just to give you some props on this build. I'm a Suby guy, and this is the first time I've seen an SVX powered Porsche. I read through the whole thread, and I'm really really impressed. I'm chiming in that your workmanship is absolutely top-notch. I'm willing to bet that SubieSport magazine would be interested in your build.

Their contact info is here.
http://mag.subiesport.com/index.php?option=com_contact&catid=12&Itemid=54

Again, props!