Quiz of the day....Can you ID this combo?

BoxsterGT · 08-04-2010, 01:36 PM

I am sitting at my desktop and a photo floats by from my photo slide show..............

Can anyone identify this "Porsche only" combination?

Len at Autosportengineering dot com

Packy · Packy's Garage

you're sure that is a porsche motor?

safe · safe's Garage

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Originally Posted by Packy

you're sure that is a porsche motor?

Looks water damaged, so you are right, can't be a Porsche engine.

JP911 · JP911's Garage

Looks like a 996 or 997 motor in a 964 chassis.

mikehinton · mikehinton's Garage

Looks like a 3.4 (or 3.6) out of a 996. Definitely ain't no oil cooled Porsche motor!

pcar9119 · 08-04-2010, 02:18 PM

Very possibly be the 3.3 out of a Subaru SVX in there. That has been done several times.

JMatta · 08-04-2010, 02:58 PM

M96 in a 964, likely.

Flieger · Flieger's Garage

GT3 engine in a 1973 or earlier chassis.

rluciano · 08-04-2010, 03:45 PM

Judging by the color, I'd say the chassis is the 1972 911T you sold me in Maritime Blue. I'll guess that the engine is a 3.6 996 w/X51.

BoxsterGT · 08-05-2010, 03:40 AM

Bingo!

Hi Richard.....Hope all is well. You sent me a message a short while ago, but I had a crash (literally) w my laptop and lost all my files.

Perhaps you could re send it?

Cheers everyone, rluciano is the knowledgeable one.

Len

JP911 · JP911's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flieger

GT3 engine in a 1973 or earlier chassis.

Underside of a GT3 engine looks more like the one in your car (or my car...or any other aircooled 911).

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

996 engine there.

Packy · Packy's Garage

Are those headers tuned? They look equal length but do they have to go into the collector at the same time to properly scavenge? Seems odd to me.

jpnovak · 08-05-2010, 08:43 AM

Richard,

Does this mean this wonderful project is headed to Austin?

FYI I think this is the rest of the build.

Easy 300hp for your 911

tobluforu · tobluforu's Garage

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Originally Posted by Packy

Are those headers tuned? They look equal length but do they have to go into the collector at the same time to properly scavenge? Seems odd to me.

In all honesty who cares

as that car must be a hoot to drive.

BoxsterGT · 08-05-2010, 09:39 AM

The photo above is the 72 Maritime Blue coupe that we mounted a new X51 motor in as a test fitment.

I hope I didn't mislead anyone re: the EZ 300hp thread. The 1st photo in that is also the Blue 72 coupe w the X51. It was meant as an example of what could be done. The actual Porsche used in the project is an 82 911SC Targa.

I will post new photos of that project very soon, as it is almost ready to run.

Its taken much longer than expected, and has NOT been easy to do.

Len at Autosportengineering dot com

Bob Kontak · Bob Kontak's Garage

Very ignorant of newer Porsche engines. There are very few (I found a single poor one) pics of the 996 engine bottom on Google which I am posting.

The 996 non turbo and Gt3 engine has the square-ish shape to the bottom of it with the removable cover and the 996 Turbo/GT2 has the more traditional looking 911 case?

Also the X51 is an engine upgrade you can get for the 996 and Cayman?