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With the cut-outs closed in stealth mode it's amazingly quiet. We had a 3.2L carrera parked next to it and the 3.2 had a deeper exhaust note and similar volume. Basically we built a custom exhaust header that reroutes the firing order to give it a very unique sound. It still made almost 550hp through the full exhaust and 600hp opened up. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1301344712.jpg |
"A 997 GT3 RS??? Blasphemy, that's what that would be."
Agreed. But I think the point is to start with a $6k 996 and give it the power of a GT3RS. I don't see any technical details on the RH site yet. How did you solve the starter placement problem? |
A 60 year old design and cheap as hell. Can't beat the 350 V8 for 100K miles
Now if it just went 2-300K miles like a flat six can....... |
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Everyone's doing a great job helping answer questions, thanks. The Cayman and 997 will probably be a while, but the boxster is around the corner. I love the idea of turning a 996 into an affordable GT3. The potential is almost unlimited. If I wasn't doing a 69 RS look right now I'd be all over that. |
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... If Chevy's were given the same anal attention ( oil changes, maintenance, etc) as we dote on our 911's, they would last a long time too. Hint.....talk to a "pro"....a Taxi driver that owns his own car, and you'll see that this is true. |
Well, I am anal on my V8s.....but I sell them when they hit 150K. So no direct experience......
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I've personally seen one go 300K+ with GTX no less. It was in a Chev PU that had a 4.7 (283?) that got the s@#*& run out of it on a daily basis. The tranny gave up the ghost at 310K or so. I'm sure one babied in a 3,000 pound car would last longer than the car.
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When rebuilt and maintained properly you really do get your money's worth. Stupid things like valve springs and oil fed tensioners that go bad let it down but If you can swing a spanner nothing is too hard. |
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I'm suddenly looking forward to blowing up my 3.4 in the 996 at the track this year.... :)
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With all the legendary 200-300k miles reports on 911's.....you see an *awful* lot of cars for sale where the service history shows at least an upper-end rebuild, or fixed head studs, or worse....involving some manner of rebuild....well under 100k miles...and quite a few under 50k.
So yeah.....the 911's are respected for long life....but let's add up *all* the empirical data points....... |
Nice, I like everything about it!
Hey Steve, how about showing us your car ;) |
I like it. very nicely executed.
I am waiting to see the Boxster version. The 996 is still a bit out of the price range to consider the engine swap. Of course, if you find one with a blow engine already... |
Boxster, roller on eVilbay.... |
I think this conversion is perfectly timed.
The water cooled Porsches are wearing out and the new GM V8s are really a great motor. Now that Porsche is part of VW it isn't the same old company, unfortunately. Witness this: "Thank you for your recent order from Pelican Parts. Unfortunately, one or more of the parts that you ordered are not available in stock within Porsche's warehouses in the United States. They are available, fortunately, in Porsche's main warehouse in Germany. We can order the parts for you from Germany, but there will unfortunately be a 20% surcharge on the cost of these parts only, to cover the air shipping from Germany. Expected delivery time for these parts to our location in Los Angeles is approximately 3 weeks. It is unfortunate, but Porsche is moving to reduce stock in the United States of many parts required to restore and repair the older Porsches." The writing is on the wall.... |
I love this and wish Renegade all the best! (actually thanks for breathing life into these cars) The video really addresses a lot of the questions I had about these conversions.
I grew up around muscle cars and as much as I LOVE the sound of a cam'd-out V8, I never got too excited about the rest of the car. I'll pass on the 996...now I'm praying for continued, heavy depreciation on the 997! |
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It's not stock, shhhhhh.... don't tell anyone. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1301428402.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1301428463.jpg |
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