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Mechanically, the engineer in me loves it. Philosophically, the life long Porsche enthusiast in me recoils a bit. Monetarily, I see this as a false economy.
By the time we have purchased the kit and a suitable engine, we are really not all that far behind the cost of rebuilding the Porsche motor.
It also sounds to me like any "savings" are predicated on not having the skills to rebuild a motor, but somehow having the skills to perform this swap. I'm thinking that if a guy has the skills to perform this swap, they should have no trouble rebuilding their Porsche engine.
A more fair comparison would be the cost of having either done professionally or the cost of doing either one of these, the swap or the rebuild, DIY. I think in either case that the rebuild would actually be cheaper.
Then there is what would undoubtedly be a tremendous loss in value should it ever come time to sell. I bet it would be worth less than half what it would be compared to if it had a suitable Porsche engine. Much of the allure is simply gone for most buyers.
Certainly a very interesting, very cool little exercise. Hat's off to you. Very well done, for sure. Please don't take what I'm saying as trying to be negative, I'm really not. Just some thoughts that crossed my mind.
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