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Adam - the reason I'm building a 3.3T is because I want the sound of a high output Porsche in my 911. If this car were stricly a hotrod built for speed I'd have to bow to the V8. It just makes sense from an HP/dollar view.
You have to look at each car as an individual. An older pre-74 911 that is well kept and bone stock is a snapshot in time. The engine is its sole. The car is as it should be.
A wrecked '77 with a leaking 2.7L is a donor. This is a car begging to be modified in some way. It should be rescued and resurected in any form its creator wishes. Because of the economics of the V8 swap it stands to reason that no "good" cars will be used for the swap. Good cars aren't cheap.
I don't want all older Porsches to have V8s, but if you want to do this to an orphan you certainly should have that right. Obviously not everyone is going to like what you've done, but that is none of their business. It is your car and your money.
My reference to antiquated technology was a comparisom of 20+ year old CIS to a modern LS-1. If you swap in a modern Porsche 3.6L you have done the same thing - updated. You get that sweet P-sound but not as much power. As for high RPMs, who needs that? My SC redlines at less than 6500. Hell I run my Chevy S10 up to 6 grand all the time. That motor cost me less than a set of Webers to build.
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