Cool 944 LS1 build video
10-31-2009, 05:38 PM
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This has been a favorite video for some time.
Some of the purists seem to hate us V8 lovers... quoting my favorite person, Me:
"I constantly state that going big horsepower in a well-built Porsche engine is fine, but the engineering flaw [camshaft timing belt etc] still remains as a glaring defect, especially when there is a viable alternative in the V8 and 250-300 K of reliable miles @ only 12-15k to get in the door. Such a motor is being asked to work at only fractions of capacity during its servicable lifetime, likely, outlasting us in the process."
a killer link on the basics of V8 design superiority that some might overlook.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/v8s-rule/
Some of the purists seem to hate us V8 lovers... quoting my favorite person, Me:
"I constantly state that going big horsepower in a well-built Porsche engine is fine, but the engineering flaw [camshaft timing belt etc] still remains as a glaring defect, especially when there is a viable alternative in the V8 and 250-300 K of reliable miles @ only 12-15k to get in the door. Such a motor is being asked to work at only fractions of capacity during its servicable lifetime, likely, outlasting us in the process."
a killer link on the basics of V8 design superiority that some might overlook.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/v8s-rule/
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10-31-2009, 06:13 PM
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This has been a favorite video for some time.
Some of the purists seem to hate us V8 lovers... quoting my favorite person, Me:
"I constantly state that going big horsepower in a well-built Porsche engine is fine, but the engineering flaw [camshaft timing belt etc] still remains as a glaring defect, especially when there is a viable alternative in the V8 and 250-300 K of reliable miles @ only 12-15k to get in the door. Such a motor is being asked to work at only fractions of capacity during its servicable lifetime, likely, outlasting us in the process."
a killer link on the basics of V8 design superiority that some might overlook.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/v8s-rule/
Some of the purists seem to hate us V8 lovers... quoting my favorite person, Me:
"I constantly state that going big horsepower in a well-built Porsche engine is fine, but the engineering flaw [camshaft timing belt etc] still remains as a glaring defect, especially when there is a viable alternative in the V8 and 250-300 K of reliable miles @ only 12-15k to get in the door. Such a motor is being asked to work at only fractions of capacity during its servicable lifetime, likely, outlasting us in the process."
a killer link on the basics of V8 design superiority that some might overlook.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/v8s-rule/
Neat article but what about flat engine designs and straight-6s
11-01-2009, 01:38 AM
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The straight six is not ideal for high performance cars because so much of the engine needs to sit forward of the front axle and you also need a long engine bay to make it fit... It's not as able to convert its massive torque into high hp as easily as other designs because of a number of issues that come up when you try to spin such a long crankshaft at high rpm... The extreme example of this would be the low redlines of your typical turbo-diesels...
BMW abandoned their inline 6 progam as well but, it's absolutely, the best SUV/truck engine by design, because it is ideal for massive torque at low RPM, and thus it saves gas -- also why every tractor on the highway runs this configuration.
it's no coincidence that the slant six engine could run low rpm for hundreds of thousands of miles and still make tons of low end power even after the loss of compression in all those cars. Chrysler worked on a turbo diesel verson of the slant six for a few years for all their trucks -- but they put it on the shelf during the 80s and 90s because gasoline was so cheap, and diesel had not yet become popular in USA...
of course they revived the idea in their heavy duty trucks with the Cummins diesels, but now they are offerning more diesels for their light-duty trucks because of massive torque/gas savings...
now their running a four and five cylindar inline turbo diesel program for many usefull applications... and they offer a 4.7 litre straight-six crate engines for jeeps that can make 265 hp and 290 lb.-ft of torque.
As far as our 944/968s go, getting any engine to mate with the torque tube, have the PS pump/alternator and master, cool this big motor and make it all work took a lot of effort.
As Tony Garcia mentioned to me a couple of months ago, despite a few critics, they guys at Renegade are straight up. They've been working for 20 years to make small block Chevy engines fit, and run oil coolers, etc, and make the rest of it all work... The 944/968s' hoods are able to clear the fuel rail and intake, making the LSx engines look like a perfect fit. Well, they are !!
Renegade and guys like Tony G have solved every issue, including brake and Antilock system issues. He's also one of the most qualified at doing the work. It's not cheap, kit/parts/labor after you purchase the engine can run around 12-13 thousand dollars MORE, but once the work is completed, you have a reliable system that will run for a very long, long, long.... long time.
http://www.tonygarcia.org/944V8/
this is one of the fastest, track cars [that can be legally driven on the street] that has ever been built.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c90zTpqkRDI
Watch all three videos. The amazing thing is that Tony is not pushing the car to the limit and he's pulling 155 mph around the Roval's long turns.
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BMW abandoned their inline 6 progam as well but, it's absolutely, the best SUV/truck engine by design, because it is ideal for massive torque at low RPM, and thus it saves gas -- also why every tractor on the highway runs this configuration.
it's no coincidence that the slant six engine could run low rpm for hundreds of thousands of miles and still make tons of low end power even after the loss of compression in all those cars. Chrysler worked on a turbo diesel verson of the slant six for a few years for all their trucks -- but they put it on the shelf during the 80s and 90s because gasoline was so cheap, and diesel had not yet become popular in USA...
of course they revived the idea in their heavy duty trucks with the Cummins diesels, but now they are offerning more diesels for their light-duty trucks because of massive torque/gas savings...
now their running a four and five cylindar inline turbo diesel program for many usefull applications... and they offer a 4.7 litre straight-six crate engines for jeeps that can make 265 hp and 290 lb.-ft of torque.
As far as our 944/968s go, getting any engine to mate with the torque tube, have the PS pump/alternator and master, cool this big motor and make it all work took a lot of effort.
As Tony Garcia mentioned to me a couple of months ago, despite a few critics, they guys at Renegade are straight up. They've been working for 20 years to make small block Chevy engines fit, and run oil coolers, etc, and make the rest of it all work... The 944/968s' hoods are able to clear the fuel rail and intake, making the LSx engines look like a perfect fit. Well, they are !!
Renegade and guys like Tony G have solved every issue, including brake and Antilock system issues. He's also one of the most qualified at doing the work. It's not cheap, kit/parts/labor after you purchase the engine can run around 12-13 thousand dollars MORE, but once the work is completed, you have a reliable system that will run for a very long, long, long.... long time.
http://www.tonygarcia.org/944V8/
this is one of the fastest, track cars [that can be legally driven on the street] that has ever been built.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c90zTpqkRDI
Watch all three videos. The amazing thing is that Tony is not pushing the car to the limit and he's pulling 155 mph around the Roval's long turns.
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11-02-2009, 09:47 AM
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Do any of these guys know the meaning of "low key"? I love swaps and I am in the middle of one but all the Nos, terminate this, BS stickers are tacky and scream 19 year old boy racer. Then of course there's the live highway shot where they roll off a more expensive car 
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