Check this one out for a twin turbo. Can't believe its street/smog legal
09-20-2005, 04:53 PM
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Check this one out for a twin turbo. Can't believe its street/smog legal
This one ought to be interesting. 2400 pounds with a twin turbo v8.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...77025084QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...77025084QQrdZ1
09-20-2005, 04:56 PM
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Interesting, but if they wanted a Corvette, why didn't they just get a Corvette instead? It's not really a Porsche, not really a Chevy. . . It isn't really anything.
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True that. No doubt it's a heck of a fun ride, but I just can't get into it aesthetically. To each their own I guess. I think the newer LT5 'vettes can be built to 800+ h.p. pretty easily with supercharging.
I remember one of the Banks projects from the '80s (gotta' dig out my old C&D mags) - IIRC it was a twin-turbo similar to that one with a top speed on the Nevada salt flats of over 300. It was insane. I remember them packing the intercoolers with ice prior to the speed runs, etc. but it was most certainly a Corvette.
Banks approach seems to be more in line with the philosophy of Chevy / Corvettes / musclecars anyway - just brute force. Porsche has always been about being ligher, more nimble, and more "engineered" (for better or worse). Maybe that's why it bugs me or why "Porsche purists" can't get into these things - the inconsistency of approaches makes for a muddy solution - artistically speaking.
I'd sure like to get a turn driving it though, even if I wouldn't ever buy it.
I remember one of the Banks projects from the '80s (gotta' dig out my old C&D mags) - IIRC it was a twin-turbo similar to that one with a top speed on the Nevada salt flats of over 300. It was insane. I remember them packing the intercoolers with ice prior to the speed runs, etc. but it was most certainly a Corvette.
Banks approach seems to be more in line with the philosophy of Chevy / Corvettes / musclecars anyway - just brute force. Porsche has always been about being ligher, more nimble, and more "engineered" (for better or worse). Maybe that's why it bugs me or why "Porsche purists" can't get into these things - the inconsistency of approaches makes for a muddy solution - artistically speaking.
I'd sure like to get a turn driving it though, even if I wouldn't ever buy it.
09-20-2005, 05:29 PM
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Been on Ebay like a million times.......
but I do think it is a really cool car, no longer a porsche in anyway, but yes, you are right engineering stuff out the wazoo!!!
The hidden fuel cell gas cap is awesome
but I do think it is a really cool car, no longer a porsche in anyway, but yes, you are right engineering stuff out the wazoo!!!
The hidden fuel cell gas cap is awesome
09-20-2005, 05:43 PM
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I was wondering what the deal was with the gas cap....
Very clean conversion IMO, just not worth it to me. If I wanted a 750hp TT V8 powered beast, I would start with a corvette shell, or a mustang shell. They don't weight in at THAT much over what a 924 weighs, considering they apparently did a lot of lightening to the 924 to start with. I also wonder what would happen if that thing was crashed at even 50mph. It appears a LOT of the front body work has been removed, and only some of it has been replaced with fiberglass.
Besides, starting with a corvette shell gives you so much more room in the engine bay.
Although, I do have to applaud their solution to the whole mating a 944 transmission to a chevy engine problem, use a chevy transmission! I wonder how they crammed that into the torque tube area...
Very clean conversion IMO, just not worth it to me. If I wanted a 750hp TT V8 powered beast, I would start with a corvette shell, or a mustang shell. They don't weight in at THAT much over what a 924 weighs, considering they apparently did a lot of lightening to the 924 to start with. I also wonder what would happen if that thing was crashed at even 50mph. It appears a LOT of the front body work has been removed, and only some of it has been replaced with fiberglass.
Besides, starting with a corvette shell gives you so much more room in the engine bay.
Although, I do have to applaud their solution to the whole mating a 944 transmission to a chevy engine problem, use a chevy transmission! I wonder how they crammed that into the torque tube area...
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09-20-2005, 06:02 PM
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The tubular frame brings back memories of when I first heard of Kelly Moss' 928/944 hybrid. Wish I had the money to drop a 928S 4.7L into a 944 w/ individual throttle bodies and TEC-3 engine management. 
09-20-2005, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
True that. No doubt it's a heck of a fun ride, but I just can't get into it aesthetically. To each their own I guess. I think the newer LT5 'vettes can be built to 800+ h.p. pretty easily with supercharging.
I remember one of the Banks projects from the '80s (gotta' dig out my old C&D mags) - IIRC it was a twin-turbo similar to that one with a top speed on the Nevada salt flats of over 300. It was insane. I remember them packing the intercoolers with ice prior to the speed runs, etc. but it was most certainly a Corvette.
Banks approach seems to be more in line with the philosophy of Chevy / Corvettes / musclecars anyway - just brute force. Porsche has always been about being ligher, more nimble, and more "engineered" (for better or worse). Maybe that's why it bugs me or why "Porsche purists" can't get into these things - the inconsistency of approaches makes for a muddy solution - artistically speaking.
I'd sure like to get a turn driving it though, even if I wouldn't ever buy it.
I remember one of the Banks projects from the '80s (gotta' dig out my old C&D mags) - IIRC it was a twin-turbo similar to that one with a top speed on the Nevada salt flats of over 300. It was insane. I remember them packing the intercoolers with ice prior to the speed runs, etc. but it was most certainly a Corvette.
Banks approach seems to be more in line with the philosophy of Chevy / Corvettes / musclecars anyway - just brute force. Porsche has always been about being ligher, more nimble, and more "engineered" (for better or worse). Maybe that's why it bugs me or why "Porsche purists" can't get into these things - the inconsistency of approaches makes for a muddy solution - artistically speaking.
I'd sure like to get a turn driving it though, even if I wouldn't ever buy it.
09-20-2005, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Interesting, but if they wanted a Corvette, why didn't they just get a Corvette instead? It's not really a Porsche, not really a Chevy. . . It isn't really anything.
