nzporschefreak

Hello, Does anyone have some details and/or pictures of the 968 VarioCam system? Would anyone know if it could be retro fitted to a S or and S2, a separate computer would be needed of course, but would it fit in the head in the first place.
A bit off the wall, but hey, if it worked, it would be worth it!

DerSchlechtSpecht

I think there are to many internals with the vario cam. Propbably the easiest thing would to be putting a 968 engine in there.

Chritian

jabbadeznuts

I know in the honda world, you can swap a VTEC head on to a non-VTEC block with minimal modifications. perhaps the same is true for the variocam heads. It seems like you would need the head, the DME and all the needed sensors. Sounds cool though. I wish I could do it to an 8V.

Tom Carson

I thought the 968 VarioCam did more for emissions than anything else...but then where did the extra 30hp come from?

Tom R.

Here is proof it can be done.

<a href="http://www.928sg.com" target="_blank">http://www.928sg.com</a>

mmmbeer

The Variocam allows for two different inlet valve settings.

This way the valve timing does not have to compromise, it can be fully optimized for both mid range torque and high end power. That is impossible with a fixed valve timing.

I have here some pictures of the 968 head with and without the variocam unit installed. I am not sure how the S and S2 head look, but i guess they do not have the brackets/holes for the Variocam unit and neither the oilpressure feed holes in that position. It might be possible to fabricate, but I dont know how much effort it would demand.

<a href="http://www.diateam.no/porsche/other/968-topp.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.diateam.no/porsche/other/968-topp.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.diateam.no/porsche/other/968cams.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.diateam.no/porsche/other/968cams.jpg</a>

Regards
Eirik Kvello-Aune
<a href="http://www.diateam.no/porsche" target="_blank">www.diateam.no/porsche</a>

MachSchnell

Be interesting to see if he gets much of a power increase from the addition of the variocam...I'd really hope that he does before and after dyno runs, as that sounds very cool.

dave120

Sounds like a lot of work to get 30 hp from an S2 motor..Be interesting to see how well it helps that 928, though.

jabbadeznuts

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by dave120:
<strong>Sounds like a lot of work to get 30 hp from an S2 motor..Be interesting to see how well it helps that 928, though.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Think of the surge on a V8 from the VarioCam! WOW!!