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What do you think about this engine swap??

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Old 05-07-2003 | 12:43 PM
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<a href="http://performanceunlimited.com/illustrations/mostpowefulengine.html" target="_blank">http://performanceunlimited.com/illustrations/mostpowefulengine.html</a>

I think some modifications might be needed to get it to fit in our 944s...

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Old 05-07-2003 | 01:01 PM
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haha! awesome....
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Old 05-07-2003 | 01:09 PM
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Holy ****! What the hell is that thing used for???
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Old 05-07-2003 | 01:18 PM
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be sure not to align one of the balance shafts 180 out or you'll shake the earth off its stinkin axis!!!
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Old 05-07-2003 | 01:35 PM
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I couldn't get the link to work <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />
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Old 05-07-2003 | 01:43 PM
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<img src="http://performanceunlimited.com/illustrations/img68.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Old 05-07-2003 | 02:17 PM
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"Point of maximum continuous power is 89,640 HP at 100rpm with the 12 cylinder version"

Dude man, Idle would suck and you acceleration would blow due to wheel spin.

Not to mention it would put a cramp in the cars balance.
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Old 05-07-2003 | 02:34 PM
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Plus, you'd probably need to upgrade to the Turbo transmission to handle the extra torque.
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Old 05-07-2003 | 02:43 PM
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Pfft...and people said Hyundai couldn't build a good engine.

Yes...that is built by Hyundai...
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Old 05-07-2003 | 02:57 PM
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they should have put it in the Tiburon
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Old 05-07-2003 | 03:13 PM
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Are they using that on a train? Or maybe its hyundai's new idea to tunnel to the center of the earth. Ah haaa.
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Old 05-07-2003 | 03:30 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Matt Olde:
<strong>I think some modifications might be needed to get it to fit in our 944s</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">It will ruin your gas mileage <img border="0" alt="[oops]" title="" src="graemlins/oops.gif" />
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You would need a fully race built 928 GTS motor as a starter!!!!
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supercharge it!
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Danno, you got chips for that thing?
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