pdiver80220

Right now I am in college, so my money and space is tight. So i was wondering your guys opinions on buying a motor now and fixing it up. Then when i have the money i will buy an actual 951 and swap egines. That way i can get the internals of the motor already build up and have the motor bored out to 2.8 L. Plus buy a few things like intakes and such.

Mike Murcia

I've got a complete '86 951 engine ready for rebuilding. No problems a few seals and maybe a valve job wouldn't fix. Let me know if you're interested.

RajDatta

Pdiver, not sure if I would do it that way. Based on experience, too many things can happen in life and you don't want to tie up all this money and effort into a project when you don't even have a car.
I would start by buying the car and then go from there. Just my suggestion.

pdiver80220

How much would you want for your motor mike? And how long would you hold it for because right now i have to wait for this kid to give me the money that he ows me.

pdiver80220

The reason for doing it this way is because i have no room for a whole car.

PorscheDoc

Cars fit nicely in parking lots.

TonyG

Why don't you get a 951 first. Modify it. Then decide if that's not enough power for you.

I think you'd be surprised.

TonyG

pdiver80220

Iam not think about the power being low. i just wanted to get a head start on it so when i have room for the car it will have all the mods done already.

Tom M'Guinn

If you want to build a motor for the fun/satisfaction of it, then go for it. I plan to do the same thing. However, for the cost of building a 2.8 from scratch, you could probably buy and modify a 2.5 liter 951 capable of running with a Z06.