BIG 928

hi guys

has anybody used the 993 turbo or gt2 engine in a mid engine layout. im going to turn the engine around in our tube frame gt2 race car, to make it mid engined. i wondered if there are any issues with oil delivery or surge etc etc running the motor the wrong way around in the car. any ideas?

thanks mark

pstoppani

Seemed to work fine for Porsches GT1

JJayB

Dave Kylm of Fabcar engineering built a mid engine 911 that I seem to recall ran in SCCA. You might try a search or contact Fabcar.

budge96

Hum lemme see examples of mid engined boxer design...914-6, 904,906,908,910, 917,962,956
boxster,GT1...need I continue?

BIG 928

thanks ill try fabcar.
i know all the examples of mid engined porsches, that doesnt tell me if i need to change any oil pick ups etc. i know porsche run mid engine cars but did they change anything internally? the pick ups in boxsters are different to 996s. i will speak to fabcar

ca993twin

Dry-sumped engines should not require any changes for different locations. How about some info on your project?

BIG 928

thanks ca993 twin, just didnt want to find out the hard way, with a blown engine. im just leaving to pick up the hollinger gearbox for the project, ill put some more info on tomorrow and some pics thanks again

BIG 928

This is the car that we are going to make mid engined. I'll post some more pictures soon.

BIG 928

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This is the car that we are going to make mid engined. I'll post some more pictures soon.

ScottMellor

Link not working.
Say! If you turn the engine around, won't you have 6 reverse gears and one forward?
Like Oddball's tank in Kelley's Heros.

budge96

Scott if you didn't figure that out as soon as you wrote it...the ring and pinion gear are flipped on
the opposing side of the differential I believe and viola,six forward one reverse!
Big 928 sounds like an awesome project lets get that link! thanks Bert

BIG 928

sorry im got someone to add the link for me, ill get them to add it again later. hopefully it will work this time. i havent stripped the gearbox yet but the idea was to turn the ring and diff around, theres not as much room as on say a 915 box though for the ring to sit in the 'wrong' side. the casing looks smaller on the one side to the other. may have to run the box upside down?

BIG 928

i still cant get the pics up, im useless on computers! could anyone put some pics up of the car at the last race. so everyone can see the car im talking about? there are some pics on newworldmotorsport.co.uk, go onto galleries then scroll down to porsche club motorsport 2010. then scroll down to porsche club and gt3 challenge at silverstone 2.10.2010. the car is black number 79. id be grateful if anyone can put these up. my friend will put some up later in the week of the car being transformed to mid engined layout. thanks in advance.

Nautilus

Here you go:







The car looks great. I'd love to see details and pics of the chassis.
Keep up the good work!.

Cheers.

BIG 928

thanks nautilus, my friend is going to take some pictures of the frame and work we are doing. ill mget them to post them as soon as i can. thanks again mark