LS1 into a 996
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I visited Renegade Hybrids when I was in Vegas last year. I was impressed with their operation and if you truly wanted a good bang for the buck the V8 is the way to go. With that being said though, be ready to really be hated amongst the purists. Not only would you have the bastard child 996 but it would have an American heart it in which would really up the hate level!
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Hahaha sorry about that, credit where credit is due Ed!
What did you think of his U shaped cross member solution? (almost all of the aircooled LSx conversion wind up cutting the rear member under the engine cover to clear the belts)
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Hans
What did you think of his U shaped cross member solution? (almost all of the aircooled LSx conversion wind up cutting the rear member under the engine cover to clear the belts)
Best,
Hans
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Funny thing I have noticed about transmissions is the old 64 MBG 1800cc 4 speed to date had the best shifting trans for speed shifting I have ever seen. Beats chevy's with hurst and muncie combo's and any other sports cars. Must of been the direct shifter into the gear box design.
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LOL I was just being silly... thats some pretty nuts stuff there. Back in my high school days I had a friend who stuck a high performance 327 (Chevy V8) into a Datsun B-210...after a couple months the car litteraly sat on flat pavement with one wheel almost in the air the frame was so twisted... so into a second B-210 it went, and that one nearly killed him when it came apart at speed....
I think some of the engineering is good, some is really good, and some is like asking if you can hold springs compressed with plastic tie wraps
I think some of the engineering is good, some is really good, and some is like asking if you can hold springs compressed with plastic tie wraps
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A local shop here has done a few LS6/7 conversions into 928's for local racers and swear they could fit one into a 996. Funny I saw this as I just found the shop the other day and was chatting with them and toured their shop. I could post a pic or two of a 928 they had in the shop with a LS7 in it if someone could teach me how to post pics, ha!
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As to weight difference, the motors weigh almost exactly the same fully dressed, +/- 20 lbs depending on accessories
Air/Oil cooled conversions have used far less cooling than a stock two radiator 996 (typically a wing mounted radiator set like a 993 turbo S or front mounts, electric water pumps)
A local shop here has done a few LS6/7 conversions into 928's for local racers and swear they could fit one into a 996. Funny I saw this as I just found the shop the other day and was chatting with them and toured their shop. I could post a pic or two of a 928 they had in the shop with a LS7 in it if someone could teach me how to post pics, ha!
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I visited Renegade Hybrids when I was in Vegas last year. I was impressed with their operation and if you truly wanted a good bang for the buck the V8 is the way to go. With that being said though, be ready to really be hated amongst the purists. Not only would you have the bastard child 996 but it would have an American heart it in which would really up the hate level!
But the Porsche 'purists' already hate the 996 with or without an american V8 stuffed into it...