Alansglide

Holy crap, that is sad news.

5CHN3LL

What a bummer - the dude clearly liked to drive fast, as evidenced in the test pull video, but that's still not the way I want to get my ticket punched.

It's easy to forget in cars that get up to - and blow through - 100 so easily how much damage you can do with a 3,000 pound object moving at those speeds...

I'll try to remember how this thread ended up the next time I get the urge to drop the hammer anywhere I might endanger anyone except myself...

DTMiller

Holy crap. Was he going infinity MPH?

KrazyK

Man that's just tragic. I have seen my share of fatalities over many years and they all make you think about what's important. This is typical for a tree/utility pole side impact. Really sad.


You and me both. Im going for the old age route if possible.

5CHN3LL

Unfortunately, you don't have to be going infinity when you hit the immovable object sideways. The cut-off b-pillar - from rescue cutting the roof off to try to save the guy, I guess - is sobering.

o7silverturbo

Damn I know this thread is old but this was an awesome build!

Also RIP to the man that lost his life in this car. It is very sobering

Colo 996 Turbo

So, I broke my 996tt engine - the rest of the car is great. Insurance will total it and I am considering buying it salvage and doing the LS engine swap. Can you give me an idea of costs and difficulties? I am not the mechanic that you are, but I have a brother that is. I look forward to hearing of the end results - fascinating.

cdk4219

Depends on new or used engine, carb compliance, but low end would be 10k high end with new engine 17k or so. You can get stingy with it and save a couple of bucks., but that's probably a good starting point.

808Bill

What broke?
Truly a sad ending to the crash victim!

white out

If you're doing all your own work, make your own engine mounting brackets and find a cheap LS motor, it could be done for around $5k. As far as the upper end, the sky is the limit.

For a 996TT, I'd look at an LS3 (or LS7) so you would have more power out of the box and potential to make even more. A KEP engine/trans adapter and have a machinist make you some custom engine mounts (head mounted). Run a C6 LS3/LS7 water pump. There is a lot of information on LS1tech from people doing swaps on 996s & 997s.

johnireland

So as best I can make out, this all started because you were "scared of all the 3.4 failures; wanted something not boring for a cheap DD/winter car" and so you wouldn't be putting miles on the Lambo?

And I thought I was eccentric.

Porschetech3

Your insurance company is going to cover your broken motor? Do you have an additional MBI policy? If so how much is an MBI on a 996 run? I have heard some insurance company's do this, but i have only dealt with warranty companies or extended warranty companies.

white out

Yeah, I don't have the most rational taste in vehicles. My current DD:

AWDGuy

good problem to have IMO.

ZX9RCAM

Beat me to it, lol ...