sounds like a match made in heaven

(and it WILL fit.....i will make it) <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> <img src="graemlins/r.gif" border="0" alt="[king]" /> <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

 

After yours is completed, I will drop off mine and have you do the conversion to my 996....

 

By 2005, the factory should be sticking that V-8 in the 996 (or whatever designation Porsche gives to the next "911"). How about 400 h.p., normally aspirated??

Richard
'87 Carrera-3.6L

 

Guys,
I pass on the advice that I received. When you see a Cayenne go out with a tape measure in hand. Pop the lid and take some measurements. Then find the nearest 911, any series up to and including the 996. Measure the available space. I am told it will not fit. It is far too big. The V8 for the future 911 will be a different engine. If of course they decide to build one.
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4

 

The whole V8 thing will HAVE to be a front engine car. The 989, or successor to the 928 series...

 

Dear John,
Whilst I agree with what you say I know there are 2 schools of thought at the moment. Front or rear V8. I do not know which is going to win. I am a supporter of front for the V8. A nice new 6 cylinder Turbo for the 911 would be nice.
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4

 

Rumor I heard is that the rear of the 996 successor will be raised to make place for the V8...

 

[quote]Originally posted by 993RS:
<strong>Rumor I heard is that the rear of the 996 successor will be raised to make place for the V8...</strong><hr></blockquote>

So.....it is to be installed vertically???

 

Christer -

I belive the car would need to be raised to accomodate the V-8. The current flat 6 engine has the pistons running horizontally, that is side to side. In the V-8, the piston are vertical, running up and down. So the engine itself has more depth to it as opposed to the current 911 engine. If you have ever seen a 991 engine out of the car you can see what I am talking about. Click on this eBay auction for a good picture illustrating this -

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1852887966&r=0&t=0" target="_blank">Flat 6 Pics</a>

 

[quote]Rumor I heard is that the rear of the 996 successor will be raised to make place for the V8... <hr></blockquote>
Phil, I read the same,wait and see..
there are some great tuners as Gemballa ,wich ones raises already the back of some 996 to install a bigger turbo!
Hum a V8 would be SOo sweet!,

 

I toured the factory this past April and thought, when seeing the engines from both a Cayenne and a 996TT, "no way is that V8 gonna fit in a 996".
It is simply huge, even next to the TT engine, especially in height.
JonT

 

Many years ago there used to be a small Abarth Simca 1300 rear-engined sports car. The rear had a real hump. Think this is what will happen to the 996 successor.

 

It might fit. I remember reading about a company called Renegade hybrids or something to that effect that installs chevy v-8's into older 911's. Now if they can fit that beast in that tiny compartment I guess that the porsche factory has got a good chance of fitting the Cayenna V8 in a 996.

But then IMHO, would it really be a 911 without a boxer six engine? I can handle the argument that water cooling was needed so that cars could be sold but a whole new engine that has absloutly no connection at all with the 911 heritage is blasphemy.

 

:::But then IMHO, would it really be a 911 without a boxer six engine? I can handle the argument that water cooling was needed so that cars could be sold but a whole new engine that has absloutly no connection at all with the 911 heritage is blasphemy.:::

I agree 100%.