View Poll Results: I have a perfectly good 1999 Carrera 4 and an awesome new small-block V8. Should I...
Do the needful and drop that bish into the 996. YOLO.
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24.07%
Sell the LT1 in the Corvette, drop the new motor in, and have even more fun at the drag strip.
13
24.07%
Palletize and store the new motor and let time decide between option 1 and option 2
3
5.56%
Sell the motor and do something stupid with the money. Like find and buy back my 986.
25
46.30%
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V8 Swap into a perfectly good 996?
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Even if it's one of the alum block and heads Chebby I say no. If it's an LT1 with some tech info on the build, maybe. Likely no, though.
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At this point, pretty much all I know for certain is I have to find some way to use it - it will be an obsession until it's installed and running in SOMETHING. I've been dreaming intermittently for about 10 years about what I'd do if I won one of them...so this is a good problem to have.
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I drove one a while back. Perfect for SoCal. Glamis is calling.
Will loosen bowels in case you had the cheese log and Matso.
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Now that I’ve taken delivery of the motor, it’s not appropriate for the 996; i’m not willing to give up air conditioning and power steering and I don’t want to hang those accessories on a motor that doesn’t need them. I think the plan will be to find a 1975 or older roller that would make a good recipient for a V-8 swap and find myself a project car.
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Now that I’ve taken delivery of the motor, it’s not appropriate for the 996; i’m not willing to give up air conditioning and power steering and I don’t want to hang those accessories on a motor that doesn’t need them. I think the plan will be to find a 1975 or older roller that would make a good recipient for a V-8 swap and find myself a project car.
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Now that I’ve taken delivery of the motor, it’s not appropriate for the 996; i’m not willing to give up air conditioning and power steering and I don’t want to hang those accessories on a motor that doesn’t need them. I think the plan will be to find a 1975 or older roller that would make a good recipient for a V-8 swap and find myself a project car.
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Having watched Tyler Hoover's videos on YouTube, it surprises me a) how little instruction Renegade Hybrids give you and b) how much metal you have to cut out of the car to make a Gen III smallblock fit.
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Pretty vette Anthony.
Seriously - I'm not sure which costs more: a 20k FSI build or going off the deep end with a LS adventure.
Seriously - I'm not sure which costs more: a 20k FSI build or going off the deep end with a LS adventure.