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Originally Posted by Paul
One of the reasons we bought a Porsche was the fact that it's made in small numbers so it's rare in most parts of the US to see one like yours very often.
I suppose sooner or later like most other Porsche models, someone will produce a kit that will allow us to install one of the millions of really "impressive" and cheap Chevy V6s.
In regards to your pricing above, that is not for a Corvette motor but rather for a 4 door Chevy costing $20,000.
So if a $20,000 car's motor costs $5,000, then a $60,000 car's motor should cost $15,000???
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Actually Paul, the LS1 is a Corvette motor. It was introduced in the C5 in 1997 and has an alloy block and heads. It makes 345 BHP and 375 lbs of torque.
Nothing wrong with this motor, which weighs about what a Box motor weighs, and makes just a bit more HP for A LOT less money.
The point of all this is, if Porsche is going to make such a brittle motor, the least they could do is produce a cheaper replacement.
BTW-In the early 90s, I bought a Corvette C4 with a bad motor for $5K. My mechanic sourced a create motor from GM with 375 HP new, with warranty.
Cost to me. $5500 completely installed.
My brother still has the car, which runs like the day we put the motor in it, some 15 yrs. later.