Non-Porsche engine swaps?

[yfz/700R]

Originally Posted by ohioboxster

Ok, but keep in mind DIY supercharger can be done for between 2 and 3k. They have been proven to be reliable but please lets not get into that discussion.

i thought the sc kit was around 6k, i'll reread your sc posts

[ohioboxster]

They can be found for around 2-3k on e-bay and craigs list. There is one in the classifieds section of this board but he wants way too much and will never sell it for that price.

[blue2000s]

It's incredible what engines can fit into any given car. If you've been looking around the 914 sites you know they fit all kinds of engines into those things. Heck, some guy has a jet engine in his New Beetle and actually drives the thing around.

I think the more pertinent question would be if there was a kit with engine mounts, chassis parts and transmission adapters that made it mechanically more simple. It doesn't sound like such a thing exists so there will probably be a good deal of fabrication involved.

If you had a 3 series you could buy a conversion kit for a corvette engine. Dont know if its the LS1 or LS2 or what. I think it was 10,000 for everything.

[chgolatin2]

A jap engine on a German quality car, thats freaking crazy! I would NEVER do that and if you have to purchase a 4 cylinder jap engine to install of a high quality German car then you should stay with the rice burner and leave the quality German "Porsche" for those that can afford to have them. Thats JUST CRAZY! No insult but damn, I cant believe I just read that post.... Very sad...

[dmcutter]

I've ridden Japanese sport bikes for the past 20 some years. I always got a kick out of Harley riders referring to them as rice rockets or rice burners. The Japanese have managed to engineer incredible performance into machines that are ludicrously underpriced for what you get. Until last year no German company (BMW) had a sport bike that could put out horsepower numbers like the Japanese, although the Bimmer still carries a price premium of almost 50%. Bang for the buck, it's hard to beat a Lancer Evo or WRX Sti.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by chgolatin2

A jap engine on a German quality car, thats freaking crazy! I would NEVER do that and if you have to purchase a 4 cylinder jap engine to install of a high quality German car then you should stay with the rice burner and leave the quality German "Porsche" for those that can afford to have them. Thats JUST CRAZY! No insult but damn, I cant believe I just read that post.... Very sad...

I hate to steer this thread off track, but I think your sense of superiority is severely misplaced. The Japanese auto manufacturers have proven their quality superiority over German, American, and whatever other country of origin on all conceivable levels.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

I hate to steer this thread off track, but I think your sense of superiority is severely misplaced. The Japanese auto manufacturers have proven their quality superiority over German, American, and whatever other country of origin on all conceivable levels.

One can certainly make an argument for the quality and value of certain Japanese autos.

Jumping from that generalization to ratrionalizing putting a 4 cyl Subaru engine in a Boxster is another thing altogether.

I would also find it interesting to see how long it might take to SELL this kind of a creation.

But hey, it is a free country so let us know how you do.