LS1 Porsche Build

***SMWS6TA*** · 12-24-2013, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by the951racer

Thanks! Yea I can't wait to see the looks on guys faces when I roll up at the first Porsche cruise in my area. "Oh, you spent $150,000 on that one?" I'm sorry. Lol

They may ban you for upstaging them....

you know how purist are.

**Espiritu46** · 12-29-2013, 06:49 PM

Great to see the progress in this thread! I have an '89 turbo that I won't be doing this to. haha

BUT, I may have found a cheap donor car, so ya never know.

I was curious about how plug and play the TPC kit was for you. I saw that you had the motor plus all the trimmings. What were some of the road blocks you found, if any.

Thanks!

**the951racer** · 12-29-2013, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Espiritu46

Great to see the progress in this thread! I have an '89 turbo that I won't be doing this to. haha

BUT, I may have found a cheap donor car, so ya never know.

I was curious about how plug and play the TPC kit was for you. I saw that you had the motor plus all the trimmings. What were some of the road blocks you found, if any.

Thanks!

Lots of little hiccups here and there of course. Lots of looking at it....looking at it some more.....going inside and getting it eventually if you know what I mean. Definitely a lot of fun. Don't get me wrong, I love the 944 turbo in its natural form. The biggest thing is the cost of maintenance and the amount of money spent vs the horsepower gained. You spend thousands and lose reliability in the Porsche motor and don't gain a lot of power. LSx is the end all to that issue. Now that I've worked out the bugs and am driving this car often.....it's insane. Literally the most fun I have ever had behind the wheel. I'll own another 944 turbo one day. May keep it stock just to enjoy it for what it is.....the minute issues arise....LSx time. Haha

**Espiritu46** · 12-30-2013, 09:39 AM

I definitely get the hiccup aspect of it all. I was just wondering how much more you needed to buy other than the swap kit and an engine w/harness & computers.

***SMWS6TA*** · 12-30-2013, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by the951racer

Lots of little hiccups here and there of course. Lots of looking at it....looking at it some more.....going inside and getting it eventually if you know what I mean. Definitely a lot of fun. Don't get me wrong, I love the 944 turbo in its natural form. The biggest thing is the cost of maintenance and the amount of money spent vs the horsepower gained. You spend thousands and lose reliability in the Porsche motor and don't gain a lot of power. LSx is the end all to that issue. Now that I've worked out the bugs and am driving this car often.....it's insane. Literally the most fun I have ever had behind the wheel. I'll own another 944 turbo one day. May keep it stock just to enjoy it for what it is.....the minute issues arise....LSx time. Haha

You need to bring it down to Mobile this spring/summer.....

**the951racer** · 12-31-2013, 11:12 PM

Not too far away from me at all.

**the951racer** · 12-31-2013, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Espiritu46

I definitely get the hiccup aspect of it all. I was just wondering how much more you needed to buy other than the swap kit and an engine w/harness & computers.

I got ya...man, to be honest it's a lot. There are lot of little things that add up. You gotta decide on brake setup...manual or boosted like mine....accessories (AC heat and such) fuse panels with fuses. Hoses and fittings and fuel lines. Lots of little stuff

**the951racer** · 01-04-2014, 01:40 PM

**Espiritu46** · 01-04-2014, 01:42 PM

Looking damn good, sir!

***SMWS6TA*** · 01-04-2014, 02:28 PM

agree,

also is that a German Shepperd? Looks mixed? I'm looking for a pup.

**the951racer** · 01-04-2014, 04:32 PM

He is full blooded. His dad was a long hair and his mother was the traditional black and tan

**Espiritu46** · 01-04-2014, 04:36 PM

What size wheels are those?

**the951racer** · 01-04-2014, 07:50 PM

18"

But the design and the car make them look bigger.

**the951racer** · 01-06-2014, 08:03 PM

Wish it was a little longer but, more to come

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjfi07hsa6...%2040%20AM.mov

**35th-ANV-SS** · 01-07-2014, 04:13 PM

Nice!!

**SuperSSguy** · 01-07-2014, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by the951racer

Wish it was a little longer but, more to come

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjfi07hsa6...%2040%20AM.mov

Okay now your just teasing us lol....That sounded great!! We want more.We want more!!

**Espiritu46** · 01-07-2014, 08:15 PM

Too cool!

**RONS98TA** · 01-08-2014, 03:54 AM

It will def put a smile on your face when you can finally drive something you put so much time, blood, sweat, and money into.

**SuperSSguy** · 01-10-2014, 08:23 PM

Whats cool is that when you see the Porsche you expect to hear one thing from it and then you hear this tremendous howl coming out of it thats the kicker!!.....I remember years ago this guy came in to the service station with a Porsche 914 with a 5.0 motor in it i heard it ,then i had to make him open the lid cause i just didnt believe it. The only other car i can remember that had the similar effect was the Sunbeam Tiger-lil car Big engine..lol.

**the951racer** · 01-11-2014, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by SuperSSguy

Whats cool is that when you see the Porsche you expect to hear one thing from it and then you hear this tremendous howl coming out of it thats the kicker!!.....I remember years ago this guy came in to the service station with a Porsche 914 with a 5.0 motor in it i heard it ,then i had to make him open the lid cause i just didnt believe it. The only other car i can remember that had the similar effect was the Sunbeam Tiger-lil car Big engine..lol.

Yea it's truly a blast! The look on peoples faces is priceless when glance and think, oh it's just a 944....then they realize the sound is coming from....a 944. Lol