Graverobber, the correct foodie similes would be either:
apple pie/strudle
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chicken fried steak/sauerbraten
Crossing these streams = unappetizing
Also, inserting a Chevy small block into any old light weight chassis does not make driving goodness. I'll bet any sum of money this thing corners like a cow on skates.
@Alfisted: When your German soul is a slightly lumpy 2.5-liter four with balance shafts, maybe a Russian (Duntov)/American (Cole) pushrod soul transfer isn't such an awful thing. #porsche944turbo
The YankeeDoodlePorsche is a pretty neat idea, and this one looks to be well done. It's the age and mileage of the donor car that bother me. What nasties are lurking beneath the pad atop the dashboard? How beat are the non-Chevy greasy and flexy bits? Will the transaxle and diff take the twisting from the LS1? In short, is the friendly NPOCP mask hiding a horrific PCH monster underneath? The $15,000 tag looks to be within the price range of finding a lesser-mileage 944 (or maybe even a 968) and a spare smallblock and creating your own Chevorsche. I'm calling Crack Pipe unless a thorough inspection convinces me otherwise. #porsche944turbo
@tonyola: You pretty much covered what I was going to say. What's the repair bill and wrenching nightmare if the differential grenades? Are the parts easy to find or unobtanium? I voted Crack on this Porchevy. #porsche944turbo
A quick check on "Dave's Engine Weight Chart" ([fixrambler.com]) doesn't whistle up a weight for either the LS1 or the 2.5 it replaces. But contemporary largish fours fall(Pontiac's Iron Duke, Ford Pinto 2.3) fall between 350-450lbs. Another site points up an LS1 as coming up at 500lbs, less with an auto. Was he weighing the engine and tranny together? If so, the weight argument may be a wash. So this is a mountain of horsepower, parts accessibility and driveability with no penalty in the handling. Ooooohh. #porsche944turbo
@Elhigh: Calm down Polyanna. 340 lbs for the original motor, and I don't know what kind of delta for the rest of the driveline swap, but more importantly, where is that weight? The original 944 had rearward mounting of the motor and a perfect weight distribution. This example, I suspect, won't turn in as quickly or behave as predictably at the limit.
You'd be better off turning up the boost on a 944 plant. #porsche944turbo
It looks to be incredibly well done, and although $15k might be a bit high for a stock 951, it's within the ballpark for a clean, low mileage example.
However, this isn't stock, nor is it a low mileage car, regardless of how many miles are on the engine. The wear items of the rest of the car are still the pricey Porsche bits, but from the sound of the ad, a lot of those pieces have been replaced/upgraded as well.
Some things that were not mentioned, I have to assume were replaced at some point in its 215k miles, but I'd like some confirmation before parting with any of my money. (synchros, clutch, bushings, tie rods, ball joints, shocks, etc.)
A tentative nice price vote from me, if the wear items that I'd have to buy from Porsche have been replaced recently, it's a great deal, but if I'm going to have to redo the entire chassis to keep it going down the road straight (or predictably sideways), I'll have to pass.
@Novaload: Think in the future.... Find sweet platforms like this with iffy powerplants and replace them with "Eco-Boost" crate engines, if and when they become available.
Imagine this car with the Taurus's 3.5L V6 w/ in the 355 range with Hp ans Torque and not the boat anchor the LS-1 is...
@Novaload: Agreed. Not only that, but the work looks very clean and detail-oriented, which makes me expect that the rest of that car has been done up to match. #porsche944turbo
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Hogan, vat haf you don mit der Colonel's Porsche? Ah, you crazy Americans! #porsche944turbo
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Nice Price for a Crack Pipe #chevys10
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apple pie/strudle
or
chicken fried steak/sauerbraten
Crossing these streams = unappetizing
Also, inserting a Chevy small block into any old light weight chassis does not make driving goodness. I'll bet any sum of money this thing corners like a cow on skates.
Crack pipe. #porsche944turbo
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Cross
The streams.
Important safety tip. #porsche944turbo
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You'd be better off turning up the boost on a 944 plant. #porsche944turbo
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Porn does not go well with breakfast. #porsche944turbo
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However, this isn't stock, nor is it a low mileage car, regardless of how many miles are on the engine. The wear items of the rest of the car are still the pricey Porsche bits, but from the sound of the ad, a lot of those pieces have been replaced/upgraded as well.
Some things that were not mentioned, I have to assume were replaced at some point in its 215k miles, but I'd like some confirmation before parting with any of my money. (synchros, clutch, bushings, tie rods, ball joints, shocks, etc.)
A tentative nice price vote from me, if the wear items that I'd have to buy from Porsche have been replaced recently, it's a great deal, but if I'm going to have to redo the entire chassis to keep it going down the road straight (or predictably sideways), I'll have to pass.
Nice price with some caveats. #porsche944turbo
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Hell, there's even a kit: [www.renegadehybrids.com] #porsche944turbo
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Nice price! #porsche944turbo
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Imagine this car with the Taurus's 3.5L V6 w/ in the 355 range with Hp ans Torque and not the boat anchor the LS-1 is...
Wow......
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