Porsche V8...but...kind of....weird.
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Porsche V8...but...kind of....weird.
I was going to put this in the Craiglist thread but thought it deserved its own discussion. I've been looking at Porsche V8 conversions on Craigslist, and came across...this:
Porsche Hybrid V8 - $4450 (Troy)
I don't even know how to feel about it. 4 grand for a Porsche with an LS1 in it? Yes please. Then you think about the automatic. And then...you look at the pics.
Seriously? What looks like a good body with decent paint, fairly clean interior....and a ratrod dragster hole cut in the hood.
But...it's 4 grand.
But........you'd have to drive around with the top of your engine sticking out for everyone to see.
But...oh hell, I can't make sense of it. I do know that if it was local, I'd be going over today to look at it.
Porsche Hybrid V8 - $4450 (Troy)
1988 Porsche 924S with 2003 5.3l LS1 with 60,000 miles, automatic, clean, fast and fun! call Jim at 248-459-8987
Seriously? What looks like a good body with decent paint, fairly clean interior....and a ratrod dragster hole cut in the hood.
But...it's 4 grand.
But........you'd have to drive around with the top of your engine sticking out for everyone to see.
But...oh hell, I can't make sense of it. I do know that if it was local, I'd be going over today to look at it.
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If it's a 5.3L it's a truck block..
It's probably just an iron Vortec 5300, I think the only aluminum one was the L33? It came in 4WD-model Silverados/Sierras.
Getting it registered/smogged legitimately could be pretty difficult to impossible if you have CARB rules where you live.
Could be a reason it's so cheap.
It's probably just an iron Vortec 5300, I think the only aluminum one was the L33? It came in 4WD-model Silverados/Sierras.
Getting it registered/smogged legitimately could be pretty difficult to impossible if you have CARB rules where you live.
Could be a reason it's so cheap.
Last edited by Import Al; 03-28-2010 at 07:56 PM.
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5.3L truck engine is not an LS1. -50 for typical CL bullshit. Its almost the same (the 5.3 heads are actually a bit better oddly enough) but its usually an iron block and it runs the same stoke with a smaller bore. If you want a bomb-proff FI engine you could bore it tout to about 370 cubes and turbo it and it would be awesome. The AL blocks were from the LH6, the L33, the LC9, and one other I think. Theres a darnm good wiki on it. Just look up Vortec.
An engine up high wont be too bad for drag racing, which with a auto of that type might be what it is for. The weight will transfer to the rears well with a high engine. Farther back would be nice though.
No thanks.
An engine up high wont be too bad for drag racing, which with a auto of that type might be what it is for. The weight will transfer to the rears well with a high engine. Farther back would be nice though.
No thanks.
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