The 248,000 Mile Porsche 'Apollo 911' Is Getting An LS Swap

Following the death of its engine, Tyler Hoover's bargain basement 996 Carrera is being given an LS2 V8 transplant

25 May 2017

Tyler Hoover’s 248,000 mile Porsche 911 is a true hero of the used car world. Thought to be the cheapest 911 in the USA when it was purchased, it’s done more miles than the distance from Earth to the moon - hence the name.

However, the last time we saw it, we were watching the painful death of its flat-six engine. This left Hoover with a dilemma - does he purchase a new flat-six, rebuild the existing one, or drop in an LS V8?

Tyler decided to brave the wrath of Porsche purists by going for the LS option, with a 50,000 mile LS2 6.0-litre V8 from a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. It’s packing 395bhp, and - before you start shouting about weight distribution - it’s worth pointing out the all-aluminium General Motors lump weighs about the same as the 996’s original flat-six.

We’ll be following this project with interest, while also awaiting an update on Hoover’s super cheap Mercedes ML55 AMG, which was stolen and recovered recently.

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

LS SWAPPED 911
WHAT’S NEXT AN LS SWAPPED TESLA????

cough

I posted it first

That’s exactly how I would’ve felt:

whats wrong with ls swapping when your engine is absolutely demolished you have no other option

Finding a crashed 911 and using it’s engine

Others: “theres only one type of engine suitable for a Porsche”
He: “Hey lets use an LS instead’”

iM lS sWaPpInG mY pOrScHe

It’s so funny…people get angry and feel sad for a car they don’t own and probably never will. Better visit the life store and stock up with some life because you’ve run out.