Here's Why You Might Regret LS-Swapping Your Porsche 911
After covering a heroic 248,000 miles, the engine in YouTuber and daring used car buyer Tyler Hoover’s Porsche ‘Apollo 911’ gave up. Instead of dropping in a replacement flat-six, he opted for an LS swap, and we can see why that was tempting.
On paper it looks like a cost effective, reliable solution, and the all-alluminium 6.0-litre LS2 he chose is actually lighter than the original flat-six. Oh, and there’s also the warm, fuzzy feeling associated with irritating Porsche purists.
Now it’s getting toward being finish though, Hoover’s not convinced it was the best idea. One big minus point for instance is the sheer amount of butchery required to fit it in, something he hadn’t expected.
We’ll let the man take you through the downsides of the conversion, but at the very least, it does sound incredible sans exhaust…
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
Sounds like a Tractor
Some cars sound like rotating metal assembly some sound like dyson vacuum cleaners
Id love to see a boosted BMW M42 Swap
That engine sounds so good in there!
Rotary rules yo
LS the world ya bunch of whiners.
#JRGARAGE
Am i the only one who’s laughing at the heated discussion above?
Despite the fact that this is just blasphemous on so many levels, I can’t imagine that there would be any cost saving benefit over rebuilding the original engine.