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Starting another project. Technically not done with the G, but I can drive it, so on to something else that will make a mess in my shed.
A few years ago I sort of accidentally a 2002 911 C4 Cabriolet. A woman at my office had it, and after making horrible noises, took it in and determined it had an IMS bearing failure which scraps the engine in these.....and is unfortunately rather common.
With only 56k miles, manual, black on black on black and cheap I was interested. Since it wasn't an S, or a turbo, or a coupe and of the least desirable generation of the 911 I got it for 5K. It is really really nice shape (minus the engine). A rebuilt/sorted engine for these can run 14-20k.....ha....no. In perfect shape with a good engine, these would AT BEST get $30k....probably $25k.
Enter, Engine swap. The most common swap for these is an LS. parts are cheap, a few companies make pretty comprehensive kits, but at the end of the day, I'm not nearly manly enough to own an LS powered anything, much less a porsche.
The next starting-to-be-common swap is the 2.7T from late 90's to early 2000's audis. S4, S6, All-road, etc. This intrigued me becasue it is from the same era as the porsche, and I always had a thing for the 2.7t....plus it will make my porsche a turbo! I mean, yes it will have a turbo, but sadly mine will still have the narrow rear end and no side scoops. a company Renn27 makes a comprehensive swap kit including plug and play electronics that work with all the factory gauges.....all of them, which is great! A single upgraded turbo which will make appx 400-450whp. and nice 150hp bump from what the porsche had.
I sourced a complete 2004 engine out of an Allroad with 100k on it. $700 plus $150 shipping to my door. Score!!
So, I know nothing about Audi's and nothing about porsches, but here I go. Engine teardown begins. What you see in these pics is AFTER I removed the exhaust manifolds and turbos and A LOT of tubes and pipe...still so much to go. 90% of this won't be re-used. The engine itself is very stout, the issues arose from improper maintenance because they were nightmares to work on when packaged in the audi. Not only am I removing the problematic stuff, It is actually easier to work on in the porsche.
A few years ago I sort of accidentally a 2002 911 C4 Cabriolet. A woman at my office had it, and after making horrible noises, took it in and determined it had an IMS bearing failure which scraps the engine in these.....and is unfortunately rather common.
With only 56k miles, manual, black on black on black and cheap I was interested. Since it wasn't an S, or a turbo, or a coupe and of the least desirable generation of the 911 I got it for 5K. It is really really nice shape (minus the engine). A rebuilt/sorted engine for these can run 14-20k.....ha....no. In perfect shape with a good engine, these would AT BEST get $30k....probably $25k.
Enter, Engine swap. The most common swap for these is an LS. parts are cheap, a few companies make pretty comprehensive kits, but at the end of the day, I'm not nearly manly enough to own an LS powered anything, much less a porsche.
The next starting-to-be-common swap is the 2.7T from late 90's to early 2000's audis. S4, S6, All-road, etc. This intrigued me becasue it is from the same era as the porsche, and I always had a thing for the 2.7t....plus it will make my porsche a turbo! I mean, yes it will have a turbo, but sadly mine will still have the narrow rear end and no side scoops. a company Renn27 makes a comprehensive swap kit including plug and play electronics that work with all the factory gauges.....all of them, which is great! A single upgraded turbo which will make appx 400-450whp. and nice 150hp bump from what the porsche had.
I sourced a complete 2004 engine out of an Allroad with 100k on it. $700 plus $150 shipping to my door. Score!!
So, I know nothing about Audi's and nothing about porsches, but here I go. Engine teardown begins. What you see in these pics is AFTER I removed the exhaust manifolds and turbos and A LOT of tubes and pipe...still so much to go. 90% of this won't be re-used. The engine itself is very stout, the issues arose from improper maintenance because they were nightmares to work on when packaged in the audi. Not only am I removing the problematic stuff, It is actually easier to work on in the porsche.
