There are quite a few reputable firms out there dealing with LS motors and other American stuff in general in the UK now. You shouldn't have any issues in finding support in England :)
@@fastcarmagazine I know the Panzer II did come with the Maybach engine but before Hitler came into power there were Ford plants in German. A lot of the ball bearings used came from GM ans Hitler used the ford frames for a lot of the German vehiclea and i believe the GAA v8 for the tanks. And we have to keep in mind Ford did receive the Grand Cross of the German Eagle which is very telling!! Hell Rockefeller had a patent on some kind of fuel additive or mixture the Germans had to use in order to fly their planes so they had to go through him. Bushes Grand dad or great Grand dad hide nazi money in US banks and on and on...The rich have always funded both sides of the war, it's "good for business" to them
No, technically you could fit some of the kits in there but a hot engine bay with probably no filters is not a good idea. Maybe you could make a custom set of plenums to draw air from where they have it setup now..don't know
Seems like the build could have been done better, no front air fenders, I prefer the rear fender rocker protectors, rear end doesn't look right, doesn't sound as good as it should IMO, but otherwise cool idea, maybe not done perfectly. I prefer a RUF, they do things right
I love it. This is the kind of build I enjoy watching. Hot rod modern style. As the Porsche motor goes bad a lot of these will sit and sell for reasonable prices now with applications like k20 or LS this platform can flourish with different features and outcomes. The tuner markets will flourish with mods. Except Florida regions sorry Florida man no custom Porsche for you.
I know there’s a sho out there much like this one that takes Porsche cars that have been wrecked and/or have damaged engines and LS swap them while also keeping all the factory electronics working like stock. They’ve even built several with the LS7 and added twin turbos. Saying there’s more room for bigger turbos using the LS. During test drives they were extremely fast.
Everything looks great but the 997.1 tail lights don’t look right with that 997.2 rear end. The lights obviously aren’t for that bumper. Canards are a tad ricey for my taste, everything else is 👍🏼
I've been thinking about a LS7 for my 997 4s lol. I don't believe this is actually the first one ever done, there is one here in the US I've heard running around.
Definitely an awesome build, unfortunately rare aero kit...huh, tis a shame for anyone wanting one. So as an American from where the engine came from..the ls7 is good, but in THAT build I'd go all aftermarket, bigger bore, shorter stroke(3.622 or smaller), Frankenstein heads, fast intake...yes to titanium rods if N/A, Brain tooley racing prostock cam kit/ springs, etc...easy 8500rpm all day long, cam go to 10k with the right stroke and oiling. Would do a drysump(yes ls7 is factory). Easy 650hp to 800+ depending on camshaft/rpm amd overall displacement..maybe more and that should be with accessories
THE LS IS A REALLY COMPACT, BANG FOR BUCK TYPE OF POWERHOUSE THAT WEIGHS 300 TO 500 LBS BASED ON WHICH GM POWERPLANT IS USED..THAT MEANS SLIGHTLY TALLER THE BOXER ENGINE BUT NOT NESRLY AS WIDE.. ITS WHY THEY BUILT THE AIR FILTERS INTO THE REAR DECK LID HOOD AND I BET THIS CARS A SMIDGE LIGHTER WITH THIS ENGINE THAN THE ORIGINAL
@carbonfiber8071 I would imagine, I LS swapped a 944 and there is less room to service the steering shaft I guess. But all of the accessories are so much more accessible
Muscle car is a term from the 1960s , and it's simply meant that you ordered the big block V8 . 99% of what people call muscle cars now have a small block V8 which makes them not a muscle car . You can still buy a big block engine but only as a crate engine . Even a Texas speed 427 is still a small block based on the LS .
the muscle car term doesnt mean "an car with a big block" muscle cars were originally a mid size car with either a larger engine or an engine taken from a fullsize car, and no other upgrades.
It's certainly not the first LS swapped 997/996. Chavis Performance Engineering and Renegade Hybrids have been doing these for over 10 years. Not to mention 993/964 and G Body cars.
If the engine is less than 700 hp , torque and engine sound would be the only benefit of the LS7 . The GT2RS engine would have fit nicely without all the modifications.
You are forgetting 2 major points. 1. Torque. Big increase. 2. The flat 6 in the turbos s and gt2rs is twin turboed. This is nearly 700 hp NA! Imagine removing the cats and squeezing in a set of twins. Or just squirt a 200 shot. 😮😮
Thanks to the wonders of adjustable coilovers, we were able to lower the car for aesthetics during the shoot and then it was raised back up to driving height
So...all that talk about "turbo lag" is just media hype meant to condition people into paying more for a car with "no lag"...coz @ 08min, 17 Sec, I just witnessed Throttle Lag- u openned and closed the throttle and the revs only went up afterwards...just like every other car actually, but the mere fact that this delay exists without turbos shown that we r being bullshxtd by magicians- even with reaction to pain- i take about 2 seconds before I can feel the stove burning my hand yet when I touch it, its already hot- I think these engineering artists called auto- engineers are just able to store or are able to keep air from escaping the inlet systems and availing boosted air to compensate for this inevitable delay- thinking about it now, u could actually store extra air in the inlet manifold and keep it there using the boost pressure which is always above atmospheric level in the 1st place so air in the maifold wont escape...that the engine simply gulps down that air while the turbo catches up- in theory therefore, there should be enough air to feed the motor for at least 15 seconds coz even a 500cc cylinder really equates to 50cc once its compressed if we are to work with dynamic compression rather than static comp- and which is plenty enough to mask turbo-lag. Another media hype story, but that for another day when we deal with "0 - 65 Drag Times". also nonsense- coz only the 60ft matter and after that u start counting acceleration from 100mph-
That's like the 1 of xxx builds with these specific options in this color. Minutia, like they could have at least had something to set it apart from the regular LS Swapped 911s like a PDK
They sound a bit rubbish!?? What kind of sowing-macine boxters have you been driving? Ok the new ones got got rev-limiter, but when on the move, they sound just fine! If you want more sound upgrade the exhaust. No need to put more weight in the rear, just for sound.
Finally a proper Porsche!
Not the world's first but , one of the more well done builds . It's amazing.
Literally the best of both worlds!! But that cam doesn’t sound rowdy enough for my liking. Still an insane build!
That ls7 sounds good without the chop
Agreed, makes a nice change👌🏻
Surprised you didn't do a lopey cam to give it that muscle sound that american V8s are known for but otherwise great build.
wow I really like how it looks!
Is there good LS support in England? Ill be moving back soon and bringing my LS powered 3rd gen trans am with me.
Monaros and vxr8 came with ls engines in the uk
There are quite a few reputable firms out there dealing with LS motors and other American stuff in general in the UK now. You shouldn't have any issues in finding support in England :)
That sound just goes with the looks, that car is nice 👌
Why does that sound right ? 🤣🤣 beautifully built and on form video, thanks 😊
There’s nothing more dominant than a European chassis and an American engine.
A German car with an American engine🤌🏻 Its like when Ford made America engines that powered the German tanks in WWII. Full circle😂
Didn’t German tanks use Maybach engines?
@@fastcarmagazine I know the Panzer II did come with the Maybach engine but before Hitler came into power there were Ford plants in German. A lot of the ball bearings used came from GM ans Hitler used the ford frames for a lot of the German vehiclea and i believe the GAA v8 for the tanks. And we have to keep in mind Ford did receive the Grand Cross of the German Eagle which is very telling!! Hell Rockefeller had a patent on some kind of fuel additive or mixture the Germans had to use in order to fly their planes so they had to go through him. Bushes Grand dad or great Grand dad hide nazi money in US banks and on and on...The rich have always funded both sides of the war, it's "good for business" to them
@@Osamabeenleanin210 and the Rothschild give the loans out to Ford to build the plants and to Germany to by the the engines.
Henry purchased his hometown newspaper in 1918 and published articles about a conspiracy that he believed was infecting America.
I’m at both Trax and GCF - can’t wait to see it!! 🤩
See you there!
I would like to do this in the future with Tau 5.0 v8 of the sedan version but I don't know if it is possible 😅
Amazing 💯🏁
Would of loved to hear the stats on the build love the project let's see how it kicks ass
Beautiful Build 😍
Thank you! 🤗
Show the cluster and startup from in the cabin
The beast 💪💪very nice swap
From France
Best of both worlds. Awesome build. Would an ITB intake work with the limited space?
No, technically you could fit some of the kits in there but a hot engine bay with probably no filters is not a good idea. Maybe you could make a custom set of plenums to draw air from where they have it setup now..don't know
Seems like the build could have been done better, no front air fenders, I prefer the rear fender rocker protectors, rear end doesn't look right, doesn't sound as good as it should IMO, but otherwise cool idea, maybe not done perfectly. I prefer a RUF, they do things right
Why have a rear bumper with half of it cut out like that ? I’m sure that’ll help keep the paint in great shape lol
I love it. This is the kind of build I enjoy watching. Hot rod modern style. As the Porsche motor goes bad a lot of these will sit and sell for reasonable prices now with applications like k20 or LS this platform can flourish with different features and outcomes. The tuner markets will flourish with mods. Except Florida regions sorry Florida man no custom Porsche for you.
We couldn't have said it better ourselves👍
sounds nasty man! love those wheels!
Nice job on the intake…. 180 degree headers would be next level
NO ROOM FOR THOSE BUT THEYD B COOL
@@beaches2mountains230there’s an American company that’s makes 180 headers for LS swapped 911… there’s room
Nice concept.
I know there’s a sho out there much like this one that takes Porsche cars that have been wrecked and/or have damaged engines and LS swap them while also keeping all the factory electronics working like stock. They’ve even built several with the LS7 and added twin turbos. Saying there’s more room for bigger turbos using the LS. During test drives they were extremely fast.
Everything looks great but the 997.1 tail lights don’t look right with that 997.2 rear end. The lights obviously aren’t for that bumper. Canards are a tad ricey for my taste, everything else is 👍🏼
They considered the tail light swap, but it was a personal choice to use the inserts, as that’s what the owners preferred.
Beautiful
Certainly is.
I've been thinking about a LS7 for my 997 4s lol. I don't believe this is actually the first one ever done, there is one here in the US I've heard running around.
Ah yes, not the first LS7 911. But the first LS7 911 with a carbon GT3 kit.
Now it’s finally fast
I’m baflled 😵💫
That's a really nice looking car i like the colour.
This looks better than a RWB Porsche just saying
Definitely an awesome build, unfortunately rare aero kit...huh, tis a shame for anyone wanting one. So as an American from where the engine came from..the ls7 is good, but in THAT build I'd go all aftermarket, bigger bore, shorter stroke(3.622 or smaller), Frankenstein heads, fast intake...yes to titanium rods if N/A, Brain tooley racing prostock cam kit/ springs, etc...easy 8500rpm all day long, cam go to 10k with the right stroke and oiling. Would do a drysump(yes ls7 is factory). Easy 650hp to 800+ depending on camshaft/rpm amd overall displacement..maybe more and that should be with accessories
Very nice looking car
It sure is! Even better in the flesh.
Is this the 991 ? I’ve been searching to see if someone fit an Ls in the 991 👀
This is a 997. But, I believe someone has swapped an LS into a 991 gen car though!
American 7 liter 427 in a tiny Porsche 😮
Mine has the engine under the rear window and has a 6.2L twin turbo LS on E85. It’ll make 1150 on 10psi. Building the body kit right now.
How did they fit a SEVEN LITRE ENGINE in THAT?
The LS7 is barely bigger than the standard LS engines. (dry sump to deal with also) Still smaller than the truck intakes and accessories.
Pretty sure its physically smaller than the porsche engine @carbonfiber8071
@@cartermackenzie1135 There's way more room to work on the engine than the Porsche powered version.
THE LS IS A REALLY COMPACT, BANG FOR BUCK TYPE OF POWERHOUSE THAT WEIGHS 300 TO 500 LBS BASED ON WHICH GM POWERPLANT IS USED..THAT MEANS SLIGHTLY TALLER THE BOXER ENGINE BUT NOT NESRLY AS WIDE.. ITS WHY THEY BUILT THE AIR FILTERS INTO THE REAR DECK LID HOOD AND I BET THIS CARS A SMIDGE LIGHTER WITH THIS ENGINE THAN THE ORIGINAL
@carbonfiber8071 I would imagine, I LS swapped a 944 and there is less room to service the steering shaft I guess. But all of the accessories are so much more accessible
Muscle car is a term from the 1960s , and it's simply meant that you ordered the big block V8 . 99% of what people call muscle cars now have a small block V8 which makes them not a muscle car . You can still buy a big block engine but only as a crate engine . Even a Texas speed 427 is still a small block based on the LS .
Thanks for your insight 👍. Although, I don’t think we reference muscle car 😜
the muscle car term doesnt mean "an car with a big block"
muscle cars were originally a mid size car with either a larger engine or an engine taken from a fullsize car, and no other upgrades.
Where can i buy that wing?
Hit up VAD.
@@fastcarmagazine thanks! 👍👍👍
It's certainly not the first LS swapped 997/996. Chavis Performance Engineering and Renegade Hybrids have been doing these for over 10 years. Not to mention 993/964 and G Body cars.
First LS swapped GT3. Not the first LS swapped 977/964!
@fastcarmagazine I was referencing the GT3 part. There's one 996 and two 997 cars swapped stateside in the last 7 years.
@wearetraffic are they full carbon fibre?
@fastcarmagazine No, not carbon fiber GT3 cars. One is a mileswork 996 GT3. But fiberglass
@ ah ok, so this is the first LS7 swapped, full Carbon, GT3 kitted 911 in the world? Making it a world first? 😜
Is this Channel linked to the 90s Fast Car Magazine ?
The very same👍🏻 we’re down with the kids on the online now😉
Why not put SB4 7.0 DOHC heads on it, then supercharge it
If the engine is less than 700 hp , torque and engine sound would be the only benefit of the LS7 . The GT2RS engine would have fit nicely without all the modifications.
You are forgetting 2 major points. 1. Torque. Big increase. 2. The flat 6 in the turbos s and gt2rs is twin turboed. This is nearly 700 hp NA! Imagine removing the cats and squeezing in a set of twins. Or just squirt a 200 shot. 😮😮
@@araxavionfinnie552 unless the block is aluminum, the weight added by the v8 would upset the balance
🦅🦅🦅🦅
Drive the damn car
Maybe turn on the engine and drive it? 🤦🏽♂️
Thank you, like hearing about it, but I would love to hear that thing on the move.
Rear looks crap sorry
This looks a lot better than the RWD
RWB? They’re awesome too, but yeah this thing is WILD
I love V8s but they don't belong in Porsche it has a flat6 for a reason. If anyone knows why you're a genius
That's my chevy truck backwards
lol almost scraped the lip on a nearly flat surface. Undrivable on 98 % of roads in the world
Thanks to the wonders of adjustable coilovers, we were able to lower the car for aesthetics during the shoot and then it was raised back up to driving height
All this custom body work, but didn’t bother to install 997.2 tail lights so the rear bumper would fit perfect. Makes no sense 🤦🏻♂️
Flat sixes sound great.
LS motors have a terrible firing order that really hampers their sound in comparison to other v8's.
Beat ya to shops in my Qashqai 😏
To be fair, you probably would 😂 and use less fuel doing it too.
So...all that talk about "turbo lag" is just media hype meant to condition people into paying more for a car with "no lag"...coz @ 08min, 17 Sec, I just witnessed Throttle Lag- u openned and closed the throttle and the revs only went up afterwards...just like every other car actually, but the mere fact that this delay exists without turbos shown that we r being bullshxtd by magicians- even with reaction to pain- i take about 2 seconds before I can feel the stove burning my hand yet when I touch it, its already hot- I think these engineering artists called auto- engineers are just able to store or are able to keep air from escaping the inlet systems and availing boosted air to compensate for this inevitable delay- thinking about it now, u could actually store extra air in the inlet manifold and keep it there using the boost pressure which is always above atmospheric level in the 1st place so air in the maifold wont escape...that the engine simply gulps down that air while the turbo catches up- in theory therefore, there should be enough air to feed the motor for at least 15 seconds coz even a 500cc cylinder really equates to 50cc once its compressed if we are to work with dynamic compression rather than static comp- and which is plenty enough to mask turbo-lag.
Another media hype story, but that for another day when we deal with "0 - 65 Drag Times". also nonsense- coz only the 60ft matter and after that u start counting acceleration from 100mph-
😎🇺🇸
Meh been done plenty of times. Click bait title
Never been done before with the GT3 R carbon fibre bodykit from the Porsche 997.2 race car.
That's like the 1 of xxx builds with these specific options in this color. Minutia, like they could have at least had something to set it apart from the regular LS Swapped 911s like a PDK
Porsches look small, but have an amazing amount or room for tall and fat drivers
tunedbyai AI fixes this. Chevy engine swapped Porsche 911!
Only use the ls7
Ford Godzilla please
I rather have the Porsche engine any day
Just minus the piston slap.
THATS A SICK FCUKING CAR...SO BADASS
Our thoughts exactly 👍🏻
Why not a Porsche V8.
❤ Toyota GR ❤
Rwb body kit better.
They sound a bit rubbish!?? What kind of sowing-macine boxters have you been driving? Ok the new ones got got rev-limiter, but when on the move, they sound just fine! If you want more sound upgrade the exhaust. No need to put more weight in the rear, just for sound.
Stop waving your arms around
Sorry 🤷♂️
@fastcarmagazine 😉 Leave gesticulations to those pesky traffic cops, and Italians 😉
Anyway, nice video
Most likely handles like a Cadillac .
Most likely doesn’t.
Backwards compatible lol
Hopefully the 4WD will help 😂
You'd better show how it was built instead of nonsense blah blah blah....
It’s the world’s first because Porsche was already built perfect. No need to engine swap it. What a disgrace to Porsche’s name.
The car was engine swapped because of the original suffering from the well known Porsche problem of the not so ‘perfect’ piston slap.