Anyone planning on putting a Porsche engine in? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Blue86 · 02-01-2013, 03:45 AM

Just thinking about how cool a 911 engine would be in an 86/FR-S/BRZ. Especially something out of a GT3.

I'd love to know if anyone has plans along these lines.

jmaryt · 02-01-2013, 03:48 AM

no! would prefer to buy the whole porcshe.

Blue86 · 02-01-2013, 03:56 AM

Good point and if we could get them in Australia as cheap as you get them over there I'd have one now.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2013/...e/911/pricing/

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/535...e-in-australia

and our dollar buys $1.03 US dollars too!

Roadliner · 02-01-2013, 04:59 AM

Grishbok · 02-01-2013, 06:02 AM

im not sure what you are saying makes much sense.

If you were going to buy a 911 engine, you would put it in the cayman chassis, not the fr-s. The 911 turbo engine in a cayman chassis is one of the most potent combinations available. Its like taking a nail file and turning it into a chainsaw.

czar07 · 02-01-2013, 06:24 AM

why the hell would anyone do that to a Porsche.

Grishbok · 02-01-2013, 06:50 AM

because the cayman chassis is the best chassis porsche makes. Its a potent weapon on the circuit.

white_knight · 02-01-2013, 06:54 AM

OP is joking, right?

Right??

shyong · 02-01-2013, 07:45 AM

Just go buy a Porsche. Done.

GT86meMR2 · 02-01-2013, 08:34 AM

Enough crashed porsches around that are unrepairable you can use as donor so why not? dont see what's wrong with the idea?

Jahdai42 · 02-01-2013, 08:47 AM

a 2JZ GTE would be nice but a little front heavy. Ahh Porsche, would the 3.2L H6 from the Boxter match up?

wbradley · 02-01-2013, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grishbok

because the cayman chassis is the best chassis porsche makes. Its a potent weapon on the circuit.

True as far as the general configuration AFAIK, (I'm not an expert), but the Carerra chassis has been so well developed and refined over the years that its tough to beat..

Ryephile · 02-01-2013, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue86

Just thinking about how cool a 911 engine would be in an 86/FR-S/BRZ. Especially something out of a GT3.

I'd love to know if anyone has plans along these lines.

Thematically curious, maintaining the boxer engine configuration. It won't be a drop-in of course. Even if the engine fit, you'd likely need a bell-housing adapter, and of course an entirely new wiring harness + ECU. Dash communication may be difficult too. The result may harm the weight balance of the car, but it would be an interesting experiment

Quote:

Originally Posted by wbradley

True as far as the general configuration AFAIK, (I'm not an expert), but the Carerra chassis has been so well developed and refined over the years that its tough to beat..

By continuously polishing a turd of an idea [rear engine], you can eventually approach the inherent goodness of a haphazardly executed good idea. The Boxster and Cayman are wonderful chassis, but Porsche is politically biased to keep the 911 as its halo car, despite its inherent flaw. If they put the same resources into the Boxster/Cayman, they'd likely be on par with the 458 Italia and MP4-12C for significantly less money. Don't misconstrue that I'm dissing the 911; it's still a wonderful car for what it is; just like there are some really great front-drive cars.

campy · 02-01-2013, 09:23 AM

Depending on which Porsche engine, it will probably cost the same as the frs

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Blue86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Sonic Blue 86GT Manual Location: Victoria Posts: 376 Thanks: 51 Thanked 122 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone planning on putting a Porsche engine in? Just thinking about how cool a 911 engine would be in an 86/FR-S/BRZ. Especially something out of a GT3. I'd love to know if anyone has plans along these lines.

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Grishbok Volunteer Fire and Rescue Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Ambulance... sideways. Location: No. VA Posts: 546 Thanks: 97 Thanked 350 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	im not sure what you are saying makes much sense. If you were going to buy a 911 engine, you would put it in the cayman chassis, not the fr-s. The 911 turbo engine in a cayman chassis is one of the most potent combinations available. Its like taking a nail file and turning it into a chainsaw. __________________ It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

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czar07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: '97 RSP JZZ30 GT-T Location: Australia Posts: 612 Thanks: 365 Thanked 192 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	why the hell would anyone do that to a Porsche. __________________ Germans>Japanese>Italians>Americans. Unless its a Corvette.

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Grishbok Volunteer Fire and Rescue Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Ambulance... sideways. Location: No. VA Posts: 546 Thanks: 97 Thanked 350 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	because the cayman chassis is the best chassis porsche makes. Its a potent weapon on the circuit. __________________ It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

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jmaryt Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2012 honda civic ex Location: salem,nh. Posts: 1,676 Thanks: 299 Thanked 186 Times in 144 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	no! would prefer to buy the whole porcshe.

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Blue86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Sonic Blue 86GT Manual Location: Victoria Posts: 376 Thanks: 51 Thanked 122 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good point and if we could get them in Australia as cheap as you get them over there I'd have one now. http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2013/...e/911/pricing/ http://www.themotorreport.com.au/535...e-in-australia and our dollar buys $1.03 US dollars too!

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