Nitrous Injected 6.0-liter Porsche

June 22nd, 2017

This is what I call making the best out of a bad situation. When this gentleman’s Porsche Carrera blew up the engine, he was faced with paying a heavy price to replace it with (even) a used Porsche mill. It’s a good thing for him that (only) one aftermarket manufacturer is offering an adapter kit that allows for an LS engine swap. You use the factory Porsche transmission and bolt in the Chevy V6 or V8 of your choice. You would never know that this dreamy little German import is packing a 6.0-liter LQ9 punch. Yes, the engine is from Read More

LS Powered Porsche 911 Carrera

January 21st, 2017

You’ll either love this car or you’ll hate it. To the Porsche purist, this is the ultimate slap in the face but to a street racer, this thing is music to the ear. One thing is certain – whether you love it or hate it – it is one heckuva unique build and a potential street terror. The car started life as a run of the mill 1986 Porsche Carrera RSR with an air-cooled V6 chomping away in the rear. The current owner purchased the car as a complete build from a fellow named Hal McGinnis down in the great Read More

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS vs. Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S

April 7th, 2015

In this quarter-mile contest of traction, acceleration, and speed, two German-built cars vie for bragging rights. The Porsche utilizes a naturally aspirated and horizontally opposed 3.8-liter six-cylinder engine, combined with a seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission, to handle 430-horsepower and a 0 to 60 time of 3.8-seconds. The Mercedes-Benz opts for a massive twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine that produces 503-horsepower and can propel the coupe from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.7-seconds. The Porsche takes advantage of its 200-pound weight advantage to gain the hole-shot and it seems poised to whip the Mercedes-Benz in the quarter-mille. Suddenly, near the end Read More

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