OK, Bewbies wants a Porsche.

SOO.. Next month my neighbor and I are starting a new project. Codename: Bewbmobile Mk. II

My trusty '86 Camaro was due for a new engine soon, so whilst talking it over with my automobile-know-it-all neighbor, he suggested I ditch the Camaro for something a little less common; a Porsche 944:



Due to the wimpy 2.5 liter engines that 95% of these cars are stocked with, they're extremely cheap price-wise. Fortunately, the rest of the car (inside and out) is top-notch-Porsche. That said, it just needs a new engine. According to my neighbor, (and some additional research), Chevy smallblock engines (like the 305 in my Camaro) fit quite nicely in Porsche 944's!! Namely, a Chevy LT1 V8. =D The Porsche tranny doesn't even need to be replaced. This tiny car will ultimately be shelling out upwards of 320hp. Woot.

Anybody got engine-swap experience?

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Wow, looks good man.

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Wow, crazy how the difference is from country to country on engine size. In Europe 2500 cc would be considered quite big and would be heavily taxed to persuade people to get something smaller. You don't need a big engine to get power though, the group B rally cars of the 80s got something like 500 H.P. from an 1800 cc. Oh, and if you want "tiny", here are the small cars that you get in Europe, normally have 1 litre engines:

Ford Fiesta:



Vauxhall Corsa:



Toyota Agyo:



I would never have a car that small, but I do like small cars in general like Corolla, Focus, Vauxhall Astra etc, anything smaller than that is rediculous.

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Just Kidding

Just Kidding

I suppose that you don't really need to travel long distances in Europe, I mean compared to America and other countries.

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Most importantly, gas prices are about 3 times as high.

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Why snark works.

The Ford Fiesta is the center of every comedian car joke in the USA.
and my 3.1 doesn't get up to speed fast enough on the freeway.

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I am surprised they know about the Fiesta come to think of it. RedWood, a 3100cc in Europe would cost a fortune to run, because of the tax for a big engine like that, and the fuel of which 3/4 goes to the government and costs $2.17 per litre in Britain, as well as the effect on insurance which if your young can be a significant amount. At the end of the day you don't need a big engine to get a huge amount of horsepower, Formula 1 cars only have 2400cc yet get 900 horsepower though admittedly, use a lot of fuel. So there are three main things which result in small engines in Europe; road tax, heavily taxed fuel and insurance.

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Just Kidding

Just Kidding

The formula 1 cars need their engines completely torn down and rebuilt every time they race. They get that performance because they can destroy the engines.
4 cylinder engines get horrible economy at freeway speeds (about 136 k, i converted it for you). and most people in the us put most of their mile on there car while driving on the freeway.
my 3.1 is a good size engine. The gearing in the trans is why its slow.

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