Water Below The Hood? This 2002 Porsche 911 Is Powered By A 6.0-liter Pontiac G8 GT V8

The ingenuity of automotive fans by no means fails to amaze. Take, for instance, this 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe, whose flat-six has been eliminated. That’s not too odd, however what’s uncommon is that the vendor someway managed to stuff a 6.0-liter V8 at the back of the automotive.

That’s, to be particular, the 6.0-liter L76 V8 from a 2008 Pontiac G8. From the manufacturing facility, the engine was rated at 362 hp (270 kW/367 PS) and 391 lb-ft (530 Nm) of torque. That’s all properly and good, however in the event you’ve received the engine out anyway, you would possibly as properly modify it.

At the least, that appears to be what the one who modified this 911 thought, as a result of the engine has additionally been given an LS9 camshaft, LS6 valve springs, LS7 lifters, an Improved Racing C6 Corvette baffled oil pan, a Mellin high-pressure oil pump, aftermarket gas rails, twin oil catch cans, a customized four-inch air consumption, a GM E38 engine management module, a Vitesse Motorsports throttle controller, and extra.

Learn Additionally: Hellephant-Powered 1968 Dodge Charger With 1,000 HP, Is Going Up For Public sale

It additionally has a Porsche central radiator and Stuttgart Muscle engine mounts, to make sure every part holds quick. The automotive additionally will get BBK Efficiency ceramic coated headers, a customized 2.5-inch exhaust with aftermarket catalytic converters, in addition to a customized engine to transaxle adapter and flywheel to attach the V8 to a six-speed guide transmission.

The vendor has not had an opportunity to place the automotive on the dyno, however anticipates that it now makes greater than the 362 hp the engine was rated at from the manufacturing facility. With 94,000 miles (151,278 km) on the engine and 121,600 miles (195,696 km) on the automotive, every part ought to nonetheless be in first rate situation.

The automotive has spent most of its life within the South and has a clear, accident-free Carfax report. There are, nevertheless, one or two flaws, together with scratches and dings, and the paint on the engine lid was imperfectly matched to the remainder of the automotive.

Which will imply it received’t win any Concours occasions, however with a GM V8 beneath the hood, it was by no means going to anyway. Bought with out reserve on Vehicles and Bids, this piece of automotive ingenuity (or engineering sacrilege, relying in your viewpoint) could also be value bidding on.

Pictures Carsandbids