what car can i put a porsche 911 motor in??

Question

i have a 2000 911 motor with complete wiring and want to know what is the best car can i put the motor in, i want something not too new

Answer 1

I would look into the kit-car world maybe put it in a 50's Porsche Spyder kit. The kits are not that expensive and you have a ton of options with the interior to make your own custom statement. A fiberglass body and all that power it would be very tough to beat you in a race or in looks. Good luck.......

Answer 2

Given enough time and recources (ie, money), you can put the engine in just about any car you'd like. But the real question is most likely what can you do from a practical sense?

The 3.4L 996 engine would be an easy swap to an early Boxster... after that it will get complicated, as this is a water cooled engine and most earlier Porsches are air cooled. Due to this, this has not been a popular swap and you will probably need to pursue most of the custom fabrication work yourself in order to fit this in an earlier 911 (as well as to fit the radiator).

Stepping outside the Porsche marquee is certainly possible, but again, you will face a fair amount of custom fabrication to fit the engine, and getting things connected to the transmission, etc. Which is all doable, given the right people and enough of a budget.

However, at some point along this line, you may want to ask just what it is you are trying to achieve? Putting a 996 engine in a different car is more of an answer as a way to achieve more power from a specific platform... as a question it is likely to wind up creating a huge money pit that will never maximize the performance that was possible if you simply asked the right question to start.

Answer 3

I'm making a guess here, but I would say a 914. Back in the day you could buy a new 914 at your local porsche/audi dealer that had the engine that went into the 911S. ( this was called a (914S I believe) So if you could do this, you could turn a VW/ porsche halfbreed into a real porsche, like they did back then. Will the 2000 911 fit in a 914? maybe, but that job would be way more of a challenge than I would like to take on.

Answer 4

The best shoice is another 911. Or a Boxster. There's no way that car could ever go in a beetle, and Porsche and VW were never the same company. That's a water cooler engine, unlike the pre-99 air/oil cooled 911 engines. There's also an issue with e-gas: electronic throttle. I think it was interoduced in '00 or '01 and it is apparently very difficult to mix these, ie put a non-e-gas motor in an e-gas car or vice-versa.
Another idea is to sell the motor and buy something else. If you don't want to put the engine into another porsche, maybe you should sell it to someone who does.
Porsche parts are sometimes used in kit cars or crazy conversions, but it's usually the trainsmission, sometimes used with some other engine, vs an engine used in some other car.

Answer 5

I want it !
The motor will go into a VW bus just fine, you'll need a kit that's out in the after market, runs around $2500.00 and the expertice to do the install. Whoa are you in for some fast times, this is a dream come true, w/2000 motor it would be water cooled-this will go to a vanagon. And the best of this is the 4wd VW.The yr 86 and up, better cooling and it will also go in the 68-79 type 2 bus as well.

Answer 6

I'm not sure about newer motors, but I've known a few guys who put that particular motor in a VW Beetle. It was basically the same motor, but the Porsche was more powerful, which made for a really fast Beetle.
Years ago, Porsche, and VW were the same company, and Porsche sometimes would use VW parts after scratching off the serial numbers.
Additionally, all their models had the same motor, so all the mounts were the same.

Answer 7

Porsche (company) is very picky about the oil for its engines. Since yours is well out of warranty, Then using Mobil 1 would be OK. However, once you go with a synthetic oil then you have to stay with synthetic. If it currently has synthetic oil then stick with it. You might want to try Mobil Super 3000 Xi 5W40. That is just a bit thicker than the 0W40 and it is an approved Porsche oil. Make sure you watch your belts too. Just like tires, they can get dry rot. Nothing worse than having a belt break. Trust me.

Answer 8

It'll fit like a glove in a Porsche 911.

Answer 9

Years ago Porsche engineers did put a water cooled 911 engine in a VW Vanagon just to see what it would perform like.

Answer 10

It's not going to fit in a lot of cars.

I'd say, if you're serious, that it would be great in a VW camper van. Of course, you'll have to put 911 brakes in front as well and wider tires. And probably the 911 transmission if you have it.