FLAT 6 conversion ???
 

I am going to assume I have put this into the right section.....

Last night I was invited to a BBQ to have a look at some cars that are being converted for track use.

It was there that I saw the shell of a 370z on stands - above the engine bay (bonnet off) on an engine hoist was a Porsche 3.8 litre flat 6 !!!!!!

As I started to get my phone out to take pictures of this - I was promptly stopped by the owner :shakes head:

Turns out this bloke is actually going to try and stick this very motor into the chassis - from what I can see he had already modified the engine bay interior to accept the width of the flat 6 - bloke wasn't very open to discussing much accept to say that he got the engine from USA crate. Will be kept as NA and is expected to make 400 - 430hp at the crank.

When asked why?
He says lighter engine / lower centre of gravity / loves Porsche engines / loves the 370z chassis and body.
The gear box will be 6 speed sequential - every thing else will be fabricated.

I **** you not people - it is one of the most unusual build I have ever seen....pissed of I wasn't able to take any pics - but I'll keep track and update you when I can

Cheers

falls under more money than brains department

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Woftam ....

This. But still interesting. Would love to hear the outcome.


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Interesting....to say the least.

Looks like he misses having to drop the engine to change spark plugs haha

sounds like a waste of time and money

One might say spending money on modding a car is a waste of money because it decreases the value of the car. But 95% of the people on this forum do so.

This build sounds interesting. Hopefully OP can get more info when this things is on the road.

1. sell Z
2. buy porsche
?????
profit

Why not just buy a 911? This swap makes less than no sense. There is no way the 370Z platform is a better chassis for racing than a 911.

refer to 2nd post in this thread lol

Well. Thats one way to do it I guess.....

I definitely would have left the Porsche engine inside the Porsche :twocents:

But like most everyone else, I'm interested in the results :tup:

It's something different, and as long as it's done cleanly I'm for it. :tup:

He's going to have one very slow forward gear and 6 (or is it 7?) gears for reverse.

I'm sure he is going to use a different tranny.

Somehow, I feel it would have been easier to modify a Z front and rear bumper to fit a Porsche...

The Z is awesome, but it doesn't really handle or brake better than a 911, at least to the best of my knowledge...

The owner claims the Z has a better chassis. Not sure how he arrived to that conclusion.

Different strokes for different folks. He's like me. Can't leave nothing alone. Got to put my fingers into it. Sometimes that will get real $$$$ :icon14:

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Do you think he meant he likes the looks of the Z better? That I would buy, different people like different things, but better chassis? That sounds like some nasty drugs were involved.

Some people just think they know better than anyone else.

IMO, this is gonna be a hella fail build

I could only assume that is the case. Doesn't really make sense otherwise.

Unless he knows some secret way to make a 370Z chassis out-perform a Porche chassis...:eek:

If he ever lets the secret out, let me know ASAP.

This story sounds suspicious

Its a huge waste of money, but he's not all that off. Reality is Porsche has perfected a design that is not optimal for handling. Why do you think so many say a boxster is detuned from factory so it won't out perform the halo 911.

I think he will have quite a weapon, though I'm sure he could've bought a 911 with all the engineering done already.

more power to him. For some its as much about the journey than the destination. Doing something noone else has done is pretty cool. Maybe with his driving style, he prefers the 370 chassis to the porsche. I know I prefer it to my old C6, it just feels better to me. Whether its faster around a track or not doesn't really matter if you don't enjoy driving it because it doesn't feel right to you.

He should put the engine in the trunk.......

Some people may just like having something to do. I assume this guy is doing this out of pure recreation? I bet he's going to have spent as much money as a used 997 gt3 rs, which will outrun his pretty neat ride 24/7. Would still love to drive it though.