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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 10,741 Region Association: None ![]() |
My car is pretty smelly and it's rather annoying as I like to daily drive. The engine (3.0L with Webers) is probably in need of a rebuild, thus burning oil, and there are no cats. Even though I did the /6 conversion myself I'm not really interested in doing a full engine rebuild myself. Paying somebody 10k minimum doesn't excite me either.
I've always had a dream of building an electric car but that's $$$. You can also buy a brand new LS3 engine for less than 8k. I could always sell my complete 3.0L along with the /6 conversion parts to fund a different engine project. Just playing around with ideas. I might not do anything at all and just deal with it. Any thoughts? |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 9-August 05 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 4,564 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Pelican is the best resource for an engine rebuilt ,its not that hard,lots of members on there have rebuilt engines with little or few skills,the internet has enough info besides,many on here have good knowledge of these motors. The 3.0 is a great engine IMO and is a great choice out of the six's,you may just need a top overhaul which isn't crazy money,really depends on your attachment to a Porsche engine in a Porsche car really and its value if you sell. If your car is a daily driver you would be more than a little disappointed with an electric conversion over the 3.0 six. What is actually wrong with your current engine?,sometimes there are solutions that may give you a little more life from it for not a huge outlay. Agree that Pelican has amazing resources, and that you can do really well just overhauling the 3.0. However, I respectfully disagree with the point about the electric conversion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Only problem is the cost of the conversion and the range (I've got 70 mile range at freeway speed). Makes it tough to do the Porsche runs. *shrug* Cheers! |
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