Thank you guys for watching. If you guys want a signed print for your wall I print all of them myself from my large format Canon printer larrychenprints.com/

@rickeycallen

Жыл бұрын

Gotta let cleetus know about this swap for his new turbo s auction disaster

@deweberis2709

Жыл бұрын

It's a K24, not K20

@theuSD42

Жыл бұрын

Amazing build! My favorite LC video by far!

@Ty-hg8bo

Жыл бұрын

Omg please sign my Honda lanyard 🥴🤡 no way this dudes ego is THAT big lmao

@bonetoad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing us Honda fans a huge favour with this amazing build!

1. Acquire good 997 2. Pull motor out of 997 and sell for $20k 3. Use $20k to fund K-swap 4. Stonks

I was just reading about a 997 with an LS V8 last week and now there's this K20 swapped version. As much as I love the flat-six I have to applaud these people for carrying out such projects. The price of a K20 is peanuts in comparison, yet it's now running about the same power as a 992 GT3. Cool.

@farishanafiah8461

Жыл бұрын

LS V8 911 idea isn't completely new. I first saw it on Tyler Hoover's Project Apollo 996. But LS V8 in a 997 is a first for me.

@toddthezondalover645

Жыл бұрын

@@farishanafiah8461 RUF made a couple V8 911s, but I'm not sure what type. I think they were modified Panamera/Cayenne motors.

@farishanafiah8461

Жыл бұрын

@@toddthezondalover645 Oh yeah, the RGT-8. They couldn't put it into production because of emission law.

@bg710

Жыл бұрын

there also was a subie swapped porsche at sema

@icocars

Жыл бұрын

I've seen a VW Bug on 911's base

So awesome Larry! Thanks for featuring my car.

@wangyang82

Жыл бұрын

Congrats Nick! You made it!! And deserve it.

@danbrown5850

Жыл бұрын

Love seeing your build on here! Congratulations Nick!

@ImpalaRacer

Жыл бұрын

@tuning by Nick, have you considered getting a 912 badge made up for it as a nod to the 4 cylinder?

@mutantboy8888

Жыл бұрын

That is frickin Amazing!1!

@Vgk36

Жыл бұрын

This is an insane dream build for me. Incredible!

As a current 997.2 owner and avid worker in the auto racing industry for 12 years before i change careers .this is by far the most interesting swap I've seen . I have applaud the execution to make all the accessories work

Considering how many 996 and 997 end up with bore scoring, and the rebuild / replacement cost of that engine is $20k, there will be alot of demand for alternatives to keep these cars on the road.

@vonbayernDE

Жыл бұрын

let say if you overhaul the engine yourself, will it cost that much? i guess major cost is the rebore cost, piston and gasket?

@MF-Rell

Жыл бұрын

Shit 20k?? How much you think this swap cost lol.

@freddarau

Жыл бұрын

@@MF-Rell 10-15k for a forged turbo build

@ElBach1y

Жыл бұрын

@@freddarau it's a stock engine bro, really cheap engine

@jjchockey

Жыл бұрын

@@MF-Rell 20k is pretty cheap dude. I don’t think people realize how much it costs to swap a motor. Miata engine swaps are 10-25K if done professionally.

I love that he made everything work. Still has power steering, AC, all the gauges work. Interior isn't cut up. Not a 4 cylinder fan but I love this build.

I love the fact that it doesnt have a kswap sticker or NOTHING to give away... def one of the greatest K swaps of all time.

@1xBossup

Жыл бұрын

We all hear that 4cyl miles away

@koollee

Жыл бұрын

I have a 996 and wouldnt be quick to put in a 4cylinder .. and extra bias against Honda (goin in my 911) But i love, respect and appreciate this build. Its excellent. The honda 4 cylinder has made some crazy hp.. i believe much more than this guys build (and im not knockin him or his car at all.. i love it) .. Im sayin.. it would be an attractive swap to me on that basis (of 5-600hp).. and if it weighed a whole lot less that the origina M96 flat 6

@gallardo20000

Жыл бұрын

@@koollee this type of swap makes sense on a run of the mill porsche from the mid 2000s not so much on a newer model because the performance is impossible to match with a motor swap. Only reason I like this build is because he made everything work without any huge compensations which is usually the case for motor swaps.

@yogamon

Жыл бұрын

Should have put a triple deck rear wing on it with heavily cambered rims

It can't get better than this! You get the porsche handling and all the luxuries that comes with it from the looks to the cabin proofing, and with the indestructiblity and tunability of Honda! This is truely a genious concept and i love it! All thanks to Nick for doing this, and i definitely will buy a swap kit!!

That man is a hero. Not everybody can just waste 20k on a motor.

@repingers9777

Жыл бұрын

it would be so hard to explain that car to people who are ignorant towards honda and 4 cylinder engines people are so material and dense like what!? "no everybody knows if its bigger its better and hondas cant be fast!" 🤣

@Jimrlst

Жыл бұрын

@@EnnesX which world championship are we talking about?

@koollee

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.. which world chanpionship r we talkin about(??

@weeknee5118

Жыл бұрын

Then you don't drive Porsche but something suitable for your purse, but this swap is HERETIC.

@soraaoixxthebluesky

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimrlst F1.

K's are so dang tall, that impresses me the most that he got it to fit considering the dimensions of the original boxer

@lcq4blackstar

Жыл бұрын

He had a custom lower height valve cover made for this and will be putting it into production. Check the build process, it's amazing!

@BakerWild

Жыл бұрын

It was a flat 6 not boxer before right

@eljaroebeukes5118

Жыл бұрын

@@BakerWild same thing

@BakerWild

Жыл бұрын

@@eljaroebeukes5118 its not, a boxer is in a square config

@eljaroebeukes5118

Жыл бұрын

@@BakerWild flat engines are the class name for opposed piston engines. A boxer is a type of flat engine. But you are right Porsche does not use the boxer configuration.

That's rad. It kinda reminds me of the older 911 Turbos. The new Porsche feel like they make max torque from just off idle to a shorter redline, but the old ones are a bit soft down low, but wind out and boost ramps progressively. Super rad.

Finally someone made a 997 with a reliable engine that doesn’t give you BORE SCORE nightmares and hit you with a $25,000 engine repair bill

@mrj1181

Жыл бұрын

Reliable? 😂 you feeling alright? They are notoriously unreliable

@22Epic

Жыл бұрын

Spending money on your Porsche is part of the fun of owning one mate.

@lcq4blackstar

Жыл бұрын

@@mrj1181 It's a bone stock internal K24z and been rock solid for over a year and a half for him but ok....

@GTRWelsh

Жыл бұрын

@@mrj1181 Honda K motors are like, the complete opposite of "notoriously unreliable". You thinking of Rover K or something?

@m.m8760

Жыл бұрын

@@mrj1181 These donks are well known as a reliable engine and honda in general are are also well known for the same. Check global and even your local country statistics.

I'm glad you got to share this car! Been following the build for sometime and I absolutely love it

Had the pleasure of meeting Nick two days ago, great guy, I wouldn’t trust anyone else with a Honda motor

Damn them K swaps are all over the place. K swap the wife ? 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

@mikerandall1358

Жыл бұрын

What happens when vtec kicks in

@705speednstyle4

Жыл бұрын

@@mikerandall1358 might still be cheaper then the wife lmao 🤣

@guycha0s380

Жыл бұрын

@@mikerandall1358 screaming will be unstoppable

@marlondavids5087

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@yachtkuza

Жыл бұрын

Hey bro, you dropped this 👑

No platform should be sacred IMHO. Innovation is a speeding train that resists all limits. Thank you Larry for keeping things moving forward!

@fartloudYT

Жыл бұрын

every platform that introduces EV is destroyed.

@porschepushinmigs4497

Жыл бұрын

Even then its a Carrera S so theres tons of them around. Theyre not rare like a GT3 or GT2. You would make a ton more power at a fraction of the price that you would spend building a stock 3.6/3.8 with forged internals to make power. Plus you will have an easier time finding people who can build and tune a K series as well.

@GERntleMAN

10 ай бұрын

Where is the innovation here though? The most boring and inanimate sounding engine layout in the world swapped instead of one of the best!? A flat-eight would be an innovation, a flat-twelve in homage to old racing Porsche but an inline four? It hardly get's any more boring.

@XsaviXander

10 ай бұрын

​@@fartloudYTQuit being a baby.

I am a Porsche enthusiast and have owned several iconic models. But even I have to admit that the K20 and F20C engines are works of art. Cool swap.

Absolutely nuts! Getting the cluster to work and power steering and AC is fantastic.

The ABS light is a Syveccs issue. The ABS ecu needs to see a message from the engine ecu on the canbus. Took me a while to get that sorted on my engine swapped Boxster.

@plllot9713

Жыл бұрын

how does this work? can you get that stand alone ECU to ANY car and make it communicate with all the modules via can? I've got this diesel engine van I've had for a while and I would love to swap the engine for something petrol but the stock ECU seems to be an important part of the whole network so I was afraid I would end up without ABS or dashboard functions or even things like power windows/central locking/windscreen wipers. [oh, I see you're based in the UK too! :)]

@Escygt

Жыл бұрын

@@plllot9713 the ecu I used (LPC8) can scan the canbus network (before you pull it apart) and you can work out a lot of the stuff from there. I also had lots of help from the ecu supplier. What van is it? Probably a good chance everything has been done before by someone else.

@plllot9713

Жыл бұрын

@@Escygt that sounds very interesting, especially the can sniffing functionality 👍 the van is, you'll laugh, an 07 plate boxer with 2.2 transit engine. I know people swap engines in tansits but I suspect its module communication system is far different from that in peugeot/fiat despite the same engine (even the ecus different as far as I'm aware). ps. the work you've done on your boxster with the v6 engine is admirable 👍

I’m more impressed about the dudes thought process to make this. Simply outstanding

hell yeah. This guy deserves more attention. Amazinn how the cluster works too.

Makes allot of sense. Wouldn't pull a good running flat six out to swap it...but definitely a blown one would be the right move.

Great build. Wish there was a swap kit for this that anybody could buy.

The audio is amazing on this episode, gives me chills

_"You can get in trouble so easily!"_ _"Oh very easily."_ lol

I would name this the K924. I love these random swaps

@Odin889

Жыл бұрын

I would call it my Ponda

@Odin889

Жыл бұрын

@ByAny Means that was a good one too!

@Blortoblorto

Жыл бұрын

It’s a 911, not a 924. See what you’re going for, but it doesn’t work.

@leazypeazy1755

Жыл бұрын

@@Odin889 You are a king for this lol

Nick leveling up! awesome to see you making your name over the years. fantastic work and i learn a lot from your channel.

Man, I must say, this thing is truly unique and mint build right there and yeah, it might be weird for some people especially Porsche purists but regardless, this thing really shows the simplicity and uniqueness of the car. It doesn't even try to intentionally grab people's attention or whatsoever, but rather he just really did it for himself and you know, to try new things out. I may not be a fan of this and at the same time, I am no Porsche purist since I'm a Honda guy, but I can genuinely appreciate his effort and dedication of working this one and successfully run it on the roads smoothly!!! Man, car culture is really awesome if you're gonna allow yourself to explore it in depth. It really shows what people's truly art is. You can see their true uniqueness and creativity in their works and it's really refreshing. The amounts of efforts, passion, love, and dedication that has been put to their own work is truly admirable. I really do love contents like this especially on car enthusiast platform. It really takes you to what the real world of cars truly is besides the competition regards to power, stats, and speed and etc. Again, as I've said last time in your video, whether it's a Japanese, American, or European car scene, it always bring you a connection to the machine and put a genuine smile on your face. Larry, you should continue on doing this content and let this serve as an inspiration to everyone including us enthusiasts, to restore the true passion of being into cars, to enjoy its culture and heritage, its authentic era vibes and the connectivity of a man and the machine. Everyone who watch and support your contents is like a family here regardless of who you are or where you came from, it always connects us into this kind of passion!!! And lastly, he's literally the definition of "You don't do it for other's but for yourself" As always, very good content right there!!! And have a good day!! Enjoy!!!

I love Hondas but Im obsessed with Porsche. When I first saw the video and title I thought “Why”. Then I understood. Well done. 👏

What a bad ass ride, and this seems like the most reasonable solution to the problem of bore scoring

Thank you for what you do Larry.

One of the best engine swaps I have seen! 🤩🤩👍🏻

"Everything works on the dash." Yes, even the warning lights for the missing ABS and tire pressure sensors... 😂😁😇

Yes absolutely, I want to see videos of this on track. Good job

This is incredible. New world achievement unlocked! I also live in Ontario, Canada, so I may consider doing this if it becomes available.

Dude!!!! I have been watching his channel I swapped in another 3.6 into my C2 last year after a motor failure. It cost me TONS! The bill, if I had it done by Porsche was 34k. I did my own swap for much less. Regardless, this was one of my thoughts for a swap as I did not want a V8. Grat to see this thing get featured. Totally enjoy the work he put into it. Thanks for the feature. Great channel continued, Larry. Keep up the great work, and a great swap, Nick.

@KosmicHRTRacingTeam

Жыл бұрын

What did you swap? Anything special? Did you have an ims failure?

@sprintermaximus

Жыл бұрын

@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam bought a 40k unit out of a wrecked 911. Put a new clutch etc and ran with it. No, not an ims, cylinder scoring turned into rod failure.

Wild that this swap is even possible...well done

that car sits perfect. PERFECT. Cleanest conversion i have seen. The car went untouched. No modifications anywhere. NO using the frunk for say some cooling or something. inside stock. Only touched engine pay and its cleannnn

I followed this 997 build, every video on his channel. And I cant stop following it. One of the best swaps in the world for sure...🔝🇵🇹

@Unxpekted

Жыл бұрын

What’s good about it? Just curious, was an FD and Z guy, not too familiar with the K20 and Porsche combo

@brianb5723

Жыл бұрын

@@Unxpekted Cost, reliability, sound, power, uniqueness...

@Unxpekted

Жыл бұрын

@@brianb5723 sounds terrible but I get the other ones.

@identiticrisis

Жыл бұрын

@@Unxpekted the dominant component of a Porsche flat 6's sound is the rolling beat of the grouped 360 degree firing intervals (due to the boxer arrangement). Especially in the intake note heard in the cabin. Most four cylinders have the same dominant "360" sound, but obviously lack the underlying three cylinder growl, and won't ever howl like a six can (with the right plumbing.) But if you squint with your ears, the Honda unit kinda has the same dry, slightly bland vibe as the original engine. The swap flys under the radar as a result.

@Unxpekted

Жыл бұрын

@@identiticrisis I totally get the love for the K20 but it just doesn’t do it for me 🤷🏻‍♂️. Owner of an FD3S, 370Z and grew up around MR2’s so 3SGTE and Supra’s so 2JZGTE and always much preferred the sound of those motors.

Damn this is a dream car , love the k series and been having a thing for Porsche literally can't get any better then this

That's an awesome swap. And very well done.

This is awesome! So cool to see something different, but so common good work on this!

Option 3 is what I was thinking the entire time i watched this video. Staying tuned for when the kit becomes available 😈

I had a K20 in my Civic Type R, number 30ish. Dec 2001 I collected. I then flogged the engine for 60k miles in 3 years. Maxed out every weekend and driven hard on the local country roads. That engine just sang at high revs. A car I still miss.

@CGHDGAMING

Жыл бұрын

Ep3?

@TProfileG

Жыл бұрын

@@CGHDGAMING yes. 51 plate. Brilliant car.

@CGHDGAMING

Жыл бұрын

@@TProfileG yeah I've had 2 now and still have one amazing cars

@TProfileG

Жыл бұрын

@@CGHDGAMING in the 1990s we went through a lot of good hot hatches and Japanese coupes. Williams Renaults and Nissan 200sx stand out. But the Civic was a license loser in comparison. I loved it. Full throttle everywhere. Lol Keep what you have as they deserve Cosworth status. I'd love another.

Cool. Another K swapped vehicle. Congratulations on the SEMA Automotive Influencer of the Year Award, Larry 👏.

@coolieee

Жыл бұрын

boo hoo

This is such a badass swap y’all! I hope we see more of these

i've seen this done before but i really instantly fell in love with this one.. DAMN

luxury and reliablewith plenty of spare parts . amazing

Hermoso proyecto, los felicito 🙏🏼💪🏼

Coming back to this and seeing that it's a 997.1 is VERY satisfying.

German engineering with Japanese reliability This guy is a wizard 😂

Every single time I watch a Larry video I start working on my car haha

Centre caps for the alloy wheels. I feel the car really needs them. Love the car. Great job.

Awesome build.... and it sounds perfect in my book

I can feel the tension and anger and I love it!

@JeffMisa

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@ryanb8736

Жыл бұрын

Sound doesn’t match the car.

Pretty damn cool & for sure an extreme example of "k-swap the world." Good work, Nick & thanks for bringing it to us Mr. Chen

Brilliant!!! Looking forward to more videos! I'm planning to K swap a 964 but there aren't many examples out there. This is definitely inspiring :D

This Porsche is now bullet proof reliable.

This is so awesome 👍👍 I wish he’d share the build info so this could be replicated, probably quite a few 996’s that could use this when engine is on end of life. Given the shared motors on older boxsters it may work there as well

@bmwrepaircrew8848

Жыл бұрын

Correction, he did say he’s working on the kit, great to hear 👍👍

I would definitely get myself some "912 Turbo" badging for the back to mess with people 😂

I love that car. And the drivability is awesome.

What an awesome build and swap!! ❤

The engine sounds so so good.

I hated the 718 because they went to a 4 cylinder and this even more unsettling. But to each their own.

Never have I thought I would see a K20 swapped Porsche. Its definitely unique and kinda cool

@devandrasimanjuntak1646

Жыл бұрын

this is not the first 911 to have it. There’s a bunch of people in Japan have swapped in a B or K series in an older 911 (930/964).

As much as I love Porsche 911's as they are I would definitely get one like this as well beautiful!! Awesome vid!

this does not feel sacrilegious at all... this feels like saving the whole car... amazing.

@mro9466

Жыл бұрын

a GT3 without a flat six is like a gun without bullets, you might as well just ditch the whole car

@vxyz5219

Жыл бұрын

​@@mro9466 So in other words you came to this video just to complain about an impressively skillful build for the sake of being a pompous purist?

The definition of K-swapping the world

This is fantastic, i love Porsche's because they're beautiful, the heart never bugged me much so i don;t care if someone swaps one. how could i care. It's a work of art with a K20 heart. I love it.

I saw this car getting built in a shop out in Elmira a few years ago, crazy to see it here on Larry's channel!

one of my favorite things is even if the engine blows all the hard work is out of the way so you just buy a junkyard motor and swap everything over and drop it in just as easy as oem porsche engine would but at fraction of cost

@KosmicHRTRacingTeam

Жыл бұрын

Is it really that easy?

Yesss Ontario plates !!! Represent 🇨🇦

Dream setup. Ultra reliable. Plenty of horsepower and aftermarket support. Honda x Porsche. The collab we never knew we needed.

I thought I would hate this but it is so cool - I love that all the gauges work. So funny to see a Porsche tach hovering at 1500rpm when cold just like every Honda does!

Cleetus needs to see this video after that Turbo S debacle lol

I totally love it.🤓 It's carefully done and doesn't sound wrong like they said. It's also giving that engine a chance to put its power down properly.😏

I had tracked an SI with that motor for a few years, real good car all around, great motor choice! Fun car and build :)

That turbo sound is soooo cool. I love this.

Disagreements aside, this guy did a great job.

Brilliant! If that’s not two fingers up to Porsches engineering team I don’t know what is. A modified 4 cylinder Honda Civic motor which is more powerful than a 3.8 Porsche engine (and more reliable) is fantastic. Credit to you for building it…

I love this! Top job Nick!

Nice. Like that video. What a cool idea! Thanks Mr Chen.

It was the best cost effective decision..20k or about 7k to 10k..if that much.. easily decision for me..👍🏽🏁

Would of liked to hear what it actually cost. Very interesting!

Man this is amazing! Love it!

SO epically right. Well done good sir

Very cool, I would guess the K24 motor is lighter than the 997 motor, so the handling should also very different. Again cool project.

@JeffMisa

Жыл бұрын

I was just wondering what the weight difference is...

@thecanadian4230

Жыл бұрын

A 2005 997 with the N/A 3.6ltr (dressed) is about 445lbs. A K24A is about 415lbs (dressed) Add a turbo manifold, turbo, wastegate, bov, piping, etc to the dressed weight of the K24.

@baysidefabrication

Жыл бұрын

@@thecanadian4230 the stock m96 weighs 497lbs fully dressed. K24 with all turbo accessories with adapter plate and flywheel weighs 416lbs. I weighed both when I did my 996 k swap.

@nightnomad635

Жыл бұрын

@@baysidefabrication What about CoG? Just curious.

@RealLeskot

Жыл бұрын

as owner said: It’s almost 200lbs lighter with this new engine setup

I wonder if the swap affects the center of gravity of the car. With boxer motors it sits low and has a lower center of gravity, in turn it gives the car less body roll and better lateral stability. I definitely like this swap and respect it but I would like to see lap times to see if it’s faster.

@CosmicSeeker69

9 ай бұрын

insignificant. The crankline will be exactly the same and TBH it's probably slightly lighter overall. It would be more noticeable with some fat dude driving!

That is a very unique and interesting build.

Yes it's good and more than worthwhile Nick! I love!!!!!!

This dosnt feel right to me. But to each their own. Power to him for doing something unique

Be interesting to know the weight difference between K and the original flat 6. I imagine the K is lighter?

@tuningbynick

Жыл бұрын

It’s almost 200lbs lighter with this new engine setup

Glad to see Nick on here! He tuned my car!

Beautiful composition , smooth editing.. and an interviewer who clearly waits and listens.. Very Nice thank you Wonder if he made the motor mounts himself.. Proprietary perhaps

Can you do plugs without dropping the motor?

@mikeberrios1859

Жыл бұрын

in another video I think he said he loosens the subframe to lower the engine down some

3.8 could Rev to 8000rpm, and will always sound way better than a K24, a supercharger kit would have been better but hey variety of life 🤷‍♂️ cool vid as ever and can’t knock the install, super professional

@andrepower6

Жыл бұрын

Honda engines can also rev very high and clearly it doesn't sound bad at all.

I have a 996 4S widebody that just had the engine rebuilt 5000km ago, cost a fair chuck but to the previous owner not me. Nice to know options like this exist.

Yoo that’s so cool, I’d like to see that thing on the track. I built the 1st 911 991 twin turbo Ls Swapped Porsche I can’t wait to hit the dyno with it! ❤❤❤ good work nick.

So as a Porsche owner, it's a little mixed bag for me. Props for doing the work and getting it dialed in properly, massive respect for that. My only thing for me is the sound. I know 300hp isn't mind blowing by todays standards but the car lost some soul compared to a header back exhaust flat 6. That's kind of one of the big points for owning a P car so for me I wouldn't do the swap but I can see why someone would. I'm also someone who doesn't really like the 718 series that are 4 cylinder turbo models, it's got to be a flat 6 in a P sports car personally. But yeah if someone found a roller and did that swap, that's awesome.

@daygon128

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's cool and all but that raspy 4 cylinder sound kills it for me. Some people love it but the older you get the more childish it sounds.

@kc510

Жыл бұрын

I’d say the sound is the only con, for me.

@KosmicHRTRacingTeam

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. And ya, 355 hp (it’s actually higher, but Porsche always underrates their cars) isn’t a ton by todays standards, that being said, there are still 0-60 times in under 4 seconds, which isn’t exactly slow, and That’s actually the “weakness” of the car, from There the braking, handling, feel and track experience are MUCH better. You aren’t going to find a stock S2K come close to sub 4 sec 0-60 and your not going to find the Gen 1 NSX stock in that range either. I’ve owned a ton of Hondas/acuras but I wouldn’t do this (at the same time, I’d never drive an older boxster/Caymen and would much rather have an S2K with an S2K motor. Even tho the car isn’t crazy quick and even has electric steering, they are a blast to drive. I still have a hard time seeing all the BRZ hype when the s2k is a far superior car and it’s much older.