Dumping The Corvette Engine Porsche for This 911 Turbo?!

My brother's LS3 swapped, twin turbo Porsche 911 c2s ruffled some Porsche fans feathers earlier this year. Custom fabricated 62mm turbos helped his Porsche 911 make almost 950rwhp. As much as the car was enjoyable and fast, my brother had his eyes on another Porsche at the shop.
This recently rebuilt Porsche 911 Turbo captured his attention the moment it showed up at the shop. Carrington recently rebuilt the previously blown up car using an engine that Lee C Parts had at the shop. Leaving the business in a very favorable position with the finances on the Porsche 911 Turbo. After driving it once, he was hooked. The only thing the 911 Turbo needs is more power though! With the help of the team from AIM Perfromance in Jew Jersey, we set out to solve that issue!
#porsche #turbo #porsche911
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[@junktionfet]

Man, the video production quality from you guys just gets better and better. I loved the LS car, but I would've traded up for big bird as well

[@ohmmygod4963]

Can't agree more! P.S: THough I can NOT agree with anyone who says "Rotarys don't Sound Good" or "Awful Sounding Cars!"...listen to many Rotary's and most of them should satisfy you...if not, go back and watch Rob Dahm or if that still doesn't cut it for you, Listen to the Pure Blissful Sound of the Mazda 787B (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZvaqIloZc6Nj6c and for info on the 26B Engine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4bdgnirocxlebM

[@christian6381]

Can't wait for the R8 rebuild! Oh and I hate Nissan Jukes 😂

[@scraplifedalt]

U and me both buddy!

[@tonyjeffery4435]

If you don’t like the sound of a flat six twin turbo or any rotary with a bridge port sounds good your not a car guy you just like fast cars

[@scraplifedalt]

Both are acquired tastes. Neither is good. Lol

[@tommel1969]

Watching your show got me to purchase my first salvage title car. I purchased a 2011 mini Cooper S. A 900 bucks for it and I believe I can completely fix it for under $1000. ton of parts on order I’ll be working on it this weekend.

[@tommel1969]

So far I’m finding out what it’s like to get broken stuff in shipments and wrong parts in boxes from local auto part places. Ughhh

[@ronaldrey8474]

Big Bird -vs- Barney the Purple Dinosaur ʕ⁠·⁠ᴥ⁠·⁠ʔ

[@P-J-W-777]

Those little baby turbos are so cute! The LS Porsche would have been more reliable and much cheaper to repair when needed as well as easier to build higher horsepower without worrying about destroying a 50 thousand plus dollar engine. It would have been cool to see the LS Twin Turbo Porsche race the Yellow Porsche.

[@sutherlacd27]

I'll take mezger reliability over the LS all day.

[@P-J-W-777]

@@sutherlacd27 LS engines a pretty darn reliable it’s all the noobies that barely know anything about engines that buy all sorts of upgrades from the internet that really don’t know how to spec out an engine and then install the parts themselves, take it out to race then blow it up. Whereas the biggest majority of Porsche tuners blow their engines up with just a few upgrades and then have to spend 20-60 thousand getting it rebuilt and upgraded just to blow it again within a year or so. For that kind of money I could rebuild my 1500hp LS several times. Besides I have nothing against Porsche. Years ago I was not a Porsche fan and in fact found them rather ugly as well as sound like absolute crap. As I’ve gotten older I’ve started to gain a big respect for them. In fact if I were to ever buy a super car it would almost certainly be a Porsche. I heard an aftermarket exhaust the other day that gave the car a deep almost V8 sound without being too loud. Needless to say I was rather impressed.

[@sutherlacd27]

@@P-J-W-777 I agree LS engines are quite reliable. I've owned 3 of them and modified each one without issue. You're also right that most failures come from bad mod selections or tuning. But the same thing applies to Porsche mods. The percentage of 911 turbos that are modified is pretty similar to the percentage of LS engines that are modified. 911 turbo engine failures are very rare even with mods. It does happen occasionally but it's not common. And it typically only happens when the mods are pushing the upper limits of the bottom end capability....600ft lbs of torque on the 996 and 997.1 is the max reliable limit on the stock bottom end for example. It's possible to squeeze out a bit more using a torque limiting tune where max torque doesn't hit until 4k+ rpm. That same engine though has several cars over 500k miles on the original engine. One is near 700k miles. Full bolt ons and upgraded turbos with good tuning and maintenance and they will last 200k+ miles no problem. As reliable as the LS is they struggle to hit 200k miles once they are pushing 700-800hp.

[@rebodyking7584]

@@sutherlacd27correct anyone saying any Porsche Motor is more reliable at same hp than an LS is willfully lying!!,

[@sutherlacd27]

@@rebodyking7584 911 turbo and gt2 engines are absolutely more reliable than LS engines.

[@petetofani4896]

The yellow manual car will continue to go up in value.

[@bomboyagegaming]

did he pay for the seats cause man they are expensive wish I could get some but I'm not going to spend 15K

[@scraplifedalt]

Thanks for reminding me. I need to go check the receipts

[@greggkerber1936]

Those wheels look SOOO much better. Great choice.

[@brockcampbell1302]

Ya thoes black and yellow rims look like somthing a 16 year old kid would have had on there car in 05 lol much better w the new ones

[@45JS]

This Porsche content is awesome, very different vibe than many Porsche owners but I love it

[@scraplifedalt]

Yeah, we certainly ain’t normal Porsche owners lol

[@henning7923]

Sorry, but i need to be a little bit of a wiseass. The 997.1 turbo wasnt even the last Mezger with turbos, the 997.2 GT2 RS was. The real last Mezger was the 4.0.

[@scraplifegarage]

Oh, I’m sorry. I meant the last Metzger engine attainable by mere mortals lol.

[@markuscb83]

What’s the family dynamic here? Are you all brothers? I thought it was Lee’s brother?

[@scraplifedalt]

Alex and I are brothers.

[@rappeezy]

Dang lucky kid! I've been heckling for several videos to buy that car 😂

[@daltonburgess251]

I actually loved the color matched yellow on the other wheels was one of the best parts of the car , i do really like the other wheel look tho

[@foxxygearreviews7754]

Great video. I’ve always liked the sound of the stock 997 turbo. It doesn’t pick up as well on video but it has a nice low rumble at idle. Like you said - they’re really engaging to drive.

[@2LegitTooQuit]

I love the rivalry! I swear I never put two n two together that y’all were brothers but the haircut seeing y’all next to eachother solidified it for me😂

[@digilux4017]

You have it wrong. 82k om the odometer is not what true P-car drivers are looking at.. the more the better. Mine is at 220k. Low mileage kills Porsches 🏎️💨

[@reidhulshof3645]

May be unpopular but those black and yellow wheels looked much better

[@LongBeachPyro]

100%

[@jasonruch3529]

Totally bud. It was beautiful Porsche 😍 coloring

[@mikemocon8582]

Hell no. Those black and yellow wheels were awful. Black wheels are so over done

[@jasonruch3529]

@mikemocon8582 haha...guess that's what he thought too.

[@jscjm3721]

You played too much Grandtourismo as a youngster 🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@bretjjjohnson7942]

To the Nissan juke owner who need to put himself in check remember you own and drive a Nissan juke. Remember Nissan joke oh sry I mean juke 😂😂😂😂

[@pattyjay9999]

When you got on the freeway and pulled away from those cars, I love doing that!

[@InsaneBimmer]

Ah, another one saw the light. There's a reason Stuttgart's best makes every Corvette look and feel like a tractor. A very slow tractor.

[@billpar]

Love the channel and content, im not even a Porsche fan and you guys have me liking them since Lee's now the yellow one

[@tomtht3355]

Great to see the channel at 300k guys ( Obvs the Porsche and Hellcat content) Now if the Lady of the shop put GTR running gear in the Juke….well ! 😜😂

[@scraplifedalt]

I forgot about that pos…😛

[@G8rJimbo]

I wanted your brother's car so bad. Next time....

[@jameszaku1312]

I wish I knew he was selling that silver Porsche, I would’ve bought it

[@EdgasketGarage]

The motor out-motor in sequence would have taken me weeks 😂

[@scraplifegarage]

Everything is easier with lifts 😁

[@sutherlacd27]

It's shockingly easy

[@marioruiz5393]

Las mejoras realizadas son increibles, tan solo ver sus reacciones al conducir el auto, y ver como lo disrutan, más de uno quisieramos sentir esa sensación al conducir el auto, felicidades !!!

[@talltexan4710]

I think deep down he loves big bird

[@mohammedalamery7690]

First💯💯

[@ilanpro]

Yellow piped rims look so much better

[@davidgough7382]

killer content... smart move on the trade up... but the LS model sure looked fun :-)

[@crherniman]

Swapping the wheels was a good idea. Those Techart looked like some pimp my ride stuff.

[@crherniman]

@TheScraplifeGarage-- lol

[@nathanhall4015]

Any juke nismo updates?

[@scraplifedalt]

Yes, it’s for sale to pay for other projects! 😁

[@nathanhall4015]

I'd love to get it but can't at the moment. Would look good next to my 370Z Nismo

[@kidtechnician9691]

Nice when will part 7 demon restoration continue?

[@ryandempsey4186]

A 7 to a 9 heat range is colder

[@scraplifedalt]

I always get it backwards lol

[@InitialEngineers]

WHY ARE THESE VIDEOS SO GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????!??? WHY!?!?!? My only complaint is there arent enough of them.

[@scraplifedalt]

Thanks for watching! Try to put out as many as we can while still keeping sone high standards.

[@merlinzipp]

The on road driving, especially at 26:50 on the second highway pull, really shows the warp speed capabilities of this build.

[@petetofani4896]

So glad to see those black and yellow wheels to go away.

[@GPP1.8T20v]

Probably just loose plug wire or coil

[@jpayan1694]

the wheels are sooo much better!

[@libertybell9392]

Man, you guys should let your subscribers know when one of your projects is going up for sale. Enjoy the videos, keep ‘em coming!

[@anitthot4651]

6:47 ford crown Vic shares engine with koenigsegg 💀

[@thesearch9048]

Looking forward to seeing the R8 square off against the 997 Turbo. Betting we’ll see that before the Demon ever hits the road.

[@kendellharrell726]

im sure your right !!

[@jtmaher100]

STAND UP TO THE MAN. or cut your hair off and keep your job lmao looks nice. for school pictures lmao

[@jimhatfield5381]

-Not in for the rivalry version of Scrape Life. -I just watch to see how things go together and how you do it. -I guess if some people watch the same channel and the same kind of stuff they get bored. -Not me. If I want drama and tension I will go back to my TV. -I have owned 3 Porsches, 1958 Super 356-A in 1968, SC in the middle 80's, and my RestoMod-Outlaw that I designed and had build to my exact specs -one-of-a-kind in a world. In a world of copy, copy and ....copy some one else's stuff. -It doesn't bother me AT ALL with the Chevy engine. It is still a Porsche. Just content and interesting. - What is shocking is that other worker in the shop is now the main "speaker". I think they all do a good jabbing. - Want to get more eyes on your site, more hits, thumbs up, likes? -How about women helping out in the shop with no braws, big D-spark plugs and tight T-shirts...BUT... pick very smart women(s) who really know cars and then just never have the guys in the shop be on TV ever again. Smart women are sexy and they would present everything is a slightly, new, different and interesting way that men don't. - Back to the show.... -I like the details about the up-grade for the turbos and turbos in general. -My car doesn't have them and I didn't care that I didn't get it. My shop said for old Porsches (my year1986 911) turbos burn out cylinders. Myth or Truth? -Parts off the core to the new turbo. -I would have taken a wire wheel or something more aggressive to get a shine back on that old part to match the new shine. Shiny parts make the car go faster. Myth or Truth ;-) -Your hair used to fly around your head in all direction and land wherever it wanted to before you were the main face of the video. Looks like your hair is a little bit "stylin". -BIG ASS FAT TIRES! -The back tires on my '86 are about almost 12". 3-piece rims allows miracles to happen! -I do hill climbs. 12" HUGE advantage on the curves/turns! -Being honest, the new rims look a lame, and odd looking. The Truth sometimes feels good, other times...NOT. -Buckets. Do they have adjustments to tilt back, go up and down if not they are a tiring bucket seat that will kill you back on long drives. When my wife and I travel to different cities and states I look down at the the ground more than most people. -Why?? -Look at 17:13 on the video counter and you will see by. -I photograph all things on the ground but mostly what others call "man hole" covers. Look at this stunning, detailed cover right outside your garage!! Fking stunning! Just think someone had to design this and manufacture it. Why wouldn't they just order a plain blank one without any design; cheaper. Because beauty needs to be expressed and people crave it; at least those people who have a soul.. "A garage without a Porsche is just a dark hole - Walter Rohrl - Porsche Development

[@LT64444]

My throttle response low down with the id1300 injectors is not great on the 997tt. Were you guys able to get it to drive like stock? It might just come down to better tuning I'm not sure

[@Climb385]

The Porsche is cool, but shoulda kept the violet ACR….

[@scraplifegarage]

Comeee on leave that in the past! Was just thinking about that car the other day.

[@caseykosek2673]

The twin turbo LS3 911 was probably the dream of millions of Gen Xers. I know it's been mine for 20yrs

[@BlastWorrior]

why not putting even bigger turbos on there and make 950hp without e85? this turbos are small af tbh, and when you have 950hp without e85 the car will be soooooo much faster WITH e85 ^^^

[@BilboBaggins-q8k]

Love the original Porsche good choice man . A sorted Porsche can burn allot of so called high hp cars , your doing it right . I will say that v8 TT Porsche you guys all was class man very nice I would most deff have had that car if could

[@MentePositivaRafael]

Let's see, hmm errrrrr......my goodness 😅😅😅 banana goes banana 🎉🎉🎉

[@martinmendiolamm]

Lmao I did my 06 Cayman injectors inside the car but they at least gave room for you to pull em out with your fingers

[@50H3i1]

I was hoping I don't see Porsches on the main channel again . But here we are 😢

[@franml]

i would love to know more about the actual failure on the upgrade. I mean, cicio performance seems to have some beasts 911s all over yt

[@TaldrenDR]

You should have stuck with the LS. You sacrificed the driving experience and utility of a driver for a future profit that you can't drive often if you want to retain that future value.

[@CharlesJLynch-o7f]

Myself I cant believe you did this but since you did this is what I see … you did it to make more money on the sale of the yellow car and you’re worried about what the jones were saying … to me F them jones

[@LaBorious69]

I know nothing about cars let alone a Porsche but I will be owning one soon any recommendations engine swaps, turbos, and cool builds etc..

[@sutherlacd27]

If you want power and mod potential then the 911 turbo from the 996 or 997 gen are the best bang for the buck. Upgraded vtg turbos, exhaust, intercoolers, turbo intake tubes, and tuning are the best mods

[@cbt8595]

During the hard pulls the subtitles were "Damn [music]" .. sounds about right

[@jonathankemper178]

Talking smack about a Ford Focus. Would take the ST over a Nissan Juke.

[@ctvette1318]

Are you guys brothers with Lee also?

[@scraplifedalt]

No, just Alex and I

[@colchronic]

The shift knob looks rather.... Phallic

[@mikejohnston353]

The Do88 looks like it should have been installer at the factory instead of that plastic p o s.

[@TheJeracuda]

lol you should've contacted Hoovie he might have sold you his LS Porsche 911

[@76vetten]

Beautiful exhaust. Great video. Well done.

[@chappie6985]

use a rubber hose to get the plugs out thats what i use, if you dont already just a rec love the content

[@sweetjamezjonez4637]

Nice 🫡 love the racing n builds,.

[@Kacaroto13]

This is probably the most reliable Porsche in the world!!!!

[@kasper.4133]

we barley even saw the ls though why wasnt there more content before yall sold it 😭

[@kennyvanvliet7569]

Nah man...swapping those wheels is the craziest part of the video

[@greyfox78569]

Don't ignore a flashing CEL ever, find that problem ASAP flashing CEL means cat damage in progress. My guess bad plugs from the code but, it could be a leaky injectors on those cylinders. Just because the CEL stops flashing doesn't mean the problem is gone it just means the computer can't see it anymore and no it won't throw a code as the sensors are fine, and in range for now.

[@gd1996]

Blinking light means misfire... and I don't think the car even has cats lol

[@alishan8880]

Should have left it stock. It's too nice to be butchered

[@roberttowsley8958]

Those new wheels are awesome 🎉🎉!

[@808SSCamaro]

Another Fernando not doing anything video! Looks like Lee owes a partial refund for breaking it 😀 Thanks guys for sharing!

[@brynholmes4965]

Do the aim hybrids still use the standard turbo turbine housings or GT2 spec rears?

[@sutherlacd27]

Good question. I'd guess the turbo housings because the gt2 housings would add a bunch of extra money and the gains would be minimal

[@CM-tc6pp]

Never owned or driven an RX7, but you saying that they sound awful is sacrilege in the car community. Don't we all love the sound of a rotary engine ripping around a track??

[@armandopatane5343]

Love it = all YALL are hilarious

[@robtheman]

Beautiful car! Way nicer than carringtons

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

I actually like the Ford ST ! It’s hideous yellow Porsches i don’t like quick or not it’s kinda got look at the old fella written all over it 🤣 only joking don’t get your panties in a bunch …nice work fellas 👍

[@ThatTurboZoh]

Loved the video, but 7.40s is hella slow for near 3000lb car at 730whp. That’s slower than HCI ls3 C6s.

[@scraplifegarage]

Where are those 3000lbs 997 turbos at?! car prob weighs 3400. But yes, it’s a easily mid 6 capable car. It will get there, gotta get used to it!

[@ThatTurboZoh]

@@scraplifegarage swore they were close to 3000lbs dressed. But either way, definitely a 6 second car. Good shit guys, car is cool as hell regardless.

[@ThatTurboZoh]

@@scraplifegarage holy cow, I just looked… did NOT guess they were 3500lbs for a .1 turbo. That’s wild

[@Poseoptional01]

I’m impressed with switching the wheels/seats and how much weight you guys cut! 😮‍💨

[@scraplifedalt]

Right! Wasn’t expecting it to be that much!

[@Poseoptional01]

@@scraplifedalt fr tho 😁

[@Poseoptional01]

@TheScraplifeGarage-- what did I win

[@remidmytryshyn8982]

I always new that porche wasn’t going to stay stock for long😂

[@msteele3199]

Selling the Juke and building an R8?

[@scraplifedalt]

If only I could have swapped the juke for the r8 straight up 😜

[@romangarza8722]

Quick, how many times can they say EXTREMELY ? Lol

[@scraplifegarage]

Scraplife garage drinking game 😁

[@sutherlacd27]

Unless you are running e85 the stock injectors will handle a full bolt on and upgraded vtgs setup. As for spark plugs you should be running ngk 4853 plugs gapped at .026 with those mods. Those are one step cooler plugs. Injectors are a pain to do with it in the car...have to drop the engine a couple inches.

[@sutherlacd27]

Stock plenum and throttle body will perform equally as well as the upgraded ones until you get into the 1000hp range.

[@ZAIN-mb6op]

hey bro love ur videos ❤❤❤

[@NunYaBeezWax80]

lowering the centrifical weight greatly reduces rotational mass thus giving greater torque distribution to the wheels and less stress on the trans

[@swegosaurus]

Wanna donate those techart wheels?! 😘

[@maniaktv6766]

You should make an SRT-4 Neon

[@stpaulirocker]

These JDM wheels are a disgrace.

[@dontenewton541]

The black wheels looked better

[@Uttkarsh_Sharmaa]

Bro can you make dodge video

[@mikelbring]

I would of expected a sub 7s 60-130 easily with a 700whp+ car. Cool car none the less

[@scraplifegarage]

It absolutely will. Just have to figure out best gearing, driving, shifting, etc. I think it goes 6.6-6.7

[@mikelbring]

@@scraplifegarage For sure. My evox went high 6s at 650whp so I am sure it has at least that in it.

[@BrooksBraml]

sweet!

[@darrinwatts9229]

Another vw

[@glenjohnson6829]

About that trailer

[@seasicks2243]

And that's why you should have kept the LS porsche, worry free driving. Nothing like it. Not a porsche hater, I love everyone that does not belong to me

[@marchenning5037]

2005 ST Ford focus uses a Volvo T5 engine 😂

[@ronaldrey8474]

Koenigsegg's first V8 was a Ford mustang V8

[@merk247]

Thanks for the advertisement on our trailer lol.

[@davidrinaldis2351]

What clutch set up did you guys wind up using?

[@sutherlacd27]

I'd guess Sachs 2.5