1968 Porsche 911 With Tesla Power | EV Show

What happens when you put Tesla performance in a vintage Porsche 911? In this episode we do a full walk through of a 1968 Porsche 911 in which we installed our bolt-in Tesla subframe. This car was recently given away by Omaze to benefit the Petersen Automotive Museum. We go through all the components of the conversion and take this little hot rod for a drive.

[@kll.switch]

I hope EV-conversions will be a lot more common and affordable in the future.

[@jeremiahshields7827]

Of course they will. Probably drop 50% in 5 years.

[@bananade5345]

i hope they dont

[@JayBearjaysbigadventure]

I think this really shows the conundrum that the automotive world is going through. I simply adore old 911s, and the sounds are a HUGE part of the appeal, especially one with some slight tuning. It will NEVER be as fast or reliable as this modern car - but that isn't the only reason people buy these. I'm really torn. The power, simplicity and sheer HOLY @$#!$%# factor is just huge! But man, running a weber-equipped 911 through a tunnel is something that you'll never understand in a car that goes WZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

[@robertamoyaw1979]

I love my VWs mostly for the engine sound but I guess you can't have your 🍰 n eat it🤠

[@bikerbrego]

Is the Delorean getting Tesla swapped? Would be nice 👍

[@CharlesHrodric]

Well, he better come up with a solution for the required 1.21 Gigawatts!

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

Yes

[@stanmccorkle]

I noticed that as well!

[@EVWest]

Yes, it is. We have another episode on it, and more coming soon.

[@bikerbrego]

@@EVWest thank you

[@tomsummers1137]

Great production on this episode, Michael. Super engineering on the componentry. I see a time when every cool car worth preserving has its own EV conversion kit. Nice work!

[@C8sorbs]

Solid state power for the rest of us. Excellent explanation and tour. Very cool!

[@BaronRosenhein]

Very impressive packaging of all the battery and drive unit components.

[@brocluno01]

Nice work. We need SO MANY MORE of these. We gotta have cool conversions. there are just way to many cool existing cars (& trucks) to toss all that away. You'all are right on the mark. Keep up the good work : D

[@justinmartin8637]

OMG yes yes yes. Audio and music levels are perfect. LOVE IT. This is how it should be. Most excellent.

[@EVWest]

Thank you!

[@Drakoman07]

@@EVWest As a first time watcher, the microphone and audio mix is really impressive. Gives the channel an extremely legitimate feel.

[@stevewilson8267]

Great video! Love the work you show us!

[@hughmarcus1]

Nice video. I hope there’ll be a video once that Delorean is complete. That would be back to the future. 😉

[@markrocks692]

A stunning car. Great to see the engineering underneath...

[@moork]

Now I hear you with that mic 😉 The show is much better! Keep the good work!

[@EVWest]

Thanks for hanging in there!

[@lenovo7980]

Great Job you're doing guys... Well done.

[@Uh-huh-uh-huh]

Oh the glorious sound of that flat kWh. (awesome car!)

[@gutrevisan]

acompanhando vocês aqui do Brasil! Muito louvável sua iniciativa em fazer esse canal!

[@MrPnew1]

Beautiful job EV West

[@Webcrawler45]

Sweet, I had a 1968 911 in British green. I wish I had kept it and converted it. Your work is really high quality...

[@douglau517]

Very neat. And the Delorean up there :)

[@wnow8987]

Nice video. Love the slippers

[@AutoDIY]

SLCS! This was amazing you are all BAMF.

[@robertrishel3685]

Dig that choice of wheels😍

[@marktourtellotte1336]

Brilliant! Just frickin brilliant!

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Very well done... Great engineering.!

[@teslafudge1585]

Fantastic episode, 10/10 quality and brevity. SLCS fans. 2.06 seconds! 👀👀👀

[@94JAVS]

Clean af, as always. Very nice guys. Keep it up!

[@clydecox2108]

You guys do such nice work.

[@skip741x3]

that motor looks enormous in there!

[@lonhowell1]

You are doing amazing work and the regular videos are appreciated. It would be interesting to see a mini series showing a project from start (enquiry/concept) through to completion.

[@mckirkus]

Would like to see how this does in a slalom test vs the OG car given the added weight and where that mass is located at the ends of the car.

[@cnotebeats8061]

Great explanation

[@garbizwal]

Great work Micheal! Love it. Man you fingers were close to those + - contractors...... ;)

[@oceans123]

2 thumbs way up, Michael!

[@alexferrara4527]

Gorgeous

[@ArtorMachine]

Wonderful!

[@dara555]

FANTASTIC!!

[@stevesurf22]

Great Work!

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

Nicely done.

[@EV_Reviews]

I love that a model S drives by after SLCS 😂 Perfect way to end it.

[@northvanbc]

YES! Love the addition of the lapel mic! Major improvement, thanks. Now... when does this drop-in package show up in the EV West catalog?!

[@Fernando-wt2rj]

Great job! 👍👍👍

[@RetroElectric]

Amazing!

[@Otuhh]

ah sweet. you guys are making videos again. keep it up

[@spiritlevelstudios]

5:45 Great Scott!

[@jorditribo94]

Really? The one that does electronics videos? How you know?

[@guysinclair7588]

So awesome!

[@nikolaigomez2318]

Love the bbq under the shelf

[@harrisonosuji2921]

I LOVE UR WORK...

[@kennygrant5531]

An elegant execution of something that should never have been done

[@hayafatims3713]

Great job amazing video

[@marcomknc]

Nice rig!

[@nicoparra1990]

I'm so happy for you guys posting videos again

[@Jimmymlb23]

Wow this is awsome!!

[@Jakob_Nybo]

Very very nice !!

[@jenkinseric2]

so many videos have overpowering "music". thanks for doing a good job of the car and the explanation.

[@ItsTimePictures]

Eric Jenkins Agreed. The result was I listened to every word.

[@mykevenable8180]

Love it !

[@staffanbrynge7679]

Amazing car! Well produced a/v 👍🏻

[@azy1]

Porsches are so beautiful

[@halredford262]

This is awesome ! great job !

[@projectmiata]

Much Yes. Much Need.

[@darth3pio]

That cable management in the rear is sexy

[@mycoulrich2877]

Nice!

[@RCRitterFPV]

Love it.

[@tomoday4450]

Sick

[@bryandickerson5365]

Thanks for reminding me that I got crazy busy this summer and missed the deadline for entering that Omaze give away............AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!

[@musk-eteer9898]

my dream car, BEV DeLorean.

[@thilog5874]

Perfect! The best car shape in the world with the best drive...

[@reinerhildebrand5915]

Second best. You forgot the Citroen DS.

[@degeneratelife2668]

I can't stop looking at that Delorean.

[@BangChief_AllIsOne]

BadAss. Salute

[@MikesTropicalTech]

Fantastic work Michael and team! So.... what's the price of the bolt-in system?

[@freecypias3026]

Eretnekség! Máglyára velük!

[@craigslist04]

So Cool...

[@curanderoverde]

So cool

[@slartybartfarst9737]

so professional you can tell that's what experience does. That deloren though...Tesla power? So cool.

[@downlowperformanceinc4860]

11 out of 10. Nice work you guys rule.

[@innsaeimaster]

Wow, like the combination. one of the best ways to make oldtimers electric.

[@bastiaans5498]

insane!!

[@mikeybthepilot]

The Delorean up on the lift getting converted brings me great joy.

[@yangzone7773]

Fab... lane-drift warning/correction, pre-collision and other software enhanced safety features etc are nice aspects of the Tesla... .

[@SideOfHustle]

YES. This is what I was looking for. Do you have a video of the whole process?

[@stevelane6919]

That stop the oil leaks!

[@gerardmcmillan8591]

😂

[@stheday1]

Very cool..

[@heliolps2]

I own a Porsche 964 turbo. I love what you are doing. I would do this in a heart beat.

[@Mustangver]

A 95' version of this is my dream car

[@Yellowshock]

Very interested what that weight cut does to the range? Also, arguably less brake energy back into the battery pack so likely not a linear gain.

[@mjsnosk8er720]

Even the video production is period correct!

[@shannons1886]

I’ve wondered for a while if you can tune the ESC torque curves to allow the manual shifting to “work” near the same as original (obv much faster). May be a little more engaging.

[@dekuramen3283]

love it :)

[@gp1683]

Witchcraft!....and I love it!

[@Chemist1076]

I like those safety steel toe sandals

[@karlwalters3763]

This is brilliant!

[@803mastiff9]

Really nice well thought out build. What's the typical mileage range on this 911?

[@julesmo323]

Next week, we take the Mona Lisa and paint a mustache on the lady! Lets take a look....

[@paul-francoisderobert6618]

lol

[@IdanItz]

Would love to hear more about transmission mating possibilities with the Tesla drive train. Also, would a system that includes the front and rear drive trains be possible? Subscribed, great content!

[@JS-hw8ve]

I remember seeing the contest to win this car, but they never showed the car operate, or mentioned the range. It was poorly marketed, but a beautiful car.

[@JS-hw8ve]

@james braselton uh... sure?

[@TruckinSongster]

I'd love to experience the snap oversteer of that beautiful beast.

[@Anax100]

that's more of a function of the rear overhanging engine, which is deleted. Porsche make good chassis so without the engine I imagine it's a pretty predictable handler

[@johnellis1952]

It would be appreciated if you provided a 'basic' specs sheet for the end product....like 0-60 time, estimated range, maximum power, top-speed and approximate cost (installed). I know some of this was sprinkled through the video but I didn't hear anything about range or $. Great kit and I'm going to be interested once the improved batteries make it to market in a couple years to allow for increased range in the limited battery space. Is this ready for a Cayman?

[@OmegaF77]

Just imagine these conversions with the 4680 batteries.

[@alexandreberthiaume9794]

Nobody brought them one, that porsche has an owner, they just need somebody who owns a cayman and is willing to convert it to electric drive

[@bikerslow2598]

0 - 60 looks like it costs 2 rear tires

[@MartinWohlmuth]

great!

[@kaduisaui4596]

I can see the ground below the motor. Is there some kind of shield that protects the motor from water and dirt?

[@kaduisaui4596]

@ My inner Veruca wants a shield and she wants it now!

[@ruggedplus]

Beautiful build

[@findtomdotcom]

How does the battery weight affect the handling and what is the range?

[@pcranebmw]

Beautiful job.