So much respect for these guys! The complexity is mind boggling and their passion and diligence is humbling! These guys are geniuses! So many Porsche drivers have no clue what they are driving! As a petrol head I am humbled!
I have a 993 with the 3.6 flat 6, it's cool to look at the motor with the hood up and marvel at the packaging aspect alone, especially keeping in mind it started out as a 2.0 liter flat 6. Over the decades all of the ad-ons and improvements to that motor it is truly an amazing piece of work to behold.
thank you putting out content like this. i am in school right now and training to become a certified technician and hopefully be able to earn ASE certifications. I have always liked porsche but until i came across this video today i realized that i have never seen a porsche teardown or just being worked on in general. I have dealt with audis bmws and benzs but never a porsche. It was really cool to see a detailed and kind of "light hearted and fun" video of something most guys would never even think of tackling due these machines having a notorious reputation of being difficult to work on. keep up the content!
Great video series! I used to have an '86 911. Never tore into the engine but dropped it once to replace the clutch. That engine looks so different than anything else. It's a total contradiction of amazing engineering and at the same time kind of a big mess. The fuel system looks like it was pulled off an old diesel tractor. The crankshaft and the caps are amazing. Love the way the air is routed.
I love watching tear downs! Those air cooled engines share similarities to old school motorcycle engines when it comes to cylinder configuration. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one! Thanks for sharing.
awesome video brother. my favorite part was watching the cylinder walls come off which I found to be amazing how easily they came off. although very complicated to work on no doubt.
I thought the same but he's pay them thousands.... I wanted to record the Porsche techs doing a manual swap on mine... Felt justified with the bill I had lol
This is pretty cool. Makes me want to rebuild an air-cooled Porsche engine in my garage. None of it looks that hard to work on, especially considering the BMW V8's that I'm used to.
That old fuel system is really interesting. It's outdated and useless now, but I love seeing the engineering they used in early fuel injection systems.
+2002honda954 Do you find the music to be distracting? We've been contemplating killing the music but then the videos get a bit too dull in our opinion.
Wow...excellent video. I'm struck by just how similar these air cooled engines are to the design of the 78 Honda CB750 my son & I rebuilt last year. A lot of similar technology for the time period, I suppose. Thanks for posting these videos. This is awesome!
Really like this type of projects Getting a neglected great car and giving it some love and what it deserves Keep it up! Love to see all the details of the teardown
Wow, this is like a Discovery channel or Learning channel documentary where they show the surgeons preform an operation! No seriously, I always thought these had a direct actuated valve train. I never knew they had rockers, that's really interesting! Thanks for the video!!
Thank you for this video. I was contemplating a lease or buying my wife a new Porsche Cayenne, however after watching this video and the complexity of the components on this engine, I m definitely opting for a new LEXUS !
+Umaxen 00 The Cayenne is actually a conventional piston engine so it doesn't resemble the air-cooled flat six at all, you'll be plenty fine with it but I still recommend the Lexus over for reliability. :)
Why do Porsches cost so much? This illustrates it pretty well. In all seriousness this was a fascinating video. There is so much more to these engines than I could have possibly imagined. Amazing.
Very cool. These cars are still horrendously expensive here in Australia and unfortunately out of the reach of the average enthusiast. Will be watching with interest!
great video Pete always fun to watch, I can wait to see all the upgrades you throw in its gonna be epic, side note can you give up a price breakdown on what something like this might cost
good episode P.T.! I was having a similar feeling of bewilderment watching that thing come apart. I'm poor, I had no idea the head of a Porsche was designed that way! Look at a Subaru opposed motor and the head still looks conventional. Very cool, very different. keep it up! then get back to Canada and get the badass2000 running lol I'm dying here.
Helpful Tip: With stubborn and rusted studs and nuts, apply heat with a torch then place a wax candle onto the surface. The wax will melt and find its way into the threads acting as a lubricant. It works wonders. Must be seen to believe how well it works.
Someone actually thumbed this down??? This is one of the most interesting teardowns I've watched. We all know how to do a normal engine teardown, and I've seen VW teardowns, but nothing like this before. Very interesting. Thanks for going into the level of detail you did instead of just "Wham bam, it's tore down ma'am"...
No IMS bearing failure on these, double row timing chain with hydraulic tensionners on the same side. No variocam stuff either to mess about etc, what I like the most in this to see the evolution compared to an early 911 engine with less stuff on it but you still recognize what makes these engines so good. I hope that one day I'll be able to just throw washers, nuts and engine guts all over the floor and rebuild without forgetting even one thing :D Except for a few broken exhaust nuts and the wankel style piston ring (not a rotary basher I like these too a lot ^^) your engine seemed to be in good shape, the poor mouse on the other hand, not so much :D
FYI I found muriatic Acid to work wonders on rust, litterly 15 minutes of sitting on a totally rusted fuel line fitting and bam off like it was brand new. Highly recommend you guys give it a try when the situation arises. Home hardware is the only place in sask I found that sold it. Dont know how different things are in Ontario
its one thing being watch while doing it, imagine having a camera always in your way when your trying to work on the engine!! the air among them is quite dense, but money has to be made!
+Twin2 Civic Garage T2CG We left that to the machine shop that rebuilt the cylinder heads. Welding nuts on them is usually the best technique. If I have a chance to shoot a video for that I will.
never pry open anything that is supposed to be oil/air tight!! just tap lightly with a rubber hammer and it will go out. it can damage de mating surface and cause oil leak. but overall nice video!! **especially when ther is no proper rubber gasket going there** like your timming chain covers
Hey guys i'm about to recive 930 natural aspirated. It is not starting so i will make a full inspection. Just want to ask how far i can disassamble the engine without taking it out from the car. Thank you.
I smoked one of those with a mazda 13b.secret port.51 ida weber.almost 300hp.but way lighter than the porsche.I was on slicks and 4.88 final drive.i left that porsche sitting.after the 1/4 mile he was creeping up
Keith Brettell a 100% factory stock car will always be worth more. Ive seen some go for as high as 120-130k. These mods will likely not devalue the car thou as it was in such poor condition to begin with but i doubt itll increase it much.
I have rebuilt many engine's over the years and am very confident in my abilities.I have to admit i'm a little intimidated by this engine. I'll remember to avoid working on Porsche engines.
What toolbox was Chris using when taking out that camshaft? I know that question is a bit obscure but it had a sliding work station with all his sockets under it which looks like a super efficient design.
I'm so happy that quality content like this is available for free.
Thanks!
So much respect for these guys! The complexity is mind boggling and their passion and diligence is humbling!
These guys are geniuses! So many Porsche drivers have no clue what they are driving!
As a petrol head I am humbled!
Thanks James, the guys at TurboKraft really know what they're doing and their commitment to building quality engines is top notch.
Reminds me of the flat 6's you get in many small airplanes. This video really makes me appreciate the beautiful simplicity of my LS1 and LS6 though.
I agree these things are over the top in terms of engineering.... still a marvel tho
That was freaking awesome, thanks for showing the guts of an air cooled porche engine!
+Smokkedandslammed Appreciate you watching!
I never have a problem taking engines apart it’s the putting them all back together that gets me. 😂
I have a 993 with the 3.6 flat 6, it's cool to look at the motor with the hood up and marvel at the packaging aspect alone, especially keeping in mind it started out as a 2.0 liter flat 6. Over the decades all of the ad-ons and improvements to that motor it is truly an amazing piece of work to behold.
+Mark P It certainly is. After watching the teardown I appreciate the design of this engine so much more.
thank you putting out content like this. i am in school right now and training to become a certified technician and hopefully be able to earn ASE certifications. I have always liked porsche but until i came across this video today i realized that i have never seen a porsche teardown or just being worked on in general. I have dealt with audis bmws and benzs but never a porsche. It was really cool to see a detailed and kind of "light hearted and fun" video of something most guys would never even think of tackling due these machines having a notorious reputation of being difficult to work on. keep up the content!
+Daniel Kim Glad we're showing you something that you can learn from! That's our intent.
Thanx for doing these videos. I've never seen inside one of these. Looks ungodly expensive, though!
+Jason Leib More to come and yes, these engines and parts are a bit pricey. :O
They are expensive and not engineered to last either.
what an amazing design. complex and bullet proof.
I am so in love my 930 !
Thanks, it truly is an amazing engine.
I almost enjoy watching engine tear-downs more than engine building
+Garrett Martin Agreed!
Great video series! I used to have an '86 911. Never tore into the engine but dropped it once to replace the clutch.
That engine looks so different than anything else. It's a total contradiction of amazing engineering and at the same time kind of a big mess. The fuel system looks like it was pulled off an old diesel tractor. The crankshaft and the caps are amazing. Love the way the air is routed.
+Mark Coleman Yes, it's beautifully complex as I like to put it.
I love watching tear downs! Those air cooled engines share similarities to old school motorcycle engines when it comes to cylinder configuration. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one! Thanks for sharing.
+UCanDoIt2 That's what I thought when I saw it come apart. Glad you found the video informative.
I think this will be a epic serie!
I never liked the 911 design untill i saw a video about Magnus Walker.... then i fell in love...
+krqkan Glad you're liking the vids so far.
+Speed Academy just subscribed aswell!
love the style of your videos :):)
I need more! Great work! Awesome channel!
+Andreas Bengtsson More is coming soon!
Such a cool thing to see, thanks guys! No one shows the detail of engines like this on youtube.
+Tristan Carlson Thanks!
awesome video brother. my favorite part was watching the cylinder walls come off which I found to be amazing how easily they came off. although very complicated to work on no doubt.
+Juan Vargas It's been such a great experience watching this whole engine come apart. I've learned so much.
I love that I get to watch this process, but I can only imagine those guys get tired of your video commentary as they're working
He probably tells them to shut up because this stuff is going help to pay them lol.
I thought the same but he's pay them thousands.... I wanted to record the Porsche techs doing a manual swap on mine... Felt justified with the bill I had lol
Really just depends on the relationship. Some people like the company as long as they know what they are doing.
Yes and no. This is also marketing/promotion for their shop. The owner (Chris) doesn’t seem to mind, I think the techs do though.
These guys are expert at what they are working.... They do know each nut bolt component in the engine....
Very interesting to see the engineering in an early Porsche engine. Man that red one revving at the end sounded Siiiiiiick!
+Boosted & Built Garage They've got such a great sound and unique design.
For a car that's basically 30 years old ,it still has a timeless design. Good luck with the build.
+JCE10NYC Thanks, thats the reason why I bought it originally. The design of this car is so unique and streamlined.
This is pretty cool. Makes me want to rebuild an air-cooled Porsche engine in my garage. None of it looks that hard to work on, especially considering the BMW V8's that I'm used to.
Even then the m60/62 motots are super easy to take apart, everything makes complete sense
Thats a cool engine design! I always wanted to see what these engines looked like on the inside! Much excite PT!
wow...these motors are so complex! Thank you for documenting this awesome build, I can't wait to see more.
+doctorlobsteroctopus Glad you liked it.
Thanks for leaving in so much detail. Most shows cut out the interesting nerdy bits
That old fuel system is really interesting. It's outdated and useless now, but I love seeing the engineering they used in early fuel injection systems.
+Scott Ryman To think this was the best option in the 80s is kinda crazy.
Outdated and useless?
Best aircooled flat6 teardown video I've seen. I was watching this on a threadmill and people actually stopped by to watch lol.
+Ghepardo GTS Wicked! Glad the video was entertaining and informative.
Great video for us gear heads, NO MUSIC! thanks for posting.
+2002honda954 Do you find the music to be distracting? We've been contemplating killing the music but then the videos get a bit too dull in our opinion.
Hey its a HEMI FLAT 6 NICE!
Your dumb
vteckiller100 Look at the combustion chamber of the cylinder heads they look hemispherical to me.
+vteckiller100 *you're
Wow...excellent video. I'm struck by just how similar these air cooled engines are to the design of the 78 Honda CB750 my son & I rebuilt last year. A lot of similar technology for the time period, I suppose.
Thanks for posting these videos. This is awesome!
+Ron Icard These engines are quite similar in design to motorcycle engines aren't they!
Thanks for taking the time to post these episodes. Very interesting...and no doubt, expensive. Best wishes!
Really like this type of projects
Getting a neglected great car and giving it some love and what it deserves
Keep it up!
Love to see all the details of the teardown
+Alberto Laita Thank you, I'm trying to get as detailed as possible with these videos.
Learning so much about Porsche engineering thanks guys
+Scadieee That was the intent!
Wow, this is like a Discovery channel or Learning channel documentary where they show the surgeons preform an operation! No seriously, I always thought these had a direct actuated valve train. I never knew they had rockers, that's really interesting! Thanks for the video!!
What an exceptional process !
Thank you for this video. I was contemplating a lease or buying my wife a new Porsche Cayenne, however after watching this video and the complexity of the components on this engine, I m definitely opting for a new LEXUS !
+Umaxen 00 The Cayenne is actually a conventional piston engine so it doesn't resemble the air-cooled flat six at all, you'll be plenty fine with it but I still recommend the Lexus over for reliability. :)
It was nice to see Stewart Little make an appearance
Why do Porsches cost so much? This illustrates it pretty well. In all seriousness this was a fascinating video. There is so much more to these engines than I could have possibly imagined. Amazing.
Very cool. These cars are still horrendously expensive here in Australia and unfortunately out of the reach of the average enthusiast. Will be watching with interest!
+James McLean They are here too. I just happened to buy mine before the prices went out of control
Looking forward to the rebuild!
Thanks for posting these vids. Thumbs up from the GTA. Hope to see your car around!
great video Pete always fun to watch, I can wait to see all the upgrades you throw in its gonna be epic, side note can you give up a price breakdown on what something like this might cost
+Victor “Bigsexy” Oliveira The price of a build like this is around 30K. As you'll see the man hours and costs of Porsche OEM parts adds up fast.
That's scary on the wallet, all for the love of the sport, romen noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a year I guess
+Victor “Bigsexy” Oliveira It's been a dream car of mine for a long time so it's worth it. And I'll likely have to sell the Evo haha
this is a sick series. can't wait to see the first fire up.
+Kamal Gill I can't wait either. Going to be AWESOME!
+Speed Academy I love how your Canadian and in Ontario, if possible do something in Oakville that's would be awesome.
Almost a year since the last update.. This was a good video thanks! Hopefully we get an update before 2017!
He put out a video last week of the 930 entering the shop, hopefully it'll become a weekly series now!
+Maximum Torque Yes, trying to keep them rolling out weekly.
The timing chain is like the endocrine system of the engine!!!
+StreetMachine18 That's what Ive been told. Timing it will be fun to watch.
Awesome video! I love how they did the engine cooling and heat.
+Ryan Tiffany Thanks!
UPGRADE EVERYTHING!
+Jordan Runes Isnt that the best modo? :D
Speed Academy words to live by guys ;)
Great videos as always, keep them coming.
Awesome episode I've been hanging for this keep em coming great job Pete
+TheAussiefrog Thank you! We've been working hard here so I havent had time to edit another video but will get to it very soon.
good episode P.T.! I was having a similar feeling of bewilderment watching that thing come apart. I'm poor, I had no idea the head of a Porsche was designed that way! Look at a Subaru opposed motor and the head still looks conventional. Very cool, very different. keep it up! then get back to Canada and get the badass2000 running lol I'm dying here.
+MrDannyd9 Haha, I just picked up injectors for the S2k so when I get back it'll be full tuning mode in effect!
Helpful Tip: With stubborn and rusted studs and nuts, apply heat with a torch then place a wax candle onto the surface. The wax will melt and find its way into the threads acting as a lubricant. It works wonders. Must be seen to believe how well it works.
+OFFROAD GMC Thanks for the tip!
Someone actually thumbed this down???
This is one of the most interesting teardowns I've watched. We all know how to do a normal engine teardown, and I've seen VW teardowns, but nothing like this before. Very interesting.
Thanks for going into the level of detail you did instead of just "Wham bam, it's tore down ma'am"...
+Alvin Brinson Thanks for appreciating it!
workin on these engines look really fun!
awesome video as always!:)
I think I'm addicted already and it's only my second episode
What a piece of engineering
And now - put everything together again!
To couple all the wires together, what software did you use, or in house.. Best idea I saw
Timing chain replacement difficulty level: over 9000!!
No IMS bearing failure on these, double row timing chain with hydraulic tensionners on the same side. No variocam stuff either to mess about etc, what I like the most in this to see the evolution compared to an early 911 engine with less stuff on it but you still recognize what makes these engines so good.
I hope that one day I'll be able to just throw washers, nuts and engine guts all over the floor and rebuild without forgetting even one thing :D
Except for a few broken exhaust nuts and the wankel style piston ring (not a rotary basher I like these too a lot ^^) your engine seemed to be in good shape, the poor mouse on the other hand, not so much :D
+Frozen Pete Exactly, this is my favorite era of engine and engineering before everything got too modern and full of electronics.
FYI I found muriatic Acid to work wonders on rust, litterly 15 minutes of sitting on a totally rusted fuel line fitting and bam off like it was brand new. Highly recommend you guys give it a try when the situation arises. Home hardware is the only place in sask I found that sold it. Dont know how different things are in Ontario
+MechRider89 Thanks! Will def buy some of it.
good luck! Cheers.
its one thing being watch while doing it, imagine having a camera always in your way when your trying to work on the engine!! the air among them is quite dense, but money has to be made!
Very interesting! I didn't know that Porsche used a mechanical fuel injection. What is the injection pressure? Nice work!
The new fuel injection system runs a base fuel pressure of 40psi
wow nice never seen a Porsche motor taking apart very interesting
+orlando caballero Glad you enjoyed the vid.
really enjoyed that - thanks
This shop video is awesome
+JeeKay And so clean!
Very satisfying
+ElementalMapping That goes for the both of us :D
I love the video. How are you planning on removing the snapped bolts Pete? I would like to see an episode on that.
+Twin2 Civic Garage T2CG We left that to the machine shop that rebuilt the cylinder heads. Welding nuts on them is usually the best technique. If I have a chance to shoot a video for that I will.
+Speed Academy Thanks keep up the good work.. one of the best channels on UA-cam!!
never pry open anything that is supposed to be oil/air tight!! just tap lightly with a rubber hammer and it will go out. it can damage de mating surface and cause oil leak. but overall nice video!! **especially when ther is no proper rubber gasket going there** like your timming chain covers
I agree, but they were using a platic pry bar
great episode! cant wait for the next one
+Even mathiassen Thanks! More coming soon.
great vid, thanks for sharing Pete!
+RedXcz Thanks for watching!
impressive. thank you
+Mike C YOu're very welcome!
Thanks for sharing. More video pls...
Hey guys i'm about to recive 930 natural aspirated. It is not starting so i will make a full inspection. Just want to ask how far i can disassamble the engine without taking it out from the car. Thank you.
Great Post. Thanks.
Keep posting hose videos - very interesting to see the inside!
+Croc More will come shortly.
Awsome video man
+Kieran Whoriskey THank you!
i am loving this
I smoked one of those with a mazda 13b.secret port.51 ida weber.almost 300hp.but way lighter than the porsche.I was on slicks and 4.88 final drive.i left that porsche sitting.after the 1/4 mile he was creeping up
I thought porn was ilegal in youtube!?
+kananisA75 This is the legal kind :)
By far my favorite project vehicle of the Speed Academy. I can't imagine what this costs, even in a 30 year old Porsche its gotta be expensive.
+Keith Brettell A 930 in good condition is worth around 80k
Ok but I'm askin' what this upgrade/update is worth? I doubt this was an $80,000 car before they started this update/upgrade.
Keith Brettell a 100% factory stock car will always be worth more. Ive seen some go for as high as 120-130k. These mods will likely not devalue the car thou as it was in such poor condition to begin with but i doubt itll increase it much.
I checked AutoTrader.ca and found several '87 Porsche 911's for $150,000+ Cdn and the most expensive being $240,000 Cdn because it was a cabriolet.
Keith Brettell Were talking about 930s here thou. The first generation 911 Turbo. And yes there are VERY few 930 Cabriolets.
For me as a german the term "Benzin-Verteiler" is much easier to pronounce than "fuel distributor"! :-D
By the way: What a great channel!
Haha, well if I only knew German then I'd have used that term. Thanks for the love! Glad you like the content.
that mouse stayed there for the whole teardown. will he be there for the rebuild?
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
+Princess Peach Thank yoU!
great video!!!!...best part of the video was the dead mouse just there.....I was like can you PLEASE REMOVE THE MOUSE... then work on the engine! lol
+Mardwin Rosario Poor little guy, at least he had a warm and toasty death...
great Doc . BTW!
When done , back to Canada EH.
Hi, Thanks for the video. I wish you have an extra spare of Porsche 930 3.3 930/66 1989 crankcase Lh and Rh. I would like to buy it. Cheers!
How did the 930 cool the turbo? I imagine it would get incredibly hot. Did it rely only on oil cooling and the main fan cooling shroud?
Oil cooling and air under the turbo
Is your engine magnesium case? and if so did you install time serts in stud holes and case bolts?
That video was just straight up mechanical porn! Super stoked for the next vid!!!
+Sam Palmer Thank you!
happy I found this channel, question where can I get the tee shirt...gotta have one...
Speed-academy.myshopify.com
I have rebuilt many engine's over the years and am very confident in my abilities.I have to admit i'm a little intimidated by this engine. I'll remember to avoid working on Porsche engines.
+Saulgoodman They most certainly are intimidating but nothing one can't learn.
For sale: Clean BNB exhaust system for a Porsche 930. Light use. Sounds great!!!
+ap2pat Someone's going to buy it lol!
more!
What toolbox was Chris using when taking out that camshaft? I know that question is a bit obscure but it had a sliding work station with all his sockets under it which looks like a super efficient design.
+NA6 driver It's an older Mac tool box and he says that he loves the sliding setup on it.
Speed Academy Thanks for the reply and finding out for me. I'll keep my eyes out for one. Great work on the videos by the way, love the channel.
Watching this high was so much more entertaining
hell yeah yesss baby do it do it yesssss I love it
These engines really make you appreciate the simplicity of a Chevy small block. Neat, but overly complicated.
That mouse looks like it just gave up on life before it got cooked
+Anthony Hill It was loving the heat but didn't realize that it would probably cook it. :O
Just when you think your nest is safe your cooked
I was confused there for a second, I was listening to the background music and thought this was Offbeat Garage!
+Brandon Siebert It's all from UA-cam's free music library hence the same songs being used everywhere.
Cool project and jealous but wtf with no DIY? Where's your other videos on other projects ?
+profuse007 This engine is way too expensive for me to be messing around with it and potentially break something. That's why I enlisted the experts.