{"id":76389,"date":"2021-09-07T14:23:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76389"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:24:40","slug":"porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3-9-l-flat-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76389","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 997 Race Car with a Twin-Turbo 3.9 L Flat-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76397\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76397\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76397\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Porsche 997 race car with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Porsche 997 race car built by RS Tuning with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Porsche 997 race car built by RS Tuning with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Porsche 997 race car competes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.p9-challenge.com\">P9 Challenge<\/a> race series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvXJVIEYMHHwYbA_XT61qHw\">MattyB727<\/a> states the car was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/rs-tuning.jimdo.com\/\">RS Tuning<\/a> in Kirchhaslach, Germany using a 997 GT3 RSR chassis and a modified 2012 997 GT3 RSR Evo body kit. The 1280 kg (2821 lb) car is powered by a twin-turbo flat-six from a 997 GT2. The engine&#8217;s displacement was increased from 3.6 liters to 3.9 liters and produces 680-830 horsepower. The videos below show the car testing at Monza Circuit with the best lap being a 1:45.686.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76398\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76398\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76398\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Porsche 997 race car with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Porsche 997 race car built by RS Tuning with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Porsche 997 race car built by RS Tuning with a twin-turbo 3.9 L flat-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Porsche-997-race-car-with-a-twin-turbo-3.9-L-flat-six-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VX-SuzXr9yE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TIBm3o8BIbU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvXJVIEYMHHwYbA_XT61qHw\">MattyB727<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCG38eNTt_GlasSyTYiCr7WQ\">19Bozzy92<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Porsche 997 race car competes in the P9 Challenge race series. MattyB727 states the car was built by RS Tuning in Kirchhaslach, Germany using a 997 GT3 RSR chassis and a modified 2012 997 GT3 RSR Evo body kit. The 1280 kg (2821 lb) car is powered by a twin-turbo flat-six from a 997&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76389\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Porsche 997 Race Car with a Twin-Turbo 3.9 L Flat-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[627],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-627"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144714,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144714","url_meta":{"origin":76389,"position":0},"title":"Porsche 964 with a Twin-Turbo 993 Motor Racing N\u00fcrburgring&#8217;s GP Strecke","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mike Torwesten from Torwesten Racing and their Porsche 935 race car attended the N\u00fcrburgring 24 Hours for the Touring Car Legends on the GP Strecke circuit layout. 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