Here's A Cost Breakdown For A $17k Porsche 911 LS Swap

Last time we saw YouTuber and brave/bonkers used car buyer Tyler Hoover’s 996 Porsche ‘Apollo 911’, its LS2 V8 engine transplant was nearly finished. At the time the man was having regrets over his decision to do the engine swap, with the higher than expected cost listed as one of the main reasons.

So, just how expensive was it? Well, there’s no way to sugar coat this, so we’ll just come out with it: $17,043. Ouch.

At $4750 the engine made up a relatively small percentage of the final cost, with the end figure inflated by an expensive conversion kit, the unexpected purchase of a whole bunch of extra parts, and a lot of labour.

Hit play about and be prepared to wince at the full breakdown…