2001 Porsche 996 LS1 Conversion Thread by 1dirtyZ

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and incase anyone is wondering, the tires fit in the rear ok but they rub slightly on the rear back of the inner fender . I already ordered a 10mm spacer and longer lug bolts that should get me right were I want to be .

here are how the new tires look on the car :

and this is how far they bulge out,,,, not much ! the rubbing issue is mainly due to the increased height.

6-13-2016

well I got some stuff done

what I didn't get done was the shifter weights ,,, I installed the new starter I got and was in a hurry and tired that time that I completely forgot to remove them . so I guess it will be a project for when the car is on the lift again .

as I said , I got the starter in , and got my new wheel spacers in and on the car; I ordered a set of 20 mm spacers along with longer bolts to help push the rear wheels a bit out. the tireswere slightly rubbing the inner plastic fender and I really didn't feel comfortable leaving it like that .

here are the spacers :






I didn't get a pic of the wheels after the install to show how much they moved out ,,, but if you ask me its impossible to tell,,, its that subtle

moving on , I got my holley hp ecu and harness in along with the 120 lbs injectors .



so it was time to remove the old harness - its still in decent shape , but I have to trace down where the issue was coming from ,,, it could just be a loose connector or something simple like that. after a few minutes finageling with it I managed to pull it out :



the old one being pulled out :




I routed the main power cable from the ecu down to the bottom of the passenger side rear seat where it went through the hole in the floorboard and out along the A/C line towards the front passenger wheel well, from there it went through a hole and into the batterycompartment and battery where the I conveniently ran out of cable . kudos to holley for having the power cable that long,,,, its almost like they knew it was going to be used in a setup like this

moving on , wiring the holley was pretty straight forward , and in no time I had it ready to fire. so I updated the firmware on the ecu before starting it and in a testament to how well the holley system is built the thing fired right up the first try and idled like a champ!!

I still have a few odds and ends to finish wiring before I can button up the interior , but its pretty much done when it comes to the wiring part

so next up on the to do list :

- wire the inputs / outputs such as the ac kick wire , fans , and clutch pedal signal ( for tying it into the two step function ), as well as a warning light wire up front.

- install interior

- swap head light bulbs

- take the car to alignment

- charge AC

- start tuning