Oakes reveals Porsche/Ferrari mashup

The thought of a high-performance car might drum up images of Ferraris or Porsches, but how about a bizarre marriage of the two? That was the idea that automotive content creator Jimmy Oakes had when he came up with his latest concoction, the Porrari.

While it might seem like a new flavor of modified Porsche 911 comes along every week, nothing that the likes of Singer, Gunther Werks, Emory Motorsports et al has ever come up with has been like this.

"This build wasn't about taking the easy route," said Oakes. "It was about building something that makes people take notice and then showing them how we did it. In my opinion, it’s projects like this that keep car culture exciting."

It started life as a 1978 Porsche 911 SC, but the 3.0 liter six-cylinder engine has made way for a 400hp Ferrari/Maserati F136 flat-plane crank V8 that while being built by the Prancing Horse, was actually lifted from a 2007 Maserati Quattroporte. It’s not the first time an F136 has found itself where it shouldn’t be, either. Examples of the F136 F variant of the engine have been put into a Toyota 86 drift car and a Subaru Impreza WRX rally car in recent years, too.

The project was more than just a straight engine swap, however. The Porsche itself required an extensive restoration and rebuild before the project even began. The entire chassis was stripped, and the roof had to be scrapped entirely, replaced by a carbon fiber one supplied by EP9 Autosport.

A custom Wired by Trap wiring harness was needed, along with a new Link ECU G5 Voodoo Neo 6 engine management system – but given that the engine itself is on another planet to the original, that's to be somewhat expected.

For that engine, a custom cradle was fabricated to accommodate it and the transmission, one taken from a 996-generation 911, mated by a bellhousing built by Kennedy Engineered Products, which also supplied a custom clutch and flywheel.

Custom Headers and a new exhaust system were produced for the project by James "Bopper" Moran, while Oakes also opted to upgrade the engine to individual throttle bodies using parts from the E90/92 BMW M3 S65 engine, with help from Ding Dong Drift which designed and 3D-printed custom adapters and trumpets.

Of course, the original 911 engine was air cooled so the front tub was cut to fit a radiator and fan. The original gas tank had to go as well, necessitating the fitting of a 10-gallon Radium fuel cell which was mounted behind the added radiator.

Helping get the vast amount of power – it now has more than double its original output – onto the road, the suspension has been upgraded with additional bracing and custom Stance Suspension coilovers, and the body widened to fit 17x9.5” front and 17x10.5” rear RAYS VRX-10 wheels with 235/40 R17 and 255/40 R17 Accelera 651 Sport tires.

Completing the parts bin/Frankenstein’s Monster recipe are four-piston Brembos lifted from a Porsche Boxster with EBC rotors and Chase Bays lines. And while it is red, it’s a Porsche red: Guards Red.

Visitors to Formula DRIFT Connecticut at Stafford Motor Speedway this weekend can see the Porrari in what is its public debut at the ENEOS booth at the event. The company backed the build and provided engine and transmission lubricants for it.

"At ENEOS, we're passionate about supporting builders and creators who challenge the status quo," said Shunsuke Kuniyuki from ENEOS. "Jimmy's Ferrari-swapped Porsche 911 is a perfect example of the innovation and craftsmanship that drive automotive culture forward and can inspire others to greatness."