There are currently two companies out there that are set up to sell you a 'complete' conversion kit. We'll define 'complete' later - in the case of 944 v8 conversions the word means something a bit different, sort of like buying a airline ticket for Boston Logan, which stops at 14 cities and small landing strips along the way, then drops you off somewhere on a dark, lonesome dirt road in rural Pennsylvania with vague instructions on how to walk and hitchhike the rest of the way...
For now, let's keep it high level and stay with the conventional meaning of complete.
Renegade: http://www.renegadehybrids.com/
944 v8s: http://www.944v8s.com/index.html
These kits generally include the major parts needed to connect the motor to the torque tube, mount the engine in the chassis, and then optional parts are available to sort out the other details, and in the case of this conversion the details really matter a lot.
Details - a brief list
- Wiring - The 944 is mostly '70's technology. The LS motor is a very modern computerized system. The two come together mostly via 14 wires which drive gauges and relays. The LS brain is transplanted into the chassis.
- Cooling - several options here. The challenge is to
