This is modern hot rodding. Great job on attention to the details, the thorough walk through, and improvisation in the build. My 5 yr old loves this as much as me. Great stuff Oakes team.
Omg yes. I've literally paused the video while he's bolting on those stupid fingers just to post this exact same thing. One bar across. You could even CNC it out all fancy if you wanted... Send cut send. Etc. And then the coil packs would just bolt to them. Also a nice ring underneath each one would be a good idea while you're at it so that there's less junk that gets in the spark plug hole there since it's not going to be sealed off in this motor is low and next to the ground
A whole video on Jimmy teaching us wiring? I couldn't be any more excited! The techy nerdy "boring" stuff you go over is my favorite part of your channel. More of it!
Also for AC… I would look into converting to electric AC (if budget allows)… the AC on these old cars is almost worthless. With electric you’ll get a colder cabin and not have the power loss. It is kind of a pain to convert it though, but seeing you already have the car torn apart it’s a good time to tackle it.
Imagine having friends from another country come over and help wrench on your car. Gotta love the impact Jimmy makes on people. I’m not the brightest but I’d love to lend you guys a hand one day, although you probably wouldn’t need or want the help. Hope you open a workshop sometime, I’d send my mk2 gti over to you in a heartbeat for a link ecu install.
Read a little more into Twin Spark Jimmy, it's actually quite useful technology. The fact that you can control them far better than the old distributor tech that was on there makes it even more interesting, I'd be interested to see what finetuning that secondary spark on the dyno can do. Turn off those secondaries along the way in the name of science and I'm sure you can notice the difference.
It’s so funny. I’m an aircooled beetle guy and it’s all pretty much the same problems and jank that the beetles have but massively more expensive. I really don’t want to know what he paid for the oem fan shroud. And you can buy brand new engine tins or used tins for a beetle for a few bucks. It’s really interesting to watch these videos from this perspective
Down the road if you end up wanting PS on the porsche, recommend looking into a MR2 Spyder or Volvo electric pump so you can just mount it in the front and make short lines to the rack.
I love this build series so much. It's the perfect balance of informative and entertaining, and I really can't wait to see what the car runs like when it's done. Killing it Jimmy!
Do the spark plug tubes from the old wires fit on those. You can usually separate the head from tube and swap the center tube and either shorten the wires or coil them up in the tube.
I'm in love with the 964 content! I can't wait for the turbo kit! Also, look at getting an Accusump for the E36's LS!. They're relatively inexpensive and provide that little extra insurance, so you don't end up with Rodney knocking on your wallet!
Bringing the 964 up to date is some great content! I restored/rebuilt my Seafoam Green 63 Merz Benz 220Sb 20+ years ago. Your post makes me want to re-explore some new Tech for at least maybe the ignition system, keep up the great content Oakes-Garage!
I like all your videos but this is a great video! Love the Porsche content. You answered questions I have had about these motors and upgrading them. Excited to see you drive it with it all dialed in.
Have Master Spoon weld an aluminum bracket that cover all 3 coils with tabs that branch down to the bolt holes that you are already using. But repeat it 4 times and mark them where they go on the engine. Similar to what DW fuel rail that you got for the LS with out the fuel.
I can CNC a billet bracket for those coils, thinking just a straight piece of aluminum with threaded holes for the plugs to screw into. wouldnt want anything in return, just need some measurements.
You're probably going to want to find some grommets to seal the coils to the heads, so junk doesn't end up in there. Could fall in the cylinders when you change the plugs. I'd also red Loctite that cam position bolt.
The purpose of twin spark was to help achieve better fuel economy but it had some other advantages as well. It was actually a pretty popular mod people did to older 911's to help prevent detonation and pinging caused by poor fuel quality. I personally love the twin spark on my 964's but hey to each their own!
When Alfa Romeo started to use Twin Spark technology on their race engines (as early as 1914) it was purely for performance though, it wasn't until a lot later that they started to use it for emission control. I have it in my 75 and it adds a lot of complexity, but it's producing more power than it should for what's basicly a 4 cilinder designed in the 60's.
@@Not.Ferrnnzz While you are correct most of my cars are all original or close to it, I also have a supercharged 964 with an original Strosek bodykit. It's all preference and I just love to see people enjoying these cars in all different ways.
That's not entirely accurate. The reason for the dual spark was a way to combat uneven flame front propagation. Because the two valves are very large the spark plug is way over to one side of the bore. Because it takes a finite amount of time for the burn to occur the ignition timing advance had to start at a lower RPM, which gives up torque lower in the RPM range. The issue was made worse if you ran high compression pistons as they had a wedge on their crown that would sort of cut off the flame front. The solution on the race cars was simple, put a second set of spark plugs and a fancy 12 spot dizzy (which have become as rare as hen's teeth and very expensive). When it came time to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the last generation air cooled engine, Porsche finally decided to dual plug from the factory but instead of one massive dizzy they did two small ones and a belt drive. 911chips.com sells a kit that I've been eyeing that mods a 3.2 Motec to run the Bosch twin coils, it also remaps the advance curve to be a lot closer to the 993 curve.
A place called Patrick Motorsports makes a billet coil on plug bracket for $250/pair. It's chrome which isn't ideal but you could powder coat it black to match the rest of the billet parts.
