Video showing a Porsche 996 with a Honda K24 engine has stopped people in their tracks
- A video of a Porsche 996 with a Honda K24 engine swap went viral
- The 996 redesign of the Porsche 911 was turbocharged
- In fact, it packed more than doubled the original 256HP
Published on Mar 08, 2025 at 4:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Mar 03, 2025 at 8:20 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
A viral video of a Porsche 996 with a Honda K24 engine swap is turning heads and generating serious clicks online.
The 996 generation of the Porsche 911 was turbocharged.
The Honda K24 engine produced over 500HP after a swap.
That more than doubled the original 256HP of the 3.4L flat-six engine.
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The Porsche 996 with a Honda K24
The 996, a redesigned part of the 911 series, was officially the first water-cooled Porsche.
The K24 build took four months to complete in total.
It boasts a Pulsar 6262G turbo, race coils, upgraded intercoolers, and custom fuel system enhancements.
“Once I started seeing the power it was making, I was like, oh my God, this is insane.
“We made 500 plus horsepower on stock internals,” said creator Ben Sipson – while it’s not the most powerful we’ve seen, it is impressive.
In addition, the transmission adaptation includes a Kennedy Engineered Products adapter, clutch, and flywheel kit that allows the Honda engine to work in a Porsche.
Thankfully, he kept the Porsche air conditioning for the Florida-based ride – proof that the car was focused on practicality as well as performance.
In fact, Sipson told The Drive: “Getting the motor in the car was the easiest part.”
The wallet-friendly switch
The original, fully functional Porsche engine from the 996 was sold to finance the performance upgrade.
As well as giving the sports coupe a boost, the change is reportedly a popular one due to the affordability, durability, and tuning of the K24 when compared to Porsche’s costly engine rebuilds.
Sipson is a fabricator by trade, and his auto modification skills are entirely self-taught through trial and error.
That trial and error journey began with a 1991 Honda CRX Si.
“I had no idea what I was doing,” he confessed.
Sipson now sells engine mount kits for similar swaps and has designed many of the custom parts himself for various car builds.
However, the engine swap has divided opinions with purists being appalled but others appreciating the upgrade.
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London-based Amelia cut her journalistic teeth covering all things lifestyle, wellness, and luxury in the UK capital. Fast-forward a decade and the senior content writer and editor has put pen to paper for glossy magazines, busy newsrooms, and coveted brands. When her OOO is on from writing about cars and heading up on-site SEO you can find her spending quality time with her young family, in the gym, or exploring the city she loves.
