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
Emma Matthews
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.
What do you think about this hybrid?
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
