I ATTEMPTED TO START MY FLOODED GT3RS THAT I REBUILT

Summary by Krater

The team rebuilds the engine of a heavily water-damaged Porsche 911 GT3 RS, installs it into a freshly painted blue chassis, and successfully gets the engine to start.

From the video

Answers: How do you rebuild a water-damaged Porsche 911 GT3 RS engine and install it into the car?

• Porsche 911 GT3 RS engine rebuild
• Crankshaft main bearing sizing and installation
• Engine timing chain alignment and tensioning
• High-pressure fuel pump installation
• Gearbox installation and oil filling
• Dashboard and wiring harness restoration
• Instrument cluster ECU coding challenges

What it concludes

• Main bearing shell sizes correlate with laser-etched letters on the engine block.
• A replacement flywheel was purchased because the original had too much play after water damage.
• The instrument cluster from the German donor car required ECU coding to display correctly with the American car's modules.
• The Porsche 911 GT3 RS engine successfully started after reassembly.