America GS 3.8 by Porsche Exclusive

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
08/10/2014 at 18:28 Х Filed to: porsche, stefbait, jbhbait

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1 of 1. Built in '92. Everything but the kitchen sink, but with complete dedication to light weight and speed.

Every nut and bolt improved if possible.

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

The original owner Robert Linton has continued to develop and upgrade the car.

I could find no original photos of the engine bay, but many taken after some upgrades. All work was completed at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in Manhattan.

A quick rundown of the technical specs:

400 hp and 900kg. Same power to weight ratio as a Carrera GT.

RWD

Tiptronicо Transmission Ц Blueprinted, Polished, Reinforced And Dynamometer Tested Race Version. High Performance Software For Tiptronicо Transmission Including:
a. Specially Programmed For Use With 3.8 Liter Engine
b. Permits Driver To Hold Transmission In Gear In "Tip" Mode Ц Transmission Will Not Override Driver
c. Higher Performance In Automatic Mode
d. Transmission "Learning" More Rapid In Automatic Mode

The America GS 3.8 Hardtop Roadster was built a few years after Dr. Porsche's 80th birthday present, the Panamericana. With that extra time, Herr Lagaay (H. Lagaay, retired Chief Stylist of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG) was able to devise a different exterior color, multi-color hand silk-screened primary leather, accent secondary leather, colored seat belts and zipper for the America GS Ч which he (and I) thought more than successful than the Panamericana. Hence, while both cars have a type of green on the exterior, they are quite different and the interiors are also quite individual.

Full specs:

Engine:

1. Blueprinted And Dynamometer Tested

2. America GS Engine Management System Programmed For Use With America GS Tiptronicо Transmission

3. America GS High Flow Hot Wire Induction System

4. Reduced Weight Cam Deck

5. America GS Drilled Camshafts

6. Reduced Weight Adjustable Rocker Arms

7. America GS Cylinder Heads With Copper/Beryllium Valve Seats

8. America GS Cylinders

9. America GS Lightweight Pistons

10. America GS Metal Matrix Composite Wrist Pins

11. America GS Titanium Connecting Rods

12. America GS Aluminum Gears

13. America GS Aluminum Sprockets

14. America GS Titanium !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

15. America GS Titanium Exhaust Valves

16. Uprated High Pressure Fuel Pump

17. Uprated Fuel Rail

18. Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator

19. America GS Engine Oil System

a. America GS Carbon Fiber/Titanium/Aluminum Engine Oil Tank With Uprated Anti-Aeration Cone

b. Increased Pressure And Scavenge Engine Oil Pump

c. America GS Aluminum High Efficiency Triple Engine Oil Cooler System

d. America GS Aluminum Engine Oil Cooler Distribution Manifold

e. America GS Aluminum Engine Oil Lines With Machined Aluminum Fittings

f. America GS Machined Aluminum Engine Oil Line Fitting

g. America GS Machined Aluminum Oil Filter Console Fittings

h. America GS Machined Aluminum Thermostat Fittings

i. Goodridge G-Line XF Engine Oil Hoses With Goodridge Machined Aluminum AN Fittings

20. Uprated Gaskets

21. America GS Increased Flow !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Box With Induction Snorkel And Increased Air Flow Lid

22. BMC America GS Increased Flow Air Filter

23. Plastic Valve Covers

24. Crankshaft, Flywheel, Pressure Plate, Connecting Rods, Connecting Rod Ends And Pistons Balanced

25. Engine Cleaned, Ported And Polished

26. Engine Case Windage Adjusted

27. Engine Case Dovetailed

28. Goodridge G-Line XF Fuel Hoses With Goodridge Machined Aluminum AN Fittings

29. America GS Lightweight Alternator With Titanium Shaft

30. America GS Titanium Pulleys

31. America GS Titanium Cam Deck Fasteners

32. America GS Titanium Chain Housing Covers Fasteners

33. America GS Titanium Fasteners

34. America GS Titanium Washers

35. America GS Titanium Engine Casing Studs

36. America GS Titanium Engine Exhaust Studs

37. America GS Titanium Engine Support Mounting Studs

38. Silver Plated Jet Nuts

39. America GS Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Engine Support/Engine Shroud/Air Conditioning Compressor Mounting Platform

40. America GS Titanium !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Support Bracket And Fasteners

41. America GS Carbon Fiber/Titanium Engine Mounting

42. America GS Carbon Fiber/Titanium Solid Engine Mounts

43. America GS Titanium Engine Mounting Fasteners

44. Castrol RS Synthetic 10W60 Racing Engine Oil

Transmission:

1. Tiptronicо Transmission Ц Blueprinted, Polished, Reinforced And Dynamometer Tested Race Version

2. High Performance Software For Tiptronicо Transmission Including:

a. Specially Programmed For Use With 3.8 Liter Engine

b. Permits Driver To Hold Transmission In Gear In "Tip" Mode Ц Transmission Will Not Override Driver

c. Higher Performance In Automatic Mode

d. Transmission "Learning" More Rapid In Automatic Mode

3. Torque Sensing Differential Mounted To Ring Gear With Specifically Made Stainless Steel Bolts

4. Carbon Fiber/Titanium Side Transmission/Differential Housing

5. Wire Electro-Discharge Machined 300M Transmission Output Flanges

6. Lightweight !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

7. Titanium Transmission Linkage Brackets

8. Aluminum High Efficiency, Lightweight Transmission Oil Cooler

9. Goodridge G-Line XF Ц8 Hoses With Machined Aluminum AN Fittings From Transmission To Transmission Oil Cooler

10. 8 Aluminum Quick Disconnects Between Transmission And Transmission Oil Cooler

11. Titanium Transmission Fluid Fill Plug

12. Carbon Fiber Transmission Fluid Pan Including:

a. Titanium Banjo Level Indicator Fitting

b. Titanium Drain Plug

c. Aluminum Fasteners

13. Titanium Transmission Fasteners Throughout

14. Titanium Transmission Mounting Fasteners

15. Titanium !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Fill Plug

16. Magnetized Aluminum Differential Fluid Drain Plug

-carbon fiber struts with integrated angle adjustment

- true 4-way adjustable titanium/aluminum dampers with blow off pistons ЧЧ-electron beam welded hard chromed titanium outer shafts and titanium hard chromed inner shafts Ч connected by stainless steel braided Raychem covered hoses with machined fittings with Ц4 titanium quick disconnects to reservoirs with integral adjusters

- aluminum integrated front spring caps/spacer sleeves/nut sleeves

- beta c titanium main and helper springs with ultra high molecular weight plastic transition pieces

- aluminum 4-way spring rate adjusters with integrated titanium locking mechanism

- aluminum lithium monobloc 8 titanium piston calipers with air gaps, two pads per side, quick release pad pins, titanium quick disconnects in place of bleed screws and titanium quick disconnects in the lightweight stainless steel braided Raychem covered hoses with machined titanium fittings between the calipers and the chassis hard lines

- 4130 zinc passivate coated anti roll bar with 5-way adjustable 4130 machined ends with Orkotо bushings, titanium bushing stops, titanium !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and titanium fasteners

- titanium/steel center lock nuts

- one-piece forged magnesium center lock wheels with titanium pressure shims

Hnnngggg

8-piston. On a 2000lb 911.

Carbons

Breather cap

Hnnnggg

More !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Anyone care to share their photoshop painting skills? Share the task? McMike?

DISCUSSION (100)

PS9 > Goggles Pizzano
08/10/2014 at 18:43

193

Great car, but that interior is hideous.

Goggles Pizzano > PS9
08/10/2014 at 18:49

I know.

I'm able to justify it though, with the fact it includes typical bold Porsche colors and takes the clash to the next level (much like the car) to not only include the outside world, but itself. Outrageous.

oldirtybootz > Goggles Pizzano
08/10/2014 at 18:59

The car is awesome, but the purple interior accents let it down. They look as cheap as plastidip in a car like this.

quarterlifecrisis > Goggles Pizzano
08/10/2014 at 19:04

It's got NC plates....I want to find it.

durty > oldirtybootz
08/10/2014 at 21:22

Charlotte Hornets colors add a finity horse power!

durty > PS9
08/10/2014 at 21:22

If you'll reference my previous reply. Everyone knows Hornets colors add HP

Beldrueger > Goggles Pizzano
08/11/2014 at 00:30

Why on earth would you by a 1 of 1 Porsche and then change absolutely everything on it? ... and only drive it 350 miles. I appreciate the engineering, but there is some serious crazy going on here. Automatic? Cabriolet? That all made sense per the original vision, but not to build the ultimate track Porsche. The owner got this extremely rare one of a kind Porsche and decided to build it into something wholly different than the original vision, thereby losing the appeal of originality and resulting in a formula that very few people could make sense of.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Goggles Pizzano
08/11/2014 at 10:56

Kinja'd!!!

Why, dear God? Why?!

505Turbeaux > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/11/2014 at 11:02

lol because 1992. Chili Peppers were still good, rappers still wore the fade, and everybody was still colorblind from the 80's

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 505Turbeaux
08/11/2014 at 11:07

A nod to the Panamericana concept (see the detail on the roof).

Kinja'd!!!

wcalvert > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 16:58

Oh god the interior!!!! Purple painted vents?!?!? noooooooo

Bosshog1 > PS9
08/13/2014 at 16:58

Yup agreed it was all good until the inside

kschang > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:00

Blue is fine. But... Purple highlights?!?!?!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:00

FP'ed - well deserved!

Bryce Womeldurf > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:02

The early '90s was a colorful time period...

algenon01 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:02

Auto? CP. Just sad.

MikeV1987 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:02

Kinja'd!!!

ATXR1 > Beldrueger
08/13/2014 at 17:03

I have to agree whole-heartedly..

This jackwagon totally ruined (is in the process of ruining) a one of one Porsche? If you're into all this carbon, purple painted shit, etc... get a 996 to turn into a late 80's rapper-mobile

AspenRS > quarterlifecrisis
08/13/2014 at 17:05

There's a guy in NC that's a HUGE Porsche collector. Can't remember his name but he owns an insane amount of awesome cars. I've seen his cars at VIR a few times for historic sports car racing. Could be his I suppose.

SCHN3LLBRZ > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:07

Grandmama wants her Porsche back...

http://www.modern-notoriety.com/wp-content/uplЕ

VegliaTachWontWork > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:10

Someone please tell me what I am looking at. I read the whole article, very confused.

Fleetwood T. Brougham > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:10

No jokeЧЧI still have the issue of European car that this car was featured in back in 1992, and the only reason I kept it was because of this car. Thanks for the memories.

Thedude > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:13

Hell, I'm sold by the choice of color.

Fleetwood T. Brougham > Fleetwood T. Brougham
08/13/2014 at 17:13

Oh yeah, and one detail I recall. The seatbelts were $6000 because they had to commission an entire bulk reel of the webbing material just to get these.

t_s > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:14

It takes a singular dedication to so comprehensively ruin a car.

Earthbound And Down > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:16

I freelance for a 911-centric magazine. I need, need, need to feature this car.

Now I just need, need, need to figure out how to get a hold of this dude.

Americanitis1 > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:16

Nah, it's totally period-cool. I dig it. I mean, I wouldn't want it in something newer, but it's just about perfect for a 1992 car.

monovich > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:18

Kinja'd!!!

This! Sooooo German!

the_wheelerZ > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:19

No way! I love it!

fredzy > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:19

It does sting a bit to see, especially that Tiptronicо Transmission.

KylesPerGallon > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:19

Was thoroughly impressed by the hardtop sunroof...but god that interior is more hideous that a Gemballa on steroids.

brzedr1 > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:19

That interior looks like Barney's pouch.

Le Monstre > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:20

If I was him, change out those hideous door panels with carbon fiber. Everything else is, might as well finish it off.

55_mercury > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:21

The exterior and interior colors make that car look like it was definitely made in 1992. God that shade of blue is fugly!

YeahThatsRightMotherFucker > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:22

yeah.... they had me until the purple on turquoise. which shouldn't be a color OR a word.

UKPDXWRX > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:22

Kinja'd!!!

Wow. Carbon brakes in those days cost all the money.

GrayHays > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:22

I just don't understand. The owner upgraded the car through the years with the best technology available... and never drives it? "As of 2005 the car had 350 miles on it" Cameron Frye's dad thinks this guy needs to lighten up.

Ltd783 > Americanitis1
08/13/2014 at 17:23

Same. If I ever got a C4 Corvette it'd need to be teal or purple. Cars should be in period colors, this reminds me of every trapper keeper I had in elementary school in the late 80's early 90's.

Built BMW Tough > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:25

I wish there were pictures and specifications of the car when stock.

Gary Yogurt > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:26

Kinja'd!!!

Emphatic no.

OzzyOnIce > VegliaTachWontWork
08/13/2014 at 17:26

Stop look at the Interior for about 5 minutes, and the confusion will clear up a little. It takes time to readjust.

SirRaoulDuke > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:27

and a hideous transmission choice as well.

SlabSheetrock > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:27

"Hey, that's cool, lightweight, modded all to hell...haha! Awesome! A sunroof IN THE REMOVABLE HARDTOP! That's epic...what's the interЧ

oh."

(closes laptop, walks away.)

Gary Yogurt > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:28

Karosserie Ocean Pacific

PatBateman > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:30

That interior is AWESOME.

-Someone who actually remembers 1992 fondly

GenkiDesuKa > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:31

Wimbledon Green FTW!

I remember Excellence Magazine did a feature on this car some years ago, but I don't remember seeing carbon fiber bits in it back then!

steel997 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:31

is it just me, or is anyone else really sad that a 1 of kind car has been so thoroughly modified? just seems wrong, like it's actually killed the value of the car.

CrapcanPilot > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:34

the transmission is fucked up.

AlexPDX > Americanitis1
08/13/2014 at 17:40

I am ALL ABOUT this interior!!!!! YESSSS

ThePenguin > algenon01
08/13/2014 at 17:42

Really. Some people need to understand that auto doesn't mean its a loss.

Did you read about the tranny? No I don't think so; you probably saw it's an auto and commented.

GenkiDesuKa > Earthbound And Down
08/13/2014 at 17:45

He's on Rennlist.com...that's where all the pics came from.

J "oppo" Zeke > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:48

You had me at Porsche and lost me at Tiptronic. I will have to reread and reevaluate...

Jason > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:48

Yep. Interior did not get the upgrade it deserved.

Jason > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:48

Yep. Interior did not get the upgrade it deserved.

llamaguy > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:49

With much power comes much ugly.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > PatBateman
08/13/2014 at 17:50

It's so fantastic. A last hurrah to the days of Miami Vice and cocaine fueled yuppie excess.

noRWDnoCARE > steel997
08/13/2014 at 17:52

Exactly what I was thinking when reading this. The fact that it's heavily modified like that and only has 350 miles on it makes my brain hurt.

nikiturnituplaudaV2 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:54

I don't think most understand the background of this car or the owner though. There is a multi-page forum on Rennlist about it if you want to explore further, but essentially, this was not some dude wrapping original Porsche parts with CF wrap from AutoZone, this was an engineering partnership between Mr. Linton and Porsche to push the limits of vehicle design and manufacturing using emerging racing technology for theoretical road applications. Linton owns a small, boutique engineering firm that works with numerous race teams as well as manufacturers, and the America GS has essentially been a rolling test bed for the last 20 years. Virtually everything has been done with Porsche's blessing and with feedback given to Porsche, including, yes, that non-Jalop choice of a tiptronic transmission. Yes, the interior is hideous, but that is a product of the era. To anyone who knows the history of this car and Mr. Linton, the on-going modifications will do nothing to affect appreciation over the years (if it ever gets into private hands). If you want to see a truly beautiful car, you should see his 1 of 1 factory 930 Flachbau.

davedave1111 > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:54

I reckon it's like the thing where tailor made suits often had garish linings for a while, as a subtle way of showing off that your suit was tailor made. That's stopped now with high end suits, because high street brands started doing it too, but that's completely irrelevant and I have no idea why I bothered to type it.

nikiturnituplaudaV2 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:54

Johnny Utah > durty
08/13/2014 at 17:55

You probably already know, but the Hornets came back to Charlotte. The home they so rightly deserve, as the hornet is not a species known for its swimming abilities. Maybe this guy was a fan?

scotschris > durty
08/13/2014 at 17:57

You know the Hornets are back this year?

Auto Guy > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 17:57

Mods to a car are like makeup to a woman:

1. Some don't need any.

2. Most can benefit from a little.

3. Some need a lot.

4. At some point, there is such a thing as too much, and you destroy any chance of further improvement.

Examples: This car. Pamela Anderson.

TheBucketOfTruth > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:59

It's also an automatic.

dimag05 > PS9
08/13/2014 at 17:59

Needs more mullet.

jeebus > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:02

Automatic. Instant fail.

H4N5 GRU83R > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:03

Such hrrrnggg. Many harrrrrrrrngggggggguuuhhhhh. Wow.

Saracen > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:03

All the amazing carbo-tanium porn lavished on that car, and no one can get past purple air vents.

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hobo rubber fire > PS9
08/13/2014 at 18:04

Came here to say that. This car is a prime example of why you don't get trendy or insanely overly trendy when making big purchases unless you will die with them.

Granted, the specific 911 cost explosion (and general Porsche growth) will protect this owner, but one in a million.

SWITAWI > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:06

Everyone with weak ocular capacity that can't stomach the colors may step back.

I can take this one for the team.

(obligatory Daffy Fap gif)

I hoon, therefore I am > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:08

Kinja'd!!!

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever witnessed. And it is AWESOME

I hoon, therefore I am > durty
08/13/2014 at 18:09

Starter jacket interior FTW

robbie-robot > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:09

Still an auto. I hope it has a purple carbon fibre cup holder big enough for his venti latte

BiPolarWithCars > PS9
08/13/2014 at 18:11

It is difficult for me to imagine a more '80s color scheme.

404 - User No Longer Available > SirRaoulDuke
08/13/2014 at 18:13

Funny thing is the name of the car is "America"...

ApriliaFutura > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:14

Kinja'd!!!

good gawd that's hideous even on the set of Miami Vice. Fecking GORGEOUS car, but I can honestly say that I couldn't live with the purple accents. looks like a Honda with the aitvents painted red...

turd ferguson > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:16

Kinja'd!!!

I am confused. Was it built in 1992 or 1995?

F50F60 > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:17

I can forgive the interior, but not the automatic box...WTF

Powersurge > PS9
08/13/2014 at 18:17

It's very 1992.

Mr. MiniBig, where's my coffee? > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:18

Kinja'd!!!

All was well until we got to the inside.

ReaperChief > PS9
08/13/2014 at 18:20

The interior is so kitsch, it gave me a stroke..

Monch > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:24

GAWD.... sploosh.

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/13/2014 at 18:25

North Carolina plates on the car and Charlotte Hornets being a fashionable team at the time as well might have something to do with it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
08/13/2014 at 18:26

I really, truly hope that there's no real connection there.

sherlock_homeslice > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:26

I've seen this car at a couple of fab shops in SoCal. It's got all the zoomy bits, for sure. I have to believe this car would be a complete train wreck to drive as it is completely unsorted/untested.

Thrasher Chad > ThePenguin
08/13/2014 at 18:29

All Tiptronics are garbage.

humz > PS9
08/13/2014 at 18:32

I was literally scrolling down to say that exact same thing. Good heavens. Imagine how great it would look in tan, or something else normal.

ThePenguin > Thrasher Chad
08/13/2014 at 18:33

Did you read? NO.

Tiptronicо Transmission Ц Blueprinted, Polished, Reinforced And Dynamometer Tested Race Version. High Performance Software For Tiptronicо Transmission Including:

a. Specially Programmed For Use With 3.8 Liter Engine

b. Permits Driver To Hold Transmission In Gear In "Tip" Mode Ц Transmission Will Not Override Driver

c. Higher Performance In Automatic Mode

d. Transmission "Learning" More Rapid In Automatic Mode

This isn't a regular run-of-the-mill tiptronic.

3daywheelie > Goggles Pizzano
08/13/2014 at 18:34

How many Gumbys had to die.. Tragic

Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/13/2014 at 18:35

I wouldn't be surprised, as soon as I saw the interior I looked for a NC plate and when I found the plate it all made sense to me, until their owner nearly killed basketball in Charlotte in the late 90's the Hornets were the in fashion team with guys like Larry Johnson and his whole Mama routine, kinda like Kyrie Irving's old man thing with Pepsi Max, but very 90's. I would be more surprised if the interior WASN'T inspired by the Hornets, because then it would be odd.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
08/13/2014 at 18:39

The Panamericana concept, built three years earlier, had the same accent color. I doubt if anyone involved with that project knew anything about the Charlotte Hornets.