480 HP Porsche Cayman Gets Ford Coyote 5.0 V8 Engine Swap, Out for 911 Blood

We're dealing with an ex-generation Porsche Cayman whose owner blew the factory flat-six and, upon analyzing the costs, came to the conclusion that a Ford Coyote swap would be more affordable.

Oh, and there's also the part where this Frankenstein jumps from 257 hp and 218 lb-ft to 424 ponies and 364 lb-ft, while retaining the instant and liner response delivered by natural aspiration and seriously upping the ante on the aural front - there you go, now you know what we think about this swap.

Given then new-found muscle, the mid-engined Porsha is now ready to take on quite a large part of the 911 line-up, a move Zuffenhausen has always strived to prevent.

In the image gallery to the left, you'll be able to find the dyno graphs of both the old and the new engine, courtesy of Florida-based Power By The Hour Performance, took care of the ECU-related part of the job.

Of course, this means we also get a dyno video of the Mustang GT-hearted Cayman, which comes to prove the decibel-related statement above. Do keep in mind that, since we're dealing with dyno figures, the output numbers mentioned above come at the wheels. So, to use the crank horsepower manufacturers provide, we're dealing with a Cayman that packs well north of 450 ponies.

Given the exquisite balance that defines all Porsche sportscars, if somebody took the time to sort out the handling, adjusting to the new weight requirements, we're dealing with an absolute bomb here.

P.S.: There's no reason to have second thoughts about your combustion greed - you're not the only waiting for some crazy Porsche owner out there to gift his German machine with the Voodoo flat-plane crank V8 of the Shelby GT350.