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Figure mentioning your name in the title is the way to get your attention.. sorry
I after hearing some of your complaints about pbbb wandered over there intent on some rubbernecking of the issues you mentioned, did a search on your name and found a older thread running through a question i have been meaning to post about.
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No problem.
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My 2001 boxster s happily hit 101,000 miles old yesterday. While it is cheery as ever i on the other hand continue the hand wringing that reading what you write about our engines tends to cause. (not debating the point, i just at points enjoying the bliss my ignorance induces) The car runs reliably with just typical (for porsche) wear parts that i can fix myself. (engine mounts, coolant tanks, wheel bearings, cv boots, 02 sensors, MAF replacements)
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You are definitely in the low percentile of people who have seen over 100K miles with only consumables and small gripes occurring.
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... anyhow... i get bored easily, 15 vehicles in 4 years easy, and i never intended on keeping the boxster too long. The car has grown on me and i have found it difficult to believe i could replace it with something i like as more or more for anything close to what its worth (which is not much being a 100,000 poor man's porsche) I am trying to scheme ways to keep the boxster but it needs some more exciting power (driving STI's make me grin) The thread i found on PBBB talked about a FSI and TurboKraft joint project that you were recommending for us "soon to scatter parts" high mileagers.
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That was some time ago... lots has changed since then.
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Is this the boxster s turbo-kit Kraft has available? did it ever get off the ground? I love turbocharged cars and a turbo boxster would be nearly perfect (interior still sucks though) Updates? this thread was from oct 2008.
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No, we never made any real progress with the actual Turbo kit.. Our time has been spent developing the boost specific internal components and engine design that compliments forced induction. Our own Turbo kit is in work for these specific engines as we have decided to have full control over the entire package, for developmental purposes and the security of the program.
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I know you guys are hard at work, the FSI doesn't seem particularly up-to-date, particularly when it comes to us 3.2 guys. Info would be appreciated.
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Actually the 3.2 is our main focus right now.. Even more so than the 911 engine program. I have gained serious data and the program for the 3.2>>3.6 has grown by leaps and bounds now, with peak output from the stage II 3.2>>3.6 Big Bore now at 300RWHP.
No use to keep the site updated, or even try.. Results and information is changing faster than we can post it... Right now our primary focus is development, even more so than sales of engines and components.. Once its developed and making astounding results-They will come...
Right now its all about internals...