[Jake Raby]

When asked if an engine like this, or any engine of mine other than a stage I/ 3.6 or 3.8 will pass a smog test I reply that it will not. The reason for this is because I'd rather totally avoid the possibility that it would not pass smog, even if that means a lost sale. Thats how I stay out of the trouble that the other guys get in.

An engine of this caliber belongs in a DE car that seldom sees the street, if ever... The people that buy Stage II and stage III engines from me have dedicated track cars that utilize a trailer most of the time.

Some of us are lucky enough to live in areas where zero smog tests are performed and no one cares whats done to the car or engine, those people can street one of these engines like any of my stage I power plants... FWIW I have never had a stage I engine that didn't pass smog on the first try, even in California, Colorado and Arizona where the tests are more invasive. Those people bought engines without any promise that they would pass, and luckily they did. The reason for this is I find my power through efficiency, using stock equipment for sub-systems on the stage I engines.

It doesn't take 450HP in a properly set up Boxster to kill a GT3, we have done it with 290 RWHP in the past with a Boxster S foundation.

The tranny will handle the power, as long as the car is driven the way a Porsche is intended to drive.. Smooth gear shifts, no burnouts and no drag race starts and it'll take 450HP no problem.