I have the next best thing to a Raby rebuild, a Jake Raby trained rebuild. I have 200 miles on my 3.2 - 3.6 rebuilt engine. After attending Jakes 1st M96 engine rebuild class in Feburary 2010 I rebuilt 2000 Boxster S engine with LN Engineering sleeves, JE pistons & rings, R&R rods, new timing chains, wear pads, tensioners,billet tensioner paddle, oil scavenge pumps, spin-on oil filter & magnetic drain plug. Balanced all recepricating parts. Since my CA registration expired while the engine was out & required passing a smog check to renew & drive on public roads I got it tested with 30 break-in miles & it passed easily with about half the emissions it had 2 yr. ago @ 78,600 miles. With only 200 miles on the engine & a strict 4000 rpm redline, it is much smoother & has enough added low rpm torque to make righthand turns in 3rd gear instead of 2nd. IMHO as a former PCNA test driver this modification/upgrade makes the Boxster a far superior driving experience over a standard 996.
