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bc993 · 09-26-2015, 02:21 PM

[QUOTE=DarkStar;467714]

350whp... Enough.... Hardly but to each their own.

So your current 250 hp has been enough for ?? 14 years? To each their own HA HA.

BoxsterLS376 said:

"Anytime you take a motor from one car and put it into another you are going to run into problems and it is going to take a lot of fabrication and figuring unless someone makes a true "bolt in" kit, which to be honest I don't think will ever happen."

bc993:
As you know I've been following your thread from the start.
WT#! You mean you're not going to give us a KIT?

I'm a Network Engineer - Business Development guy. My fabrication skills are non existent. Have no trouble changing oil, spending a weekend updating suspension parts but that's it. I spend my free time driving my car, golfing, flyfishing in spring/summer and shooting ducks/pheasants in the fall.

BoxsterLS376 said:
Also wanted to chime in about the price/platform... First off starting with a base boxster is just dumb. dumb dumb dumb. The S suspension and brakes do OK "

bc993:
Have to disagree with you. The only thing the S brings now is the 6-Speed trans.
On a 15 yr old car I'm going to replace the suspension 1st thing.
ROW MO30 or PSS9
Front Brakes can be bolted on: 996 or S Calipers (no need for rear imho) just need to update front rotors.
Also GT3 control arms

Now the only other issue for base vs S is the radiators. So I would do exactly the same thing you did and replace 15 yr old radiator with S radiators.

I have found some almost perfect base boxsters with like new interiors and near perfect original paint and it would cost me much more to find an S in that type of condition.

09-26-2015, 02:21 PM	#90
bc993 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: michigan Posts: 27	[QUOTE=DarkStar;467714] 350whp... Enough.... Hardly but to each their own. So your current 250 hp has been enough for ?? 14 years? To each their own HA HA. BoxsterLS376 said: "Anytime you take a motor from one car and put it into another you are going to run into problems and it is going to take a lot of fabrication and figuring unless someone makes a true "bolt in" kit, which to be honest I don't think will ever happen." bc993: As you know I've been following your thread from the start. WT#! You mean you're not going to give us a KIT? I'm a Network Engineer - Business Development guy. My fabrication skills are non existent. Have no trouble changing oil, spending a weekend updating suspension parts but that's it. I spend my free time driving my car, golfing, flyfishing in spring/summer and shooting ducks/pheasants in the fall. BoxsterLS376 said: Also wanted to chime in about the price/platform... First off starting with a base boxster is just dumb. dumb dumb dumb. The S suspension and brakes do OK " bc993: Have to disagree with you. The only thing the S brings now is the 6-Speed trans. On a 15 yr old car I'm going to replace the suspension 1st thing. ROW MO30 or PSS9 Front Brakes can be bolted on: 996 or S Calipers (no need for rear imho) just need to update front rotors. Also GT3 control arms Now the only other issue for base vs S is the radiators. So I would do exactly the same thing you did and replace 15 yr old radiator with S radiators. I have found some almost perfect base boxsters with like new interiors and near perfect original paint and it would cost me much more to find an S in that type of condition. Last edited by bc993; 09-26-2015 at 03:45 PM.