[BoxsterLS376]

So I eluded to some of these things in my previous posts but I would like to point them out directly...

1. Starting with a base Boxster. What would you not focus this package towards people who are more performance oriented? You have 2 types of people who would consider this conversion, people who already own and love their cars, but have suffered an engine failure, or people who are going to buy these cars to convert to a V8.

... So take option one, the guys who went out and bought a non-s boxster, owned it for 10+ years and have been satisfied with it, do they all of a sudden feel the need for speed and want a V8 in their base boxster? Probably not...

... Option two~ people who go out and buy these cars with the intention of putting a V8 in it... Why would they not go buy an "S"? It is a much better platform, the suspension, brakes, cooling system, so someone building one on a budget would either have to upgrade these things or be driving in an unsafe car... not to say people don't do this all the time, but it is one more thing you will be forced to spend money on, when you could start with an "S" and be much better and safer to begin with.

To use the argument that you "can find nice base Boxsters cheap" is completely invalid, because you can find VERY nice "S" models very cheap.

2. Engine choice... so you are building this entire platform on a motor that hasn't been built or put into a car in over 15 years?? Why would you do that? I'm sure the motors are out there, but why? Do a quick Ebay search for your Audi ABZ engine... I came up with 3 results... 3 and one of those is in the UK! Sure they are cheap, but they are cheap for a reason!!! Just wait til you have to get that pig through emissions and have to deal with Catalytic converter check engine lights etc...

3. "no cutting direct bolt in" - this will be interesting to see. So I guess for ease of installation not having to cut anything to get it in would be nice. But it was mentioned that you could bolt the stock motor back in... again, WHY??? Are you trying to preserve these cars so that in 50 years they can be converted back to original and be worth half a million bucks like a 356 speedster?

NO ONE. NO. ONE. Who does this conversion will EVER be concerned about converting their car back to stock. EVER. NEVER EVER. EVER. These car will NEVER go back up in value unless they have a greater significance to them, ie. VIN #1 or owned by Michael Jordan. They will never be rare, there are over 300,000 Boxsters out there.

Ok I'm done ranting for now.