986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - Worth it to have used/rebuilt engine installed?

mikefocke · 11-19-2015, 07:32 AM

Your options and some links listed here.

To me it depends on your emotional attachment. The car is worth $3-4k as a roller. Maybe $7-8k running. You don't have much to spend between those figures to put in even a used motor. It might depend if you have to pay labor or are doing the swap yourself. The need for a new top might make it uneconomical. The need to do some reliability improvements to even a used engine before it is installed (RMS, IMS, AOS, Water Pump, etc) introduce another set of costs.

Sources of used motors here.

A rebuilt Porsche motor isn't something that costs like a Chevy. One rebuilt by a reputable rebuilder with some of the weaknesses addressed will cost well more than your car is worth now in NOVA.

A list of Porsche mechanics in NOVA is also at that web site.

Sorry.

11-19-2015, 07:32 AM	#13
mikefocke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sanford NC Posts: 2,537	Your options and some links listed here. To me it depends on your emotional attachment. The car is worth $3-4k as a roller. Maybe $7-8k running. You don't have much to spend between those figures to put in even a used motor. It might depend if you have to pay labor or are doing the swap yourself. The need for a new top might make it uneconomical. The need to do some reliability improvements to even a used engine before it is installed (RMS, IMS, AOS, Water Pump, etc) introduce another set of costs. Sources of used motors here. A rebuilt Porsche motor isn't something that costs like a Chevy. One rebuilt by a reputable rebuilder with some of the weaknesses addressed will cost well more than your car is worth now in NOVA. A list of Porsche mechanics in NOVA is also at that web site. Sorry.