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Originally Posted by timetraveler2222
I have been reading this thread with a lot of interest. After getting out of my 2013 Chevy Impala LTZ it occurred to me that a really great conversion would be a GM V-6. The one in my Chevy Impala puts out 310 HP and will easily rev up to it's redline of 6800 rpm. It is extremely torquey with the six speed automatic and believe it or not puts a lot of cars to shame stop light to stop light. The Caddy turbocharged V-6 (same basic engine architecture) puts out an easy 450 hp and they are starting to show up in the scrap yards. Think about it a second. A modern GM engine, turbocharged that any Chevy of Caddy dealer could work on. I love V-8's (used to have a 1974 454 4 speed Corvette) but they will be disappearing in the next few years. Even Porsche is downsizing their engines. Have you seen the new 718 Boxster? It comes with a turbocharged flat four!
Now everyone can laugh at me but I speak from a base of experience. I worked at the GM Tech Center many years ago and I can tell you that engine design and development is not standing still. A turbocharged V-6 would be perfect in a Boxster.
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It is a neat concept, however if you did this and pulled the Boxster into a GM dealership I doubt they would touch it. I think any of the radical modifications we see and talk about presumes that you will be your own master wrench