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Just to clear up some misconceptions:

A 3.4L engine in a boxster puts down roughly 280rwhp on our dyno. The supercharged S (stage I) puts down just over 280hp to the rear wheels. A new 997C2S puts down right at 300rwhp on our dyno. The performance is there, there isn't an extra wear and tear on the engine because of the supercharger. If you are going to go out and power brake the car and do burn outs, well then expect some more wear and tear on the car, but that's due to the driver. Doing an engine transplant is not a cheap option...so this was the alternative we came up with. For the extra money it will cost you to do an engine transplant, you are getting zero-very little horsepower gains over a supercharger kit.

There are a lot of guys throwing out numbers about a $50k new boxster and not wanting to modify it. That is fine, but realize that is for a new boxster off the showroom floor. Also realize that the 986 boxster is now almost 10 years old, and used prices are not expensive by any means. You can pick them up for $20k easily for the older models. So you pick up an affordable car, and modify it and have an incredible machine for under 30-35k. Not a bad deal in my opinion for the performance it is putting down. We can hold on to what things cost when they were knew, but also realize that an automobile is a depreciating asset. Hell the 944 Turbo could be optioned out to over $40k (back in the 80's) when it was new as well....

at 280rwhp, the boxster S is an absolute blast to drive. Look for the upcoming article on it (and the 2.5L boxster supercharged) in excellence and european car magazine.....