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This morning I finally got to shake-down the engine. I had to wait over 2 weeks for wheel bearings before I could finally set the car down on its wheels.
The engine seems to run well, a bit of smoking on the initial starts but that seems to be gone. The temperature stayed in the normal range, the recycled clutch is fine and it starts and idles well. I am running it with the front and top engine covers off (so I can check the power steering reservoir and easily check the engine), the top up (don't want to fold it down directly over the engine) and the heater on full blast (to help get the coolant circulating) so it is rather hot and noisy.
I put the Durametric on it and the cam deviations are quite respectable, -5.63 and -5.53, better than the original engine.
So far it looks like my gamble on buying this engine is paying off.
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Grant
Arctic Silver 2000 Boxster S - bought with a broken engine, back on the road with the engine replaced
Green 2000 Boxster 5-speed and 1978 928 auto
1987 924S 5-speed (Sold) - Blue 2000 Boxster 5 spd (Sold)
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