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Originally Posted by Bebbetufs
Thanks. I just had a look for an S2000. There are two for sale in the country at the moment. cheapest is 35K. Looked nice though, but too pricey to risk crashing on track.
I guess I was hoping for a rush of people telling me not to worry and to buy a new engine and that these engines rarely fail in spec Boxsters  Oh well! |
You chose to race with what has to be the most problematic engine, the 2.5L. There are several reasons why Porsche quickly stopped making these engines, such as slipped liners, d chunking, etc.; all of which were fatal. But if you looked for a decent 2.7L from, say a 2001 car, you would have a solid basic engine that can be quickly made even more dependable than when it left the factory, and give you a lot of seat time for limited $. But need to also remember there are no dirt cheap quality engines, and ALL race cars break or require maintenance, even the almighty Porsche Mezgers, which sold as short blocks for north of $50K when they were still available.
Just a thought....................