Bought new engine!! How much HP does it have?

[BoxsterLewis]

This is what my mechanic doing the instal said:
Lewis,


I’m sure the engine is NOT an X51. The X51 engines have an aluminum intake and this engine does not. The other issue with the intake is the overall height.

Do all X51 engines have a aluminum intake? I know they bumped up the HP on newer 2005 engines so maybe only those have it?

Thanks for the info Blue2000s!

[edevlin]

Don't the 4S models use 3.8L engines, or was that not the case in 2004? I would love to slip a 3.6L into my Boxster, then see if it would be possible for me to keep out of trouble.....

Ed

[Adam]

Originally Posted by edevlin

Don't the 4S models use 3.8L engines, or was that not the case in 2004? I would love to slip a 3.6L into my Boxster, then see if it would be possible for me to keep out of trouble.....

Ed

The 996 S models like this one still had the 3.6L, but the newer 997 S models had the 3.8L.