How much would a 2002 3.6L swap cost?

[Jacques79]

It would cost me 40 000$ to buy a new 2009 Boxster S, so 15K for a swap might not be so bad...

But still, resale value on my car with a 3.6 swap would be bad and I'd lose a lot of money...

Hmmm

Maybe a turbo kit?

[boardertj]

Anyone know how much a raby built 2.9 turbo engine rebuild costs? Their website mentions stage ii and stage iii configurations capable of up to 500hp.

Anyone done this yet?

[mts]

Originally Posted by Jacques79

It would cost me 40 000$ to buy a new 2009 Boxster S, so 15K for a swap might not be so bad...

But still, resale value on my car with a 3.6 swap would be bad and I'd lose a lot of money...

Hmmm

Maybe a turbo kit?

Resale value on a Raby 3.6 big bore should be very good though. You wouldn't be doing a swap and will have made the motor much more solid than it was new from the factory. I would think it would increase the resale value.....kind of like a RUF car.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Jacques79

It would cost me 40 000$ to buy a new 2009 Boxster S, so 15K for a swap might not be so bad...

I wonder if you can get $15k loan from the bank and tell them you need it because your Porsche blew up its engine?

[23109VC]

Originally Posted by ekam

I wonder if you can get $15k loan from the bank and tell them you need it because your Porsche blew up its engine?

would a person like me with a 2000 2.7 be better off doing a big bore 2.9 or going to the 3.4L? i was under the impression on a 2000 base the logical swap motor is a 3.4L.

i wonder if the "race" built 2.9 would work better -

then of course - I live in wonderful California with all our smog laws... and I wonder if ANY of these motor swaps would be "legal" in CA or would I spend a pile of money only to learn that I have now voided the smog on my car and no longer be able to register it to drive on the roads???

would a 2.9L rebuilt by RABY have siilar smog characteristics to the stock 2.7? if I swap in a 3.4L what happens then , do I smog as if I'm a 911?

smog issues aside -w hat about be a better performer on my 5 speed - the 3.4 or hte 2.9 and what could cost LESS???

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jacques79

It would cost me 40 000$ to buy a new 2009 Boxster S, so 15K for a swap might not be so bad...

But still, resale value on my car with a 3.6 swap would be bad and I'd lose a lot of money...

Hmmm

Maybe a turbo kit?

Bolt on turbo and supercharger kits for our cars are a bad idea imo. It's not a good idea to put forced induction on a gasoline engine with 11:1 compression. Due to the high compression anything more than a light breeze of 4-5 psi will blow your engine. Secondly, our engines have cast parts in them like the pistons ect, that where not designed to deal with the extra pressure and heat forced induction creates. Forged parts are best in these types of applications. So in order to do this right you need to rebuild the engine with lower compression forged pistons and probably reinforce or change several other things so this isn't going to be a cheaper option if done right.