Boxster V8

[Gelbster]

Nerv,
Here is a different angle on the market prospects for your conversion. My bias is the huge cost/complexity/uncertainty/time of rebuilding a 3.2l M96 +6 speed.I am doing the huge rebuild now. It is way more than the car is worth when I am done. And the performance upgrade -zero !
If your V8 is Calif Smog-legal, easy to fit and less than a rebuild -it is an irresistible option when the M96 dies.
As long as it makes a bit more power and torque ,I would be happy. Be serious ,where on the street can you sensibly/legaly use much more power than a 3.2l M96 ? I would rather improve my driving skills than chase 400hp objectives.
Renegade -look at one -closely & talk to an owner.I did. It is a hack job.
Nerv, thanks for discussing this,it could save many otherwise excellent cars from the M96 disaster heap.

[Luv2Box]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Nerv,
Here is a different angle on the market prospects for your conversion. My bias is the huge cost/complexity/uncertainty/time of rebuilding a 3.2l M96 +6 speed.I am doing the huge rebuild now. It is way more than the car is worth when I am done. And the performance upgrade -zero !
If your V8 is Calif Smog-legal, easy to fit and less than a rebuild -it is an irresistible option when the M96 dies.
As long as it makes a bit more power and torque ,I would be happy. Be serious ,where on the street can you sensibly/legaly use much more power than a 3.2l M96 ? I would rather improve my driving skills than chase 400hp objectives.
Renegade -look at one -closely & talk to an owner.I did. It is a hack job.
Nerv, thanks for discussing this,it could save many otherwise excellent cars from the M96 disaster heap.

Fully agree. In a drag race my '99 Tip won't beat many cars but drag racing on the street is a risky proposition. Put me in the twisties and I'll keep right up with the 911's and sometimes lead them. If I had 300 hp I might really get into trouble and a new crate 2.5L installed is around $15K so an alternative with more hp around that price is tempting and you don't have any of the IMS, RMS, D-chunk, rod bolt and etc. issues.

[Dlirium]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Nerv,
Here is a different angle on the market prospects for your conversion. My bias is the huge cost/complexity/uncertainty/time of rebuilding a 3.2l M96 +6 speed.I am doing the huge rebuild now. It is way more than the car is worth when I am done. And the performance upgrade -zero !
If your V8 is Calif Smog-legal, easy to fit and less than a rebuild -it is an irresistible option when the M96 dies.
As long as it makes a bit more power and torque ,I would be happy. Be serious ,where on the street can you sensibly/legaly use much more power than a 3.2l M96 ? I would rather improve my driving skills than chase 400hp objectives.
Renegade -look at one -closely & talk to an owner.I did. It is a hack job.
Nerv, thanks for discussing this,it could save many otherwise excellent cars from the M96 disaster heap.

Yes, perhaps that works for you, but I don't think you are in the middle of the bell curve on this one. I'm guessing that folks that are contemplating the idea of a V8 in their boxster are DEFINITELY looking for an HP gain. I have ridden in a 500 hp boxster, and it IS AMAZING! Yes, would be worth every penny of $20k. No, i don't need 500, but as stated elsewhere, 400 seems like a reasonable minimum. Honestly, if there is no HP gain, it's a lot cheaper to surf craigs list and just buy a different used boxster.

I also doubt there is any realistic way to get this to work in CA, so it is mostly academic anyway :-(