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Old 05-01-2016, 05:05 AM   #1
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Help powertrain swap part list

Hello everybody.
I have one e36 subaru engine and I have seen some oportunities to buy a used boxster with engine problems. Porsches are very expensive in my country, also we dont have many...so get a new Porsche engine is not an opition.
Also, I would like to change the transmission to a WRX transmission because it can handle more torque.
The truth is that I am just a 23 student that dont have any experience with car in practice, so I would like your help to make a list of the parts I would have to change to plan it and see it its affordable for me.
I Have seen two or three boxsters with wrx engines but didnt find details like that.
Thank you very much, bye!

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Old 05-01-2016, 06:23 AM   #2
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the only real issue is ....
-motor and transmission mounts (which mounted how)
-exhaust system (or tie into stock boxster)
-WIRING (lots of info out there for this)
-and most expensive (probably) axles! if you use the subie trans the axels are going to be a pain in the butt...
-shifter linkage (I'd bet a creative person could adapt the Box system)
-lines and hoses...
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Old 05-01-2016, 11:05 PM   #3
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Thanks for the answer.
For the wire...I will try to use the stock EZ ecu for the engine and the porsche ecu for the rest...I want to keep it original as possible because I want it to be a street car.
It is pretty hard and expensive to find a porsche transmission here... The 5 speed is not a problem as it is on the passats and audis, but it cant handle much torque.
Do you know other transmission requiring small costumization could fit on the boxster? Maybe it is not that difficult to use the porsche axels on the subaru transmission.

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