Freshly rebuilt Vertex Long Blocks

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by sfkjeld

Bought a long block for my 2000 2.7 last weekend from a private party. I didn’t really need a motor since the original has only 93k and runs great. But I did need a water pump and the estimates to replace were nearly $1000 and the new long block was $2500 with a new water pump, IMS and RMS upgrades. So I took the motor to a well respected Porsche shop in San Rafael. The install is scheduled in a few weeks. But when I dropped it off, one of the shop guys said they had bad luck with a Vertex motor in the past few years. I was a bit shocked, since I had heard positive reviews on them. I even spoke with the Vertex shop in Florida and they were great. Generous with their time and information shared. But now I am worried. I understand the shop doing the install has an engine room, where they can test a motor out of the car. Anyone have any idea what that costs to do? It might be smart since I am not so certain about this “new” motor anymore.

Also, anyone with experience with Vertex? I should have posted this question before I bought the motor.

Would you be interested in selling your old motor? If it fits my 2002 I'd be interested in buying it as a spare.

[rfuerst911sc]

I have " heard " from a few folks that Vertex is on the shady side but I have no first hand experience . Like any negative feedback you have to take it with a grain of salt as it " may " just be some pissy people . But it would be a shame if their rebuilds were of shoddy workmanship . Good luck with it .

[sfkjeld]

Originally Posted by piper6909

Would you be interested in selling your old motor? If it fits my 2002 I'd be interested in buying it as a spare.

Yes, the plan is to sell the original motor. It’s on Craigslist now.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/d/san-francisco-porsche-boxster-long/6898001550.html

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by sfkjeld

Yes, the plan is to sell the original motor. It’s on Craigslist now.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/d/san-francisco-porsche-boxster-long/6898001550.html

I'm interested. Do you know what happened to the water pump? How's the impeller?

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by sfkjeld

Yes, the plan is to sell the original motor. It’s on Craigslist now.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/d/san-francisco-porsche-boxster-long/6898001550.html

That's a good deal, maybe even great. A running engine for the price of an IMSB. BTW, it will fit 00 thru 02 Boxsters with only minor variations (wiring.)

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

That's a good deal, maybe even great. A running engine for the price of an IMSB. BTW, it will fit 00 thru 02 Boxsters with only minor variations (wiring.)

It would be a good deal if the impeller didn't disintegrate and bits went into the motor. We don't know that yet.

[sfkjeld]

Originally Posted by piper6909

It would be a good deal if the impeller didn't disintegrate and bits went into the motor. We don't know that yet.

Sorry, just got back to this. Question; could the impeller have “disintegrated” if the car still runs normally, no coolant leaks, no temperature changes? Just a rattling noise?

Btw I lowered the price to $1000 last week. Not a single response. Man, the Boxster market has gone belly up.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/d/san-francisco-porsche-boxster-long/6909126560.html