Bfan's Garage :: 2001 Porsche Boxster S

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Bfan

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General Information

Vehicle Name
Year	2001
Make	Porsche
Model	Boxster S
Color	Midnight Blue Metallic
History	Car was imported from US in '06. I bought the car in May '12, has since (October '12) replaced rear wheel bearings and CV boots, installed IMS guardian, put infill in seats, installed rear spoiler, made and installed custom headlight covers, installed headers, installed and removed aftermarket xenon, installed and removed aftermarket DRL, diode bulbs in fog lights, filmed rear- and signal lights, removed bumperettes, installed bigger throttle body and plenum, new European formed license plates. Installed big bore 3.2 o 3.6 engine with he following build speck: LN 3.2 to 3.6 sleeves and JE pistons LN triple row ceramic IMS bearing, called „The IMS upgrade“ LN 0.5 Quarts deep sump kit LN chromoly oil pump drive LN spin on oil filter adapter LN billet chain tensioner paddle ARP rod bolts ARP crank carrier bolts 160 deg. thermostat 997 intake manifold 83 mm Porsche 996 GT throttle body 987 Cayman air box 997 plenum, ported to take 83 mm throttle body Heads flow optimized Custom clear engine cover 997 Short shifter (Big improvement over old one) In the near future I plan to: Install Cayman 3” MAF housing Remap the ECU with Euro 996 tune which is compatible with the 3” MAF housing and does away with the two downstream O2 sensors that are throwing CEL after header installation.

General Images

Modifications

Exterior

Aero kit II spoiler, filmed rear- and signal lights, custom headlight covers, aftermarket xenon, aftermarket DRL, diode bulbs in fog lights. European formed license plates. Custom clear engine cover. De-amber and Zeintop on wishlist.

Interior

Seat infills, custom clear engine cover

Performance Upgrades

Max speed headers, 74 mm throttle body, 997 intake plenum, desnorkled. Bigger engine installed, 3.2 to 3.6 LN sleeved, 83 mm throttle body, 997 manifold, flow optimised head ports, Euro 996 tune coming up, short throw shifter coming up

Performance Upgrades Images

Engine / Under the Hood

IMS guardian, 3.6 LN sleeved engine

Suspension

Upgrade on wisch list

Wheels and Tires

18" Turbo twists

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