A wicked quick boxster

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by vath2001

Can I get 300hp for half price?

Pretty much.. 300 is nothing for us these days- but the internals cost the same for 600 HP :-)

2010 is going to take the M96 to a complete new level..

[Dragonwind]

That's pretty cool news Jake! I want a 2nd P-car as a daily driver but then in the back of my mind lingers a voice saying , "save your money and buy a Raby engine". Of course the 2.5 has a new LN IMS in it so I suspect it will go for a long time.

That's pretty much what I would recommend to you Randall.


Chris

[RandallNeighbour]

Jake, your mailbox is full and I can't ask you this privately, so PM me if you don't want to post pricing here.

I'm not going to call you and waste your time because I have to save up for it and it will be a couple of years...

But what dollar ballpark are you talking about when you throw out a 600hp motor and tranny installed in my 97 box?

I'm looking for a turnkey price here. I drop it off and when I pick it up, it's a car the magazines are dying to write articles about and it only cost me $_ _,_ _ _ <-- I figure it will be north of $20k so I put an extra space in there for you!

[jhandy]

I have always been interested in this twin turbo setup. They say it will not destroy the motor..... but i have my doubts.

http://www.turbowerx.com/index.html

[RandallNeighbour]

Jake has shown what forced induction does to a M96 motor without his upgrades...

D chunks out of the cylinder walls o-plenty!

I'd be more than happy to put a turbowerx turbocharger on a Raby race-prepared motor though...

[Gerardo de Kort]

I do agree that boost will destroy a stock boxter but for that matter in can destroy a raby prepped one too. The important factor is how much boost.

About 2 years ago I opted for a the Twin Turbo kit by Turbowerx. My reasoning behind this is that for the amount of money I could spend trying to make the stock boxster (intake, headers, exhaust etc) I thought the turbo kit was a better deal. Oh yes, the mere fact of having a twin turbo boxster also had something to do with it.

The kit's turbos came preset at 5psi if I remember correctly. I did the install myself (three weekends but I really took my time). Once every thing was in place I was given the green light to adjust the wastegates to 6psi.
I'm quite knowledgeable about car but did not know anything about turbos (and still don't really). What I do know is not to overboost.

Yes, 600hp is very tempting (as we have a few Cayenne Turbos on this tiny island) but I have my doubts whether the only thing I'll need is the Raby engine. Other parts may not be up for the challenge (ranging from clutch to tires).

[Lobo1186]

if money was no object... I would pick up a 997.2 3.8L motor and twin turbo charge it. then it would be a beast that only a crazy man would try to tame. I would probably die trying.

There is no replacement for displacement... but when that runs out turbo it once or twice then replace body panels with carbon fiber or fiberglass. wide body kit with some nice fat tires. i think it would be buck wild.

[CJ_Boxster]

GT1 engine and transmission!