I have to tell you, I’m pretty sure it’s impossible for that car to be a Boxster S and be a 1997 model. The S model was released for the 2000 model year, so anything prior was simply a Boxster. I don’t know if maybe the person who owned it previously made some changes to it and threw in the guts of an S model (which would be pretty neat, really), but I’m figuring not.
As for the DME, from what I’ve read on here from some of the more knowledgeable folks, it seems 97 model year vehicles had a DME that could not be reprogrammed like those in the following years…if the engine in this car is indeed the engine it came with, I don’t know if that means that you’ll need a DME specifically for a 97, or if you can get one from any 986 or even a 996 and have it programmed accordingly.
See what else you can find out about the car...like if there is indeed a 2.5 liter flat-six in back.
Hopefully someone else with more knowledge on the DME matter can come in here and help you out.
Threaded Mode
