2nd engine failure 2500miles later.

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You guys are all awesome thanks for the great advice.

dghii $5k is what I was thinking.

woodsman Thanks for the CL find, I just sent him an email to find out more, the location could not be much better as the car is in Van right now.

Don't get me dreaming about a 4.0 or the built 3.6. I now wish I did that last time around!

You are right not quite ready to let the car go but maybe... I am only 20 but have owned 8 different cars and dont usually get attached. Most cars kept 6months max with no attachment but this is my third summer with this Boxster, it keeps beating me but I keep coming back.

sgt brad Thanks for the link, that looks like a really impressive build and looks like it would haul and hold together. I think it might be a little over budget for me. I do like the idea of the test drive though.

AKnowles I am thinking of selling the shell and moving on, but a built motor would make me fall in love with the car again and want to keep it forever. I need to do some number crunching and also decide what I want.

The Radium King I have not had a chance to drive any boxster but my own but on numbers alone I agree with the 3.2,3.4 vs 3.6.

Thanks for the links, I was told that the newer management system allowed more options.

I liked the idea of the cayman engine as it is more plug and play like you say.

I talked to the mechanic today and he said $10k for the engine and that was giving me a "deal". My local mechanic was thinking $15+ so I was happyish. But I will need to see if there is some more room in there as I thought it was a little high.

Install $2200 ish

Custom tune $1200ish

Total $13k+

That was better news then I was expecting.

I agree with your numbers and calculations, install ended up being bit cheaper but engine more. I thought about the 3rd radiator but did not discuss, that would be another expense.

The mechanic is going to look into it some more, I want to make sure we don't come across any surprises or modifications needed and blow the budget or I would have just sold the roller.

I would love to have a hotrod Boxster and it would be a bit of a sleeper.

I need to hear back more from the mechanic and go from there.

I am right on the fence with this one. 3.4 Boxster or C5 Corvette, 987 is out of the budget.

Thanks for the help!