Will a 3.2L mount to a 2.5L's 5 speed?

[itsnotanova]

Yes the 3.2 will bolt up to a 5 speed. I have a friend that quit racing spec, so he decided to turn his spec boxster into a fun DE track toy. He replaced the 2.5 with a 3.2 using a cayman intake and a 2.7 5 speed. Yes the 6 speed is beefier and better suited for the job, but the 5 speed can handle the abuse if you're not too rough with it. I personally would switch to the 2.7 5 speed only because the 2.5 is worth twice as much as a 2.7 5 speed. Even better if you can find a 987 2.7 5 speed as they're supposedly stronger and have a gear ratio close to the 2.5 5 speed. They also come with larger cv bolts.