Non-Porsche engine swaps?

[yfz/700R]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

No offense but why would I want a mix of a subaru 4 cylinder engine in my Boxster? Irrespective of the top HP I MIGHT gain, I lose torque and I frankly lose the whole mystique of the car.

If I was going to trash the crap out of the car's integrity, I would simply go with a larger Porsche engine.

That's just me.

Now, if I had a 944, the Ls1 motor is in there in a flash. Now are are taling torque.

i have no clue, but i can tell you why i was thinking about it.
1)DIY 3.4 porsche $8,000.00 maybe, will it be reliable??? or do they have the same issues the 2.5,2.7 and the 3.2 do??
2) DIY supercharger $6,500.00, will it be reliable?
3) subaru conversion $5,000.00 will it be reliable? yes. will it be fast? yes.
will it still be the best looking convertible on the planet? imo yes

[ohioboxster]

Ok, but keep in mind DIY supercharger can be done for between 2 and 3k. They have been proven to be reliable but please lets not get into that discussion.

[yfz/700R]

Originally Posted by ohioboxster

Ok, but keep in mind DIY supercharger can be done for between 2 and 3k. They have been proven to be reliable but please lets not get into that discussion.

i thought the sc kit was around 6k, i'll reread your sc posts

[ohioboxster]

They can be found for around 2-3k on e-bay and craigs list. There is one in the classifieds section of this board but he wants way too much and will never sell it for that price.

[blue2000s]

It's incredible what engines can fit into any given car. If you've been looking around the 914 sites you know they fit all kinds of engines into those things. Heck, some guy has a jet engine in his New Beetle and actually drives the thing around.

I think the more pertinent question would be if there was a kit with engine mounts, chassis parts and transmission adapters that made it mechanically more simple. It doesn't sound like such a thing exists so there will probably be a good deal of fabrication involved.

If you had a 3 series you could buy a conversion kit for a corvette engine. Dont know if its the LS1 or LS2 or what. I think it was 10,000 for everything.

[chgolatin2]

A jap engine on a German quality car, thats freaking crazy! I would NEVER do that and if you have to purchase a 4 cylinder jap engine to install of a high quality German car then you should stay with the rice burner and leave the quality German "Porsche" for those that can afford to have them. Thats JUST CRAZY! No insult but damn, I cant believe I just read that post.... Very sad...