Non-Porsche engine swaps?

[boardertj]

I talked to someone over at renegade hybrids in Las Vegas and they are working on a ej2xx conversion kit for the boxster. I was told that the project has not begun yet but they have a vehicle ready. They do lots of work with 914s and recently completed a ls1 swap into a 911! They do good work so if the kit is produced im sure it will be awesome. I doubt it will be done anytime soon but when it is I will try to post more information.

[Tool Pants]

Been Boxstering for 8 years and going to the local Porsche events.

Over the years, on the 914, I have seen everything from a rubber band to a Chevy V8 shoved in the engine compartment.

The Boxster has been around for 10 years. It is the next 914.

Now about that Corvette engine....

I agree the boxster will be the future 914.


There will always be purists, of which I'm not. I'd "bastardize" my box anyday if it gave me more power and kept that glorious music playing in the back.


The PERFECT transplant is the Buick GN TT. I've given it alot of thought. The most daunting part is keeping all nice Pcar electronics/creature comforts intact. Tranny adapter plate is not that hard I don't think. GN will easily pump 600hp without sneezing, with just bolt ons. Built GN's under $10k make over 1000 hp. The real problem would be overpowering the rest of the Pcar drivetrain, i.e., keeping the GN underpowered.


The essential layout is very close. If my box breaks, that's what I'll explore. I day dream of more power daily, and I want it for around 8k. No way is it worth it to me for a 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 transplant and pay silly money for it. But hey that's just me...


As it is, I feel the box is slightly underpowered especially considering 996 is making 8hp/liter more for no good reason. I feel a little bit cheated I didn't get my *missing* 25hp or so.

[boardertj]

600+ hp on a box just seems insane. Would this be on a daily driver?
I am lookin to do 450 or so on pump and 500 + on race gas.
driveshaft reinforcement may be needed.

[aren040]

Wow, I find it funny when I run into (insert marque here) supremacists.

For those that think the STi is some sort of monster. It is not. I was and still am a very active member of the Subaru world and am waiting to pick up a new body STi (09) for a daily driver. But they do have their share of problems. The weak point in the STi is the axles. For the WRX its the transmission. Also the STi is heavy and it has way too much weight in the front. The front overhang is huge and the engine sits in front of the front suspension causing under steer. Is all of this bad and will make the car be bad. No, for 30K you get an amazing car. It is fun, functional, and reliable.

I dont know, I guess it is just the way I am that I find idiotic stereotypes of cars funny. "Corvettes are for mullet having rednecks that try to compensate for their manhood." "Porsche's are for rich euro trash." "BMW's are for preppies." "Rice Burners".

To come down to it the Japanese have done an amazing job of competing in the automotive business. Could they make an uber car with amazing performance and awesome interiors? I am sure they can. I am also sure it will last many more miles than today's German cars. But the reality of it is sales. Top end sports cars dont generate enough revenue for them to come out and compete. The fact that they are Japanese and not German has a stigma to it that they should be cheaper as well. Hence the Acura RL, a wonderful car, not being able to sell. People just didn't want to pay 50K for a Honda when they could have a BMW for that price.

Although they are slowly getting over this stigma, and consequently the Korean manufacturers are going into it, there is still a long road to travel. With the reliability of the new German manufacturers going down the Japanese might be the new people to compete against just like the Germans were at one point.

Okay, I will stop rambling on now.

-aren

This would be DD, on pump gas. Wonder how much torque the transaxle can take...