Modded Boxster - New to the Club

[Brucelee]

Gorgeous and unique.

Welcome to our Forum. We hope you enjoy it!!!!

Thanks for the great Pics.

[Porschekid]

Wow, it looks great. Only thing that I would change are those red seat covers.

[RandallNeighbour]

Hey, tell us about the supercharger... what did it cost, how much HP gain did you get off the wheels (dyno results would be great!) and on a scale of 1-10, can you feel the difference in power on both the low, mid and high speed ranges?

Love your mods. I'm betting you do not have a wife and kids, right?

[boxster3000]

ha ha...i occassionally get grief for the seat covers but i've become fond of the red. they mostly serve a functional purpose for me in the hot and humid chicago summers. i find that i don't sweat as much with them there as opposed to the black leather.

the supercharger is courtesy of turbo performance center in maryland. it was about $6k for the supercharger plus installation and gave me close to 50% more horses and torque over the stock. i'd say it's about an 8.5 overall (higher on low and mid, lower on high speed ranges). it's nice to have but i rarely get to stretch it now that i live in the city. i can tell you that i whip my friend's c4.

no kids but i do have a wife. but the car came b4 the wife and also would be the last to go...

thanks for the comments.

[Lux]

Nice looking car.

Why does the rear diffuser look like it's falling off though? Other than that (and the seat covers ), car looks mean. Dig the 986 badge on the back. Nice touch.

BTW, do you have a digital camera that can take short movies? I'd like to hear what that B&B Triflo sounds like.


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[boxster3000]

good eye on the diffuser, lux. unfortunately, the mean city streets of chicago have taken a toll on the bottoms of my front and rear ends. there have been a few occassions where i've literally stopped traffic behind me because i was too afraid to proceed past an armageddon pothole. needless to say i've had the front bumper and diffuser repainted a couple of times. the diffuser is secure but needs to be reconnected at the front. with the old lady calling the shots now it's more difficult to get it fixed immediately.

i'll post a video of the triflo when i get a chance...probably later this week. the exhaust note is my favorite part of the car.

your car in your signature looks awesome and sinister. may i see more pictures of it (i.e. rear, interior, other mods)?

thanks for your comments. take it easy.

[jpcolin]

very nice mods, could you explain wich alpine units you have, i saw your screen is dash mounted, and looks quite factory, could you also post some close up pics?
looks really good!

[boxster3000]

thanks jp. the 6-disc cd changer (#993-645-130-00) was installed by the dealer. a third-party installed the alpine lcd monitor (alp-tme006sa) and alpine navigation unit (alp-nva751as).

attached is a closer view of the interior. let me know if you have any other questions. what mods are you working on?

[Lux]

Originally Posted by boxster3000

your car in your signature looks awesome and sinister. may i see more pictures of it (i.e. rear, interior, other mods)?

Thaks for the compliments. I haven't done much to my car. Only added Aerokit II and B&M shifter. Eibach/Bilstein is next. Thinking about silver console. After that, maybe some wheels and that'll be it. Here's my recent pics: Detailing My Black Daily Driver (pictorial...56K maybe)

[Perfectlap]

the gauges and white cluster thingy reminds me of those old 911 RS cars from the 70's.

Yep you need a three spoker on that steering wheel.
maybe consider GT3 seats like I have in Black.

I might look at different wheels in the future. You have allot of body modifications and it just seems strange seeing those Porsche wheels on there.
maybe have your current wheels painted black or red and add the painted center caps and polish the outer lip,
Yellow calipers look kick ass with red wheels? (see GT3 photo below)

the door graphics below would also be eye catching on your white Boxster.
Its a very classic styling detail on white Porsches.
instead of having GT3 printed I would go with just Porsche, 986 or Speedster.
The fade effect on the front and rear bumpers looks very nice.

for the bumper maybe have some RS style inlets cut out like the GT3 RS.
I have a new GT3 bumper($1100)
I think its the Supercup version with the hole
for the tow hook, unless all the GT3 bumpers have this hole. not sure
I plan to have the RS inlets cut out as well.
Or maybe wedging in a set of GT2 louvers($150)
between the hood and bumper edge.

You can add a lower lip spoiler ($200 call VENEK) and have it painted red.