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Kirk · 09-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Good input Patrick. I concur on the intercooler issue. I would see maybe putting a big air to air unit in the rear trunk and making a fiberglass trunk lid with scoop to channel air into it. You could work out some exit flow under the car. My Gemballa rear bumper is actually setup for this pretty nicely with a mesh opening in the middle.

Most of the companies doing this kind of thing right now use an air/water intercooler though, such as TPC with their Carrera and Cayman kits and VF Engineering with their Carrera kit. They both use an OEM GT3 front center radiator (about $500), which would create problems on the Boxster S I guess. Again though, you could always fit the radiator in the rear trunk with venting.

Gary in BR has his intercooler under the car and I just don't care for that location. It may work, but it's certainly not optimized....

The best way to go would be a Raby rebuild to low compression and then turbo charge the crap out of it. But I bet you'd be looking at a total spend of $13K or so for Raby and $7K or so for a turbo kit. Pretty pricey.

Kirk

09-10-2009, 09:41 PM	#20
Kirk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texarkana, Texas Posts: 959	Good input Patrick. I concur on the intercooler issue. I would see maybe putting a big air to air unit in the rear trunk and making a fiberglass trunk lid with scoop to channel air into it. You could work out some exit flow under the car. My Gemballa rear bumper is actually setup for this pretty nicely with a mesh opening in the middle. Most of the companies doing this kind of thing right now use an air/water intercooler though, such as TPC with their Carrera and Cayman kits and VF Engineering with their Carrera kit. They both use an OEM GT3 front center radiator (about $500), which would create problems on the Boxster S I guess. Again though, you could always fit the radiator in the rear trunk with venting. Gary in BR has his intercooler under the car and I just don't care for that location. It may work, but it's certainly not optimized.... The best way to go would be a Raby rebuild to low compression and then turbo charge the crap out of it. But I bet you'd be looking at a total spend of $13K or so for Raby and $7K or so for a turbo kit. Pretty pricey. Kirk __________________ 2000 Boxster S - Gemballa body kit, GT3 front bumper, JRZ coilovers, lower stress bars 2003 911 Carrera 4S - TechArt body kit, TechArt coilovers, HRE wheels 1986 911 Carrera Targa - 3.2L, Euro pistons, 964 cams, steel slant nose widebody 1975 911S Targa - undergoing a full restoration and engine rebuild Also In The Garage - '66 912, '69 912, '72 914 Chalon wide body, '73 914