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Originally Posted by alloystang07
I love the porsche design and i really want to get into a porsche because i would like to have a car that handles well, but i need some power to go with it. I know that the turbo engines are the ones makeing all the power, and that they are based off the gt1 engine. But why are the so different from the carerra engines that the boxster 3.2 engines are based off of? It would seem that all of the big power some porsches are making, some one would find a way to fit the crank and rods and such into a carerra engine/boxster engine?
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To answer your question, as opposed to making yet another self-reassuring, smug reply about how "Porsche power is different than Ford power" (
), the basic answer to your question above is that the GT1/GT2/Turbo 911 engines are mounted 180 degrees differently from the M96 in the Boxster, so it's not just a matter of swapping internals.
As for why the Boxster parts & labor cost so much more overall, it's a simple matter of development cost and volume. How many national Ford tuners are there out there, not to mention small-town shops that can build you a 400 RWHP small block Ford or Chevy for $5k or less? (Been there, done that.) Literally hundreds, because of the volume of Ford and Chevy guys that are looking to have the work done.
The Boxster was sold in much, much smaller volumes, and an even smaller percentage of Boxster owners have any interest at all in modding their cars. So the few tuners that are out there can charge a premium (and have to, really, if they want to cover their costs and stay in business... Can't begrudge them that).
Put simply, if you want big power numbers for low cost in a car that still handles at a world-class level, buy a 'Vette. (And yes, you WILL still be able to turn.
) But from everything I've read, the seats will not be as comfortable, the steering will not feel as precise, and you'll be missing out on the overall handling confidence that the Boxster provides.
Everything is a tradeoff.
Hope this helps.
