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Originally Posted by landrovered
I drove my wifes 2.5 the other day and it was such a pleasant experience. Smooth, planted on the road, the 16" wheels absorb the bumps in the road very nicely. Overall it was a gem. It accelerates nicely, revs smoothly and the five speed shifts perfectly. A fantastic daily driver. I was impressed.
Then I drove my 3.6 and it was an all together different experience. The additional power was impossible to ignore. It was viceral, powerful and more harsh in almost every way, harder to drive smoothly.
If I drove the car every day then the more civilized 2.5 would be preferable for traffic and errands. It is fun and safe.
I bought the 3.6 to use at DEs and to drive aggresively and it performs that function perfectly.
The Boxster is a great car in that it comes in many flavors. All of which are tasty.
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I feel like I have the perfect 2.5 now with the addition of headers, SS exhaust, personalized intake modifications and most importantly an underpulley. I only have the butt dyno to go on but the torque gain from taking some parasitic drag off the crank is noticeable. Of course I don't know how much the headers contribute to that either. I feel these mods made the car sound very venerable, not loud tinny like ricers but a lower civilized grumble.
All I know is the acceleration is improved in a very dramatic way, I really love the car even more now.