I think my engine just took a #$%!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

You might be jumping the gun there with the 3.6 idea, i know of only 1 person who has done that on the 986 and hes still working out the kinks, the 3.4 however is doable but the engine costs more and there still is some mickey mouse work involved that the indy-mech will have to dive into. I'd consult with the mechanic even before you purchase the engine.

Actually, I think the 3.6L swap would be the easiest and best swap for my car. The 3.4L from the 996 is designed to work with the Bosh motronic 7.2 ECM that was on pre-03 boxsters and pre-02 996's. The 3.6L in the 02-04 996's are designed to work with Bosh motronic 7.8 which is what my car has. I believe I can reuse my current ECM and the swap should be fairly clean as far as swaps go. Of course everything is dependent on what the dealership says so yeah, it's a nice idea, but I don't know if it's in the cards yet or not. If the engine does need to be replaced they might say they will only replace it with another 3.2L even if I offer to kick in some more money.