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Old 10-11-2007, 12:40 PM   #1
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Thanks blinkwatt! I'm going to have to look at that route and maybe put a 3.4 into there and make it fast. What would be your guess for the final price for a 3.4 plus labor swap?
I've talked to a lot of people about putting a 99' 3.4L in a 99' 986 2.5L chassis and the install quotes have bounced around A LOT.

Instant G would do it for $1.5k-$3k max

Depending on where you are you may want to contact Todd(tholyoak) on renntech.org and see if he would do it for you,I have no clue how much he would charge. He's changes motors on his Boxster often and have plenty of exp. doing so.

Local shops wanted anywhere from $3k-5.5k............All the people who have done it,Instant G & Todd all same the same thing,it's easy. All the M96 engines are very similar,just bigger version of each other.Anyone who has done it a couples of times should be able to do it in 30 hours tops. Small things like the oil pump have to swapped or something funky has to be done,but it's still a pretty straight forward swap.

Heck if you want to D.I.Y. email me and I can send you Todd's Write-up.
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Old 10-11-2007, 02:32 PM   #2
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Wow, you guys been a lot of help. I appreciate it all. I'm in Houston, but went to dental school in Kansas City, so I know exactly where Todd(tholyoak) in Lenexa, KS is. I read his write up and downloaded his PDF on how to do it. I have somewhat basic car repair knowledge, but this would be way out of my league. So far the estimates sound fairly resonable. I would have to look up some people here I guess.
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Old 10-11-2007, 02:34 PM   #3
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Wow, you guys been a lot of help. I appreciate it all. I'm in Houston, but went to dental school in Kansas City, so I know exactly where Todd(tholyoak) in Lenexa, KS is. I read his write up and downloaded his PDF on how to do it. I have somewhat basic car repair knowledge, but this would be way out of my league. So far the estimates sound fairly resonable. I would have to look up some people here I guess.
I don't know how much it cost but I'd consider shipping your Box to one of them,a shop could mess something up if it's the first time they have done it.
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I just searched the threads and tried to advance search Instant G by post, but it's giving me an error. Can you point me to one of his post. Thanks again.
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I just searched the threads and tried to advance search Instant G by post, but it's giving me an error. Can you point me to one of his post. Thanks again.
http://www.instant-g.com/
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