Is it possible.....???

[landrovered]

I have five cars, I still missed driving the truck and should have repaired the timing chain instead of using the event as a launching pad to undertake a significantly more complicated endeavor. Don't get me wrong, I would have done the swap eventually but swaps are never as easy as you think they will be.

Just food for thought.

[jderiansf]

Originally Posted by PlayersExpress

Back to my original question....


Is it possible to install a Supercharger or a Turbo/TT setup on a 3.4/6/8 engine in a boxster. Meaning... is there enough room, etc for it?

Check out TPC http://www.tpcsuperchargers.net/

The have a few 986 turbos around, and lots of 987 and 997 turbos. I helped install one on a 987 Cayman S. Its wicked fast, well engineered and well supported.

[mikefocke]

How do you know the engine you buy won't have the same issues? There have been some horror stories.

How do you know that after either spending the $3k for repairs or the $5k for the used motor it won't self destruct 3 days later? Stuff does happen.

What makes you think you and your dad can do a rebuild of the engine for $2k? Either of you ever been inside a M96? (Only person I ever heard of who did it himself without prior experience spent about $4.5k on parts IIRC.)

Used parts? OEM parts? "Improved" parts?

And how much do you replace/upgrade while the engine is out? Clutch? IMS bearing? AOS? Alternator? Water Pump? Idler pulleys? Motor Mounts? and it goes on...

It is a set of difficult decisions. I don't envy you having to make em....and then live with the results.