Turbo or charger?

[Cloudsurfer]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

your motor would be fine, your back wheels would flop around a bit.

Considering how many of these things blow up just fine by themselves, I would strongly disagree with the statement that adding forced induction will be "fine."

I wouldn't remotely consider adding boost to one of these things unless the motor had been built for it. I briefly considered building my 3.8 with low compression pistons and turbocharging it, but when the thing makes 400HP normally aspirated, who needs any more than that in a 3000lb car on the street?

[The Radium King]

if you read the post in context, the statement "your motor would be fine" was a reference to removing the brace. i was just trying to respond to the Op and keep opinion on FI vs the M96 out of the dialogue.

[pk2]

Hello,

Not exactly sure where this thread is going,
But;

You want some fast bang for your buck, put a super or turbo on your 2.5, upgrade the piggyback for a bout $600 , integrate a relatively simple meth/h20 (WC) setup and have fun. If it fails, it would be the first I’ve ever heard of in 8 odd years here but...

I’f it blows (like all your referenced invisible friends have had happened) your out $4k (less $2k in salvagable parts) . Who cares if your going to spend 20k on a twin super 3.8.

If you can do that for less(3.8)…dead serious…leme’ know. People like yourselves convince me I need to start building a real backup…but damn, for years mine just won’t blow

PK

P.S. did you know a 3.6/3.8 is based on the same crappy motor as the 2.5? It is NOT the bulletproof as the GT derivatives? Don't think you'll have 400 hp with the same durability as any GT

[Lobo1186]

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not a bad price...

[JAAY]

Nitrous!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone do it and video tape it. Do a 150 shot

[Boosted boxster]

I work at a outfit im not even going to plug, I just want to lay out some good Boxster info, first of all the C/R on even a 2.5 201hp motor is 11.51 and S motors run 12.5.1!!! way too high for a supercharger or turbo if you ask me, Porsche turbo motors come with 8.1 To 9.1 C/R the boxsters we have seen with turbos are running like only 5lbs a total waste of 5 to 10 grand after you have to get it retuned a bunch of times to get it right, However on the other hand nitrous loves higher compression ratios, has a cooling effect , look I have a lot of bottles through my boxster, I'm running now 75hp no issues and that's a 140k 2.5l updated LN IMS otherwise stock, nitrous is not Just for a 1/4 mile, I have used it in a road corse makes passing fun and you will use it! My car has been a test mule and so is my bosses 996 he is running 125hp on it and over hundred bottles run through it, nitrous my not be for everyone, but don't be scared of it, a lot of drama kings here, if you keep things safe, a true easy bolt on at least 75hp on any Porsche more if you want it, costs less than 700, one I have on my car I think costs like 600 something, it's fun for sure! Unlike most other bolt ons this one will make the power I says it will! No fuff no BS,

[Boosted boxster]

Oh yea, ZERO tuning, no MIL light, not one issue with ether Porsche, the 996 has a lot of nitrous and will kick the ever-livn crap out of a z06, went to lunch with the boss we ran across a z06 the 996 killed it, I thought he might beat us, nope we smoked him by 3 cars no joke, supercharges take power and make power, produce a lot of heat,