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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
my condolences. How long did you own the car?
I ran a poll recently to see what most would do if they were in your shoes. I was surprised to see that ~70% said they would rebuild or swap in a used motor. Out of curiosity I called one fot the V8 shops that do Porsches and found out that the cost will run about $14K before you source the donor engine. And those are tough to find for less than $4K with harness. If you want GT3 level power from the Chevy engine you'll be into for $24K.
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Well after experiencing an issue with my own Boxster that at the end turned out to be way way less than initially thought, I am surprised to see that most owners would simply give up on rebuilding the damn thing by themselves. This is a car, not the space shuttle. Plus there are thousands of articles all over the Internet explaining how to do it. Youtube videos. You name it.
We did it at home with not having ever worked on a Porsche engine. Heck I did not have any mechanical experience whatsoever other than knowing the basic concepts. Sure my son helped a lot but I am certain I would be able to tackle this on my own if needed.
Does it take time? Yep. Costs a ton of money in parts? Not necessarily as no one can say for sure how much it will cost until you open the engine. In my case the initial $15k estimated by the mechanic dropped to $1.5k in parts. Note that $650 is for the LN Engineering bearing and $200 and something for the OEM water pump.
Worst case for you, get an used engine that is guaranteed to be working (many sold with 90 days warranty) at around $4,000 (Ebay) and pay a mechanic to replace it (my mechanic took mine out plus the transmission in 4 hours, $360). Probably with $6,000 the car is back on the road and you will be able to sell it immediately for much more than the price you will be offered for a rolling chassis + the $6,000 spent. That is what I would do in your case if not willing to keep the car or to go down the path I took.
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