997 powered Boxster

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

The seller is asking a lot of money for the car.

Excellence :: Porsches for Sale : 2001 997-Powered (3.6L) Boxster for sale in Baltimore, MD

It looks like they are trying to recover some of the outrageous expenses associated with putting a 3.6 in a 2001 chassis. This is one of the most aggravating swaps you can try, as you have to change out the A/C controller, the entire dash, the ABS/PSM system controller, all the ABS sensors and rewire the car to 997 CAN bus specs (to name just a few of the required mods), which is a timing consuming nightmare.

Unfortunately, swaps like this tend to degrade rather than enhance a car's resale value due to the now unique configuration of the car.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

It looks like they are trying to recover some of the outrageous expenses associated with putting a 3.6 in a 2001 chassis. This is one of the most aggravating swaps you can try, as you have to change out the A/C controller, the entire dash, the ABS/PSM system controller, all the ABS sensors and rewire the car to 997 CAN bus specs (to name just a few of the required mods), which is a timing consuming nightmare.

Unfortunately, swaps like this tend to degrade rather than enhance a car's resale value due to the now unique configuration of the car.

I believe your better off taking what you have and building on that. Example is taking a Boxster S and building up the 3.2 to a 3.6 with all the toys. Integration is much less of any issue and you end up with a better result. Still not cheap to do and you never get your money back.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

I believe your better off taking what you have and building on that. Example is taking a Boxster S and building up the 3.2 to a 3.6 with all the toys. Integration is much less of any issue and you end up with a better result. Still not cheap to do and you never get your money back.

Yes, no reason to add complications to acheive 3.6L which is plenty for a street car.
5-speed trans becomes a temporary maintenance part. Also no need to create a custom service manual for the car.