Thoughts? Cayenne V8 in a Boxster?

[coreseller]

As a fan of many car makes and not to ruffle the purist feathers....in the name of proven performance and costs why not a LS1, LS2, LS3 or LS6 GM V8? Are the dimensions much different (I'm guessing the deck height will be taller) than Porsche or Audi V-8's? Tranny fitmant would probably be an issue, not to mention torque capacity of it. Just asking....... .

[Lil bastard]

I say go for it.

I wouldn't want it so tight that I had to pull the motor to change sparkplugs and I think you'd have to address the issue of excess heat. But other than that I say go for it!

[Paul]

I say go for it, but be warned the electronics issues involved in such a conversion will be very daunting, much much more so than a SBC.

[j.fro]

Sounds like what you are doing is building a Boxster version of a Daytona Prototype car. And that sounds VERY cool. The DP cars are all mid-engined, and the Porsche motor is based on the Cayenne V8. Granted, the DP cars are 500HP and 2275LBS, but 400 HP and 2850lbs is not a bad street legal compromise.
And the possible names:
986 Daytona
Boxster DP

[sd_boxster]

I vote for new model designation: 986.8

I want.

[husker boxster]

Uhh, did everyone miss that this thread started in 06?

[944boy]

I cought that it was '06, but I was not around then to see it the first time. I have been wondering about the possibility of shoving one of those motors in my 944, but I would need one laying around first to try.