What a chore
 

Turns out getting my Boxster up in the air to drop the engine is quite the chore. My target height is about 30 inches. With that said, I picked up a pair of 30" jack stands. Plan on putting a 4x4 crossways under the car and jacking it up simultaneously from both sides. Get it to the max jack height, put the stands under it, build up the height of the jack and repeat the process until I get to 30". Am I making this harder than it needs to be? Any suggestions to make the process easier? All topside pieces and parts are disconnected, just waiting to get under it. Unfortunately here in N. FL., the rain is keeping me from making steady progress.

You only need 24 in. In the rear to drop the motor. Raise the car in increments, front and back. Remove bumper and muffler for ease of removal.

30 inches doesn't seem like high enough. Did you account for the jack too?

I plan on using an ATV jack to lower old motor and raise new one. ATV jack is only 4.5" high. Doing this in the driveway in between down pours is tough!!!

30 inches is plenty. ..I removed mine at 24. Do use a bridge to hold the top of the notor.

Nope, that's pretty much the drill. An air operated jack (~$89 at Harbor Freight) makes things a lot easier and if you get one, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one.

I used an engine hoist/cherry picker to lower my engine onto a beefed up furniture dolly. My motorcycle lift wouldn't do the job, too much vertical interference. The good news is that the engine/trans assembly is relatively easy to get back in.

A friend suggested using a lift to lower the engine. Where do you attach to on the engine (old and new)?

take pics of your engine drop and install.
if you were closer to orlando, I would of given you a hand.

There’s a loop near the throttle body for that purpose.
Although I had a motorcycle jack, I too found that a furniture dolly did the trick.