Uncertain what to do with my "broken" Boxster..

[jsceash]

How mechanical are you? I see you got it to that point. Mine looked exactly the same. I sent the block halves to L&N to sleeve It's about $4500 and 2 months. You can reassemble with $1000 in special tools. Parts seal kit from Ebay $300 and a service manual PDF. I have a 99-02 copy you can have. Rod bearings are about $100 a set. Piston rings, Pistons, wrist pins come in L&N package. $45 Harbor freight engine stand, and a $119 jack-table, $100 for a jack and jack stands, which I'm guessing you already have since the motor is out.


I neglected to say you may a tune $1000 to 1500. There are several dozen folks on here that have done this with good results my self included.
Good Luck

[maytag]

Originally Posted by jsceash

How mechanical are you? I see you got it to that point. Mine looked exactly the same. I sent the block halves to L&N to sleeve It's about $4500 and 2 months. You can reassemble with $1000 in special tools. Parts seal kit from Ebay $300 and a service manual PDF. I have a 99-02 copy you can have. Rod bearings are about $100 a set. Piston rings, Pistons, wrist pins come in L&N package. $45 Harbor freight engine stand, and a $119 jack-table, $100 for a jack and jack stands, which I'm guessing you already have since the motor is out.


I neglected to say you may a tune $1000 to 1500. There are several dozen folks on here that have done this with good results my self included.
Good Luck

Now you're talking. I didn't realize raby would do that? I thought he was an "all or nothing". If this is an option, I'd go that way!

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[jsceash]

Originally Posted by maytag

Now you're talking. I didn't realize raby would do that? I thought he was an "all or nothing". If this is an option, I'd go that way!

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It's still listed on L&N web page check into it. Mine was done in 2012. I pulled it in 2014 and added the carillo rods and 06 heads. I found tracking the engine over revved very quickly and I wanted the extra weight reduction plus strength the rods offered. The heads were all but new from a wrecked 06 8000 miles. $750 each. Much cheaper than a head job. I apologize the new web price is $5095

[Robert986]

Tricky..

My 5 cents: Don't look at the Business Case, just pay and have fun! Life isn´t endless!

I have most likely spent at least 10k extra on my car now if I would dare to count it, but hey, I´m having a lot of fun!

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by Robert986

Tricky..

My 5 cents: Don't look at the Business Case, just pay and have fun! Life isn´t endless!

I have most likely spent at least 10k extra on my car now if I would dare to count it, but hey, I´m having a lot of fun!

Agreed, I'm fairly sure I have spent over $30K but the car on track is such a rush. If I were to start over today it would probably be $40K.

[flmont]

maybe just look for a used LOW mileage replacement engine

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by flmont

maybe just look for a used LOW mileage replacement engine

Jsceash, Viola (welcome back..!)

Back in 2017, I was planning to go that route, and got a rough estimate of about $11-$12k, including the Ti con-rods, the Hoffman heads, ARP fasteners, etc. I even attended the Raby engine rebuilt class.

Unfortunately a lady ran a red light in front of my office and totaled my CS...

But, I would have ended with a hell of an engine.. at almost 1/2 the cost of a Raby build engine..

PS, still have the quote from LN and Hoffman if you want it

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by flmont

maybe just look for a used LOW mileage replacement engine

and a 200 shot of nitrous


but that might be the best business minded solution. Find a cheapo engine (2.5, 2.7, 3.2 whatever) slap it in sell the car and use that money to try to recoup your losses.

Sometimes its easier to sell a runner than a roller regardless of the engine.