986 3.6 conversion vs 987 3.4 DI

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by jacabean

Curious to know what the performance between these two would be. H.P. is about the same , I think torque would be different? Can the 986 3.6 hang with a more modern 09+ 987S . Just engines not any other mods.

986 is lighter & you can add power during engine swap/build. I would think the style you prefer would decide which way to go

[jmatta]

Jacabean, your new Roock should be plenty fast and I prefer the look of the 986 over the 987, though I may be in the minority.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by jmatta

Jacabean, your new Roock should be plenty fast and I prefer the look of the 986 over the 987, though I may be in the minority.

My sentiments exactly.

[Adam]

I don't know has anybody ever tested a 986 with a 3.6L swap to see what they can do? The 2009+ Boxster S puts out some pretty serious numbers. 0-60 in 4.1 sec and high 12's at 110ish mph.

[jacabean]

those super quick 0-60 times are with the PDK

[jacabean]

987 is a much beefier looking car body wise

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jacabean

those super quick 0-60 times are with the PDK

True, all the road tests on the new models I've seen have been with PDK. PDK seems to be all the rage now. Manual equipped car would probably be a couple ticks slower.

[BYprodriver]

Launch Control is the key to the low 0-60 times although I was not aware of a official 4.1 sec 0-60.

I prefer the 986 for the reasons I stated above