04-13-2010, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
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Haha you got a really good point. I guess I will try it, saw a type S cooler on ebay for not that much. I guess it doesnt hurt to try, that's what the machine shop guys told me. Thanks for the advice. And you are definitely right I don't have anything to loose if this engine goes in the crap hole. Only thing I can do is get a new one
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04-14-2010, 12:17 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
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Sorry, but I think you're on a long painful nickel/dime road to discover the obvious.
It's not the heat exchanger - it's top end related - cracked head, D-chunk or gasket.
Forget the 3.2 swap. You need the DME, Wiring Harness, Accelerator assembly, fuel system (tank, return lines, etc.). These bits will total more than the car is worth.
Essentially what you have is a non-ticking timebomb with a chocolate milkshake in the sump.
You have a relatively high mileage 2.5 car which has, or is soon to have, issues with the top (rear window, motor cables, etc.), motor mounts, CV boots, not to mention interior, electrical, or bodywork issues.
Assuming you do sort it out, at the end, you're gonna pour more into it than it's worth and still end up with a car no one will want.
Sell it now to a prospective spec racer for whatever you can get and apply that to a car better sorted.
I don't want to be Mr. Negative...I'd like to paint a rosier picture, but based on your reports, I just can't.
Cheers!
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04-14-2010, 08:43 AM
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Location: Los Angeles
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is the engine the same from a 2005 Porsche Boxster? I found a great priced engine with 30,000 miles but off a 2005
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04-14-2010, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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Not even close, would need about the same list as a 3.anything.
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1998 Boxster with 7.8 DME, 2005 3.6 liter/325 hp, Variocam Plus, 996 Instrument panel
2001 Boxster original owner. I installed used motor at 89k.
1987 924S. 2002 996TT. PST-2
Owned and repaired Porsches since 1974. Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.
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04-14-2010, 04:11 PM
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Porsche "Purist"
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Location: Wisconsin
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Could you post several pictures of the car?
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1998 Boxster with 7.8 DME, 2005 3.6 liter/325 hp, Variocam Plus, 996 Instrument panel
2001 Boxster original owner. I installed used motor at 89k.
1987 924S. 2002 996TT. PST-2
Owned and repaired Porsches since 1974. Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.
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04-14-2010, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Winnipeg MB
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You should listen to Lil B - he's giving you some very good advice.
Mark
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04-15-2010, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
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I understand, and I greatly appreciate all the help you guys have given me. But I will be sticking to the project. I am in no rush to get this thing going. If it takes time and money I am fixing this thing regardless. And Paul ill post some picks of the car, so you guys can see what Im dealing with.
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