Upgrades?

[Brucelee]

The general experience here appears to be negative on the air flow mods, chips etc.

[RandallNeighbour]

Ditto. Boxsters just dont' seem to like them. Do a thorough search of threads on this site alone and you'll find guys who have dropped $5k or more into intake and exhausts and chip mods and have actually lost HP. That just had to suck!

Don't use any oil-based air filters like K&N either... they'll screw up your MAF (mass air fuel sensor) and it will cost you plenty to get that replaced.

Now you can "desnorkel" it if you like to get a little louder sound, which was done to my car before I bought it used.

[Porschekid]

Good article... http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Columns/articleId=105024
Applies to the Boxster fairly well.

[BuffaloBoxster]

Good read.. A year ago I decided to sell my 14 month old Acura RSX and get into a Boxster rather than spend money modifying the RSX. I've never been upset that I didn't stick with the Acura.

[Adam]

I've had good luck with the BMC F1 high flow filter. It's an oil based cotton filter like the K&N but comprised of higher quality materials and they don't go overboard on the oil from the factory. It's supposed to flow considerable more air than the stock paper. It is the standard filter in F1 racing. Here is the link http://shop.store.yahoo.com/eagleday/pobmcpefi.html The cheapest price I have found is 70 bucks at eagleday and some places as high as 120. Dansk headers and cats will give some gains on their own and are relatively inexpensive compared to places like S-Car-Go or Gemballa.

[99-Boxster-MK]

I think that article about modding is sooooo true, especially when it comes to the boxster. I recentrly traded my BMW 325 for my new boxster and before I traded it, I removed the mods i did, chip, intake, strut tower... The car actually felt better without these mods. I was shocked, as I was expecting a noticible negative difference..

I think the boxster is build with soo much thought, that all the expensive mods are just not worth it.. If you have a stock non-S and want more power, then trade up for a boxster S.. Will be cheaper in the end, then modding your current ride.

Mike

[Brucelee]

"If you have a stock non-S and want more power, then trade up for a boxster S.. Will be cheaper in the end, then modding your current ride."

I would concur with this!

[PasadenaBoxster]

Originally Posted by Porschekid

Good article... http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Columns/articleId=105024
Applies to the Boxster fairly well.

Dang that was a good read! Thanks for the article Porschekid!

[Adam]

Wow, that was really good. Makes me think twice about messing with my car. Tinker idous is so easy to get though! Anytime I think about modding my car I'll read that article first and then decide if it's worth it.

[ntmatter]

I'll also add my $.02 - the Edmunds article is right on. Several years ago I turned a nice '98 Viper GTS into a race track beast - 500 HP at the wheels, extensive track mods, race car aero, the works. For tens of thousands of dollars I got a car that was maybe 1.5 seconds faster around the track, and 50% less drivable on the street. My 01 Box (which I just traded it for) is so nice to drive that I don't even want to mess with the exhaust tips.

I firmly believe these days that a car like the Box is about as well built as Porsche can make it given a budgeted per-car cost; and they get their stuff wholesale. If you want to spend money on the car, get some Litronics and XM radio - if you want more power then get an S or a used 996 Turbo.

[Brucelee]

You know, the S as it is, is just so DRIVABLE in all sorts of ways. It basic good ness seems to me, not to be messed with.

Having said that, I notice that some folks simply HAVE to do this. They have a tuner's heart.

Me, I am more a bling guy; give me Carerra wheels, some aluminum trim inside and a great stereo and I am happy happy.

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