My dad has several Porsches, one being a Boxster S. He loves the handling on the car, but has been *****ing since day one about it's lack of power. Recently, he was visiting me in LA and I let him drive my TT. He almost sh*t his pants, and when he got home and drove his Boxster he called me telling me that he was thinking of selling it.

After a long conversation, I convinced him that he should swap a 3.6 996 motor in it, do the entire suspension and wheels. We are doing the project in October. He is putting JIC coilovers, H&R swaybars and strut braces, 18" HREs, a 3.6 litre 996 motor, and a custom built exhaust system. Should be making about 345bhp!

The pimp-daddys at Speed Gallery are going to do all the work, and hopefully when complete, we will be able to drive the Boxster around and find some 360 owner that we can leave in the rearview... that will be the day

I will update more when the project begins.

 

You going to ask Hamann for help?

 

y not the TT engine? or maybe the GT3 engine?

 

Get your dad tostick one of these on the 3.6 NA. He won't be satisfied without it.



Mike

 

I'd take a Boxster S with 996 engine over a regular Carrera anyday. I bet it drives better than any 996.

Post pics when done!

 

hahah nice one mike.. for sure!

 

There was a very nice write up on this very topic in a recent issue of "derVorganger". The shop that did the work was in NY. If you would like a copy of this PM me and I'll send you a copy.

Sounds like it should be very HOT!

 

Why not investigate turbo-charging or super-charging the engine before committing to the 996 N/A swap? I don't know how expensive getting a used 3.6 is compared to turbo-charging what you have in there.

 

GT3 engine costs about as much as the Boxster....40K

 

Forget the Supercharging and Turbocharging on a 3.6 in the Boxster, nightmare waiting to happen..Let the Speed Gallery dudes do their magic on the NA 3.6 and kick some butt!!!

 

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All Carbon fiber GT3-RS bodied Boxster with a 3.6 liter GT3 motor, NX 50hp shot kit, 19 inch OZ Superleggere 3 piece rims (10 and 12 inches wide) with Michelin Pilot Sports.
996 TT brakes, MOMO Racing seats, POLK/MOMO 12 speaker DVD surround sound system. H&R Race Suspension, B&B Stainless headers and sport Exhaust,EVO intake, GIAC re-program of ECU

 

I was gonna say the same thing. My brother looked into this before he decided to sell his boxster S. There were a few places that seemed to have good SC kits.


It'd be a cheap investment compared to the 3.6 motor. However the 3.6 motor would seriously be PIMP!

 

Out of curiosity - how much does a 996 engine cost these days?

 

bout $30k... As far as the GT3 motor goes, we didnt think of it, but that would be pretty cool too. Probably a bit harder to find one though, where the 3.6 996 motor is much easier to get, and about $10k cheaper. Also, IIRC the TT motor will not work in the Boxster... I think it is a fitment issue. We are not going for the fastest boxster on the planet, but just trying to make a very well balanced car haul some serious ***, and be great fun for the track.

As far as supercharging boxsters goes, it seems that nobody can pull this off sucessfully yet (ask Fabryce Katuba at Hartmann), and that is why we are going with the engine swap instead. No lag, ~350hp, with Boxster weight, and 50/50 dist. with race suspension and wheels should be kick ***! We are getting those new HRE competition wheels w/ the black centers.

In the end, if the car is still not fast enough, then maybe we will consider putting a s/c on the 996 motor if it will work.

I will keep everyone posted once we get started in October. Should be a lot of fun!

 

sounds like a dope project that i've been thinking about for a long time.