Hi guys,

I am at a crossroads. I have a nice little 1981 911Sc with a 964 cosmetic upgrade. The engine has 167,000 miles but still runs great. The car needs a few thosand dollars in cosmetics and small things to make it ideal...maybe more.

On the other hand, I have a great Boxster with a Zeintop which is really in mint condition. The little 2.5 engine has almost 100k miles and still running strong but I am craving more power.

To the crisis - a local West Palm Beach high-end auto broker (with a good rep locally) has a 2004 X51 engine with 12k miles for sale. He is willing to trade the engine and the following hardware:

Engine X51 2004, verifyable miles.
DME
wiring harness part connecting DME
Pedal assembly with wiring harness complete
Front center radiator
6 speed Boxster S transmission
clutch
pressure plate
throughout bearing

plus anything else I may need for my little tired 1981 911SC. His friend, the carrera GT tech at the local Porsche dealership will do the difficult install for $5k -- including all the computer programming, which is a *****.

This was done by european car magazine and a few others with great results and being I have so much tied up in my Box, I feel it is a kickass option -- what does the crowd thing...do it or don't?

 

i think that would be badass

 

ah, alas, the guy was mistaken -- it was not a x51...so the deal is off. The same mechanic though, is willing to throw a supercharger on my Boxster and fix up my 911SC for the same dough it would have cost to put the x51 in! Nice compromise...running under 6 sec. 0-60 in the box and my little 911 rumbling right