I have a non egas car so I think the largest swap I can do is the 3.4

But, how about a turbocharged 3.4

Thats a do able project....hmmm this winter may be fun.

I agree that a 3.4tt swap would be difficult but I have had pm's from guys who say that they or their shop can do it.


As 986s get more affordable these swaps and other high horsepower mods will get more popular. Its a great time to be a Boxster owner.

 

Protomotive did one I think last year or in 2005
Robert

 

Yeah the GT1 block is something else... It's actually based off the old school aircooled motors of the way back when. Besides the dry sump, etc, etc you'll have to utilize a G50 based transmission and then have the pinion gear flipped.


Gary: The 3.4 M96 can definitely handle power. With the 3.4, you already have the tuners here who have supercharged and intercooled it. As long as you can supply matching hardware (in turbo trim of coarse ), they've already set up the software and injectors. Some of those evo supercharged guys are getting 420rwhp. Imagine that in a car thats 500lbs lighter

 

420rwhp in a Boxster.....that would be fun.

 

Its not impossible... i think you just have to get the egas throttle stuff... Todd (THolyoak?) on most Pcar boards has I think a 3.6x51 in his early make boxster...

wow... and 911 pwrd boxsters have enough problems putting the power down... I guess you would HAVE to go full suspension, LSD, and big **** brakes... But you couldn't really use that power in the boxster on the track without crazy modifications to the rest of the car, so I guess the purpose would be straight line stuff.... if so why not go for something else? I guess I can answer my own question, to be different

 

Being different is just one of the fun parts included into it. It's kind of like the CanAM 917/30. Did Porsche REALLY need to have a 1500hp on a car that was barely weighing in near 1500lbs in the first place? Probably not, but sure was a cool car while it lasted

 

I thought the 3.6L can be used on the 97-99' w/ the throttle set up as long as you have a 'piggyback' computer set up to control the Variocam?

 

I think you have just typed in the motto for the 6speed chapter of "Modders Anonymous"

 

Amen. I hope what we're doing is going to jump start more F.I development/aftermarket for our M96 based cars. The 90's BMW guy only 6-7 years ago were in the same predicament where it was mostly suspension and few but very expensive power mods that complied of chips, intakes, exhaust (basically what we have now). But now if you check out bimmerforums FI forum, they got guys doing 700-800hp on E30's and OBD 1 E36s based cars and just starting to tap into OBDII FI cars. But I digress...

Well it took a little while, but today I had some spare time so I'm going to share pix. Also a new revelation

Since car is half naked (rear bumper removed and exhaust) I started looking at was reminded of the TT 996 and TT 997 cars. For my F.I brothers who are looking for an intercooler location check this out. Porsche has already cut out intake fins that you can barely see in the background. You can already have the heatshield there to protect the intercooler from heat and debris. The other difference is that the TT rear bumpers also have those slits in order to exhaust the air.



Quick weight loss in the rear. When added all this stuff weights 30+ lbs. Oh btw, the stock muffler weighs more then the turbo+wastegate+piping all combined



This is the oil pressure sender / sensor that can be located on the drivers side valve cover. From the boxster engine swap grandmaster himself Todd (tholyoak), says it uses an M14x1.5 thread. I got an M14 bolt from www.hoseman.com and then used a NPT 1/4 copper T. Tee off the sender and send the rest of the oil to the turbo.



Finally this is how I'm going to return my oil. This picture is from the STS rear mounted turbo guys.



With the odds and ends that I've spent all together, I'm near the edge of $1900 when it's all said and done. The last part will be taking the car to the exhaust shop and having them drill the o2 sensor bung for the wideband.

 

Don't worry it's dirty because it's my mock up intercooler for sizing



Turbo position mock up

 

Great fotos!!!!!!!!!

 

awsome, im really liking the placement of everything. its makes so much sense it seems like, i just wonder why it was never approached like this before? Please take/post as many photos as you can, this is a great project!

 

you might also what to compare to 2001 TTP boxster project
Robert

 

sweet merciful sex.

can't wait til it's done.

 

It makes me wonder why all these hightech tuning companies charge ridiculas prices to do a project like this. As far as Chinese turbos, or more expensive ones, cant one use a used turbo from a 944, or other older Porsche? They shouldnt be that expensive from a salvage yard.