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Boxster engine swap? |
Shindog1961 |
Oct 27 2013, 11:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 10-November 12 From: Santa Fe New Mexico Member No.: 15,133 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The new Panorama has a story on a Karman Ghia body being fit to a Boxster, it got me thinking. I have seen Suby swaps, Chevy swaps what about a Boxster engine in a 914? Would it be cost prohibitive? Anyone done the swap?
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Jake Raby |
Oct 28 2013, 05:42 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Its all good... Till you lose an IMS Bearing, or get intermix, of have one of the other 25 modes of M96 engine failure.
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skeates |
Oct 28 2013, 05:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 28-February 05 From: Sacramento, ca Member No.: 3,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Its all good... Till you lose an IMS Bearing, or get intermix, of have one of the other 25 modes of M96 engine failure. Ouch - I knew that the M96 had the IMS bearing issue, but didn't know it was plagued with others as well. Kinda puts a damper on using it as a power plant for the 914. I'm sure there are fixes for them but I imagine that by the end you'd end up spending more than the car is worth on just getting a reliable engine! ...still, there is something alluring about keeping a Porsche engine in there. |
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