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> 993GT2 drivetrain, Boxster 2.5, 2.7, or 3.2, droping a Boxster 2.5, 2.7, or 3.2. into
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post Mar 6 2005, 01:47 PM
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has any one else seen this?

"Here are some pictures of a 914 with a complete 993GT2 drivetrain,this car raced the last edition of the 1000 miles of Interlagos - Sao Paulo"

has any one trid droping a Boxster 2.5, 2.7, or 3.2. into a 914, or does this seem like a
point less swap?



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post Mar 6 2005, 02:07 PM
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There are a couple working on 3.2 swaps but haven't got the engines in yet. The major obstacle is adapting the Boxster rear suspension...
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post Mar 6 2005, 02:17 PM
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Do you NEED to put the boxter rear suspension in? IE does it hit the trailing arms or ears or something?

Oh I know why there doing that... They want to use the boxter trani, thus the boxter cv's, and while there at it, the whole rear suspension...


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post Mar 6 2005, 07:17 PM
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Yes to both...
plus the Boxster rr susp and brackets have nice cast pieces!
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post Mar 6 2005, 07:46 PM
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wow! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) thats got the same drivetrain? complete with 450hp motor??? too bad they didnt include the triangle intakes that are on the gt2 spoiler...
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post Mar 6 2005, 08:38 PM
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wow!  thats got the same drivetrain? complete with 450hp motor???
More like a 993GT2 with 914 panels... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 6 2005, 08:49 PM
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QUOTE (monkei @ Mar 7 2005, 02:46 AM)
too bad they didnt include the triangle intakes that are on the gt2 spoiler...

what they gonna cool with those? the taillights (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Mar 6 2005, 10:09 PM
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I would love to see more pictures of that car...

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post Mar 7 2005, 12:37 AM
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IMHO the body is too ricy..

Just by a little...

One easy way to get rid of the "ricy" look is to paint it back..

"If it were my car, I'd paint it black"
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post Mar 7 2005, 12:44 AM
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It needs more ducts...

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post Mar 7 2005, 02:09 AM
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I think they should use a complete body kit. Not sections of flat fiber glass pasted together with wheel cutouts :\
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