 Motor swap question - new turbo four from Boxster, has anyone installed the new turbo four in a 914 |
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| david63 |
 Sep 9 2017, 04:46 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 9-August 09 From: Parker Colorado Member No.: 10,653 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Searched the forum and did not see this topic? May not have dug deep enough? Anyway, was wondering if the turbo motor and trans out of the new boxster will fit in a 914 without totally re-engineering the car. Know anything is possible, just curious if it has been done?
Thinking there may be engines available from the Houston area. No disrespect for those that lost so much in the terrible flooding. What happens to all the cars that were on dealer lots (of course would have to drain and flush engine and transaxle). |
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| GeorgeRud |
Sep 9 2017, 04:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
If it's similar to the width of a Boxster six cylinder, it's too wide to fit unless there's major modifications to the car.
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| Chris914n6 |
Sep 9 2017, 06:14 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,320 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I would expect Porsche would take them back and crush them. Bad for their rep to have flooded cars on the market plus they would technically still be under warranty.
If you get serious call the dealer & Porsche and ask if you can get one for prototyping something. |
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| Dave_Darling |
Sep 9 2017, 06:40 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I'm pretty sure the four-banger motors are still too new for them to trickle down into the hands of 914 engine swappers. And too expensive.
Would be an interesting alternative, though! It'd be all Porsche, and eligible for PCA events no problem. And depending where the width is versus the length, it could fit rather better than the water-cooled six does. --DD |
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