Porsche Boxster with blown motor or not.-Page 2| Grassroots Motorsports forum |

pk386 New Reader
4/9/12 4:56 p.m.

I have a buddy that can put a 4.2L Audi V8 in it. He has already built one

njansenv Dork
4/9/12 7:34 p.m.

Tell me more!

Mitchell SuperDork
4/9/12 7:51 p.m.

Spend the bare minimum on it, and just enjoy it as it is. That's what I would do!

mad_machine MegaDork
4/9/12 7:58 p.m.

Mitchell wrote: Spend the bare minimum on it, and just enjoy it as it is. That's what I would do!

This!

speedbiu Reader
4/9/12 8:12 p.m.

In reply to mad_machine:

+2,As luck would have it I have to go back to Greenville tomorrow to deliver some stuff so I'm draging a trailer to get it.

noddaz Reader
4/9/12 8:17 p.m.

That is a mad deal.... Congrats on knowing what was going on with the car and again for trying to be honest with the seller...

MrJoshua PowerDork
4/9/12 8:58 p.m.

I think we are at the front edge of lots of really cheap Boxsters becoming available. They are hitting the sub $10k price where people can finance a really cool car but not afford to fix it. In 3 months two blown motor examples have popped up for less than $4k asking price within 300 miles of me.

dculberson Dork
4/10/12 8:40 a.m.

MrJoshua wrote: I think we are at the front edge of lots of really cheap Boxsters becoming available. They are hitting the sub $10k price where people can finance a really cool car but not afford to fix it. In 3 months two blown motor examples have popped up for less than $4k asking price within 300 miles of me.

Totally. And once the kits are more widely available for the WRX motor swap I picture the price on blown motor examples going up a bit.

The problem with the LSx swap is the engine compartment is very small, especially in height. I have no personal experience with this but my understanding from secondhand information is that swaps in these cars have to be very compact vertically. There isn't even a hood! All engine access is from underneath or additionally from behind the seats in the early cars.

speedbiu Reader
4/10/12 9:24 p.m.

In reply to MrJoshua:

Josh,The guy in Jax that had the one with the blown motor still has it.He is pondering fixing it I think I still have his # but not poss.I spoke with him about it and he was on the fence about it.If the motor lets go it usually the IMS I think but most times the engine starts smoking and people assume it gone but its a cheap fix.

MrJoshua PowerDork
4/10/12 9:35 p.m.

In reply to speedbiu:

Lol-I just spent all my borrowable money on another car so this is a really bad idea but......I will give you a call.

dyintorace UltraDork
4/10/12 9:41 p.m.

MrJoshua wrote: In reply to speedbiu: Lol-I just spent all my borrowable money on another car so this is a really bad idea but......I will give you a call.

Keep me posted too!