Can a 2000 Boxster be replaced with a 2002 engine?
You can swap in any replacement engine of the same displacement from 2000-02 without having to remap the DME. (I.E. a 2000 2.7L Boxster with a blown motor can accept a 2002 2.7L engine with no remapping needed). Installation of a 3.2 Boxster ‘S’ engine would be an easy installation, but would require an updated map for the DME.
What kind of engine do I need for a Boxster?
The best solution for more horsepower is to swap in a 3.6 or 3.8 996 or 997 engine. You can swap in any replacement engine of the same displacement from 2003-08 without having to remap the DME. (I.E. a 2003 Boxster 2.7L with a blown motor can accept a 2005 2.7L engine with no remapping needed).
Can a Carrera engine be swapped for a Boxster engine?
The following list also covers Boxster-to-Boxster engine swaps as well as the more popular Boxster-to-Carrera 996/997 engine swaps. All of the swaps require a remapping of computer program inside the DME. DME is short for Digital Motor Electronics and is the computer brain that controls the ignition and fuel injection system for the engine.
What kind of engine does a Boxster 997 have?
Installing a 996/997 3.6 or 3.8 engine or 2003-08 Boxster/Cayman engine is very difficult on these early cars, as you need to manually update many other systems in the car to get them to work properly. These later engines used Vario-Cam Plus, which is a system for controlling variable valve lift.
You can swap in any replacement engine of the same displacement from 2000-02 without having to remap the DME. (I.E. a 2000 2.7L Boxster with a blown motor can accept a 2002 2.7L engine with no remapping needed). Installation of a 3.2 Boxster ‘S’ engine would be an easy installation, but would require an updated map for the DME.
The best solution for more horsepower is to swap in a 3.6 or 3.8 996 or 997 engine. You can swap in any replacement engine of the same displacement from 2003-08 without having to remap the DME. (I.E. a 2003 Boxster 2.7L with a blown motor can accept a 2005 2.7L engine with no remapping needed).
The following list also covers Boxster-to-Boxster engine swaps as well as the more popular Boxster-to-Carrera 996/997 engine swaps. All of the swaps require a remapping of computer program inside the DME. DME is short for Digital Motor Electronics and is the computer brain that controls the ignition and fuel injection system for the engine.
Can you imagine a Boxster Audi V6 swap?
Just google “Boxster audi v6 swap” -lots of hits.This is what Porsche should have done from the beginning to differentiate from the 996.Imagine = all the reliability and lower parts prices of an Audi !It is all relative ! Just trying to imagine that….. THE HORROR…