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I looked into the task of dropping a more powerful engine in my boxster S a few months ago…I got talking to one of the engineers and he actually encouraged me and told me he stuck a 993 engine in the old school beetles…and it was great fun. Anyway he said I could buy a 996 engine (and gearbox) and fit that to the boxster with absolutely zero problems. So two finger salute to the clueless gentleman that suggested the boxster can’t handle more power…it can handle it with minor tweaks in the suspension and an upgrade in the brakes. In fact I’m thinking of
I had the option of going for a 911 but I wanted a mid-engine, rear wheel drive roadster (I’m 22 years old). The 911 has two pretend seats and isn’t conceived solely as a convertible (so the coupe 911 handles much better). OK time for the controversial statement now…the only reason Porsche doesn’t build a more powerful boxster is that they are too busy making incredibly ugly trucks named after some kind of chilly and now I hear they are working on a saloon as well. And please no one mention that the revenue from the Cayenne funded the Carrera GT project and allowed Porsche to stay an independent company because it’s a silly rumour you heard in a magazine…and without any evidence.
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