Quicker Boxster
Discussion
MrC said:
Am thinking about switching from TVR to Porsche Boxster S, but am worried that I will quickly get bored with the lack of grunt. Are there any (reasonably priced) ways of making them go a bit quicker??
Pah! If you are worried about the grunt then you shouldn't buy the car.
At Silverstone in the wet the 996 Turbos were getting out of my way. OK OK a 996 Turbo is actually significantly quicker than a BoxS even in the wet - but at least two weren't (Obviously Daz wasn't behind the wheel....).
Buy the car because of its handling and balance not the power. If you want a quick one buy a Ruf 3400S or 3600S which are rocketships.
Don, lots of quick porkers were being lapped by machines with a lot less power that day 
mind you I did get blitzed by a 996 Turbo tho! damm must try harder next time 
Ref the more power for the Box question basically for sub £4k its not going to go much quicker.
I do knock the old Box's a bit but they do go mighty well round a track, or on a twisty B roads, they might not have the grunt of a quick TreVoRs but cross country in the right hands they can be very swift.
mind you I did get blitzed by a 996 Turbo tho! damm must try harder next time Ref the more power for the Box question basically for sub £4k its not going to go much quicker.
I do knock the old Box's a bit but they do go mighty well round a track, or on a twisty B roads, they might not have the grunt of a quick TreVoRs but cross country in the right hands they can be very swift.
clubsport said:
No doubt new 996TT cabrio sales will now bomb,as existing TT owners scrabble to buy Boxstaa S' from AFN for rainy days.
Naaaahhh. I reckon that's a monster and the 4WD PSM would make up (big time) for the weight distribution problem.
And I'd certainly like to see what I can make of one of those in the wet.....
Well, both Iggy and I know a chap who has put a GT3 engine in a Boxster, so they can go as quick as you like. Whether the chassis can take any more than 360bhp or so is a different matter. The Ruf 3400 is only 320bhp IIRC.
BTW, at Silverstone, one of the 996TTs had engine probs and was a bit off the pace (I moved over for him and he didn't overtake...). But being quicker than any 996TT is still something.
>> Edited by domster (moderator) on Wednesday 30th July 11:02
BTW, at Silverstone, one of the 996TTs had engine probs and was a bit off the pace (I moved over for him and he didn't overtake...). But being quicker than any 996TT is still something.
>> Edited by domster (moderator) on Wednesday 30th July 11:02
Mr C
Having gone from TVR (an S2, 2 Chimaeras and a 4.5 Cerbera) to a Boxster S I can vouch for the qualities of the latter. I've had the Boxster S since October and can honestly say that I still look forward to driving it each day. Completely different machine to the TVR (main downside is less power, less exclusivity and not as nice to look at or polish). It's just a pleasure to drive, whether rain or shine. In the real world I'd say it would be close my old 4 litre Chimaera's straight-line performance (real world, not published 0-60 times) and would wipe the floor with it on the bendy bits. Other benefits are that the brakes are fantastic, the a/c works, you can listen to the radio when you want to and you don't get stone chips from each grain of sand that happens to collide with the bonnet.
As for going down the performance upgrade route, I'd avoid that. It's a never ending spiral of extra costs that you'll never recoup on resale and might lead to much-increased insurance premiums. However, if Porsche were to produce a Boxster with more bhp then I'd put my deposit down tomorrow.
Having gone from TVR (an S2, 2 Chimaeras and a 4.5 Cerbera) to a Boxster S I can vouch for the qualities of the latter. I've had the Boxster S since October and can honestly say that I still look forward to driving it each day. Completely different machine to the TVR (main downside is less power, less exclusivity and not as nice to look at or polish). It's just a pleasure to drive, whether rain or shine. In the real world I'd say it would be close my old 4 litre Chimaera's straight-line performance (real world, not published 0-60 times) and would wipe the floor with it on the bendy bits. Other benefits are that the brakes are fantastic, the a/c works, you can listen to the radio when you want to and you don't get stone chips from each grain of sand that happens to collide with the bonnet.
As for going down the performance upgrade route, I'd avoid that. It's a never ending spiral of extra costs that you'll never recoup on resale and might lead to much-increased insurance premiums. However, if Porsche were to produce a Boxster with more bhp then I'd put my deposit down tomorrow.
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