Boxster Upgrades
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RodSmith

Original Poster:

261 posts

278 months

Tuesday 26th November 2002
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Hi, I've got a 2.5 Boxster and would like to do some upgrades. The current audio has only the speakers in the dash, does anyone know of a speaker upgrade for the doors and maybe a subwoofer? The other upgrade is to the car’s performance. I was thinking of a sports exhaust and a bit of doctoring ECU, any ideas?

N17 TVR

2,937 posts

288 months

Tuesday 26th November 2002
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Hi, I've got a 2.5 Boxster and would like to do some upgrades. The current audio has only the speakers in the dash, does anyone know of a speaker upgrade for the doors and maybe a subwoofer? The other upgrade is to the car’s performance. I was thinking of a sports exhaust and a bit of doctoring ECU, any ideas?


I would start with the clutch

iguana

7,205 posts

277 months

Tuesday 26th November 2002
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The only real gains other than just a bit more noise, will cost a few quid. Ther are options such as turbos etc that 9m will know more about than me, but an effective power bost is a 996 engine transplant. It could be done for say £5-6k.

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

284 months

Tuesday 26th November 2002
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Gemballa do a twin turbo conversion in the reigon of 480bhp.

NineMeister

1,146 posts

275 months

Tuesday 26th November 2002
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2 x 100 cell cats, free flow silencer, K&N or new airbox = +12bhp peak and +21bhp in the upper mid range; price around £1500 fitted.

Supercharger = 50% more torque at 2-4000rpm, 50bhp best gain in the middle and 25bhp at top end, £4300 fitted.

Sell 2.5, buy an S = 50bhp peak gain, more torque everywhere; £10,000 fitted.

Remove 2.5, fit 3.2S engine and box, get it all working, similar to above; £8000 fitted.

Fit cams, dme, headers, cats, silencer to new S engine, 292bhp & 330Nm, £6000 fitted.

Somewhere in the above may be a package that goes with your wallet, fitted.

RodSmith

Original Poster:

261 posts

278 months

Wednesday 27th November 2002
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I like the idea of the Gemballa twin turbo conversion/996/Boxster S engine swap but my funds don't reach to those dizzy heights. I guess I could afford NineMeister’s ‘2 x 100 cell cats, free flow silencer, K&N or new airbox’ but would I feel any difference? (Thanks for the replies!)

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

284 months

Wednesday 27th November 2002
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Nine, can you fit a supercharger to the box S? How far could you go on the tuning front?...Come on, let's have some big numbers from you!