Is there anyone here that knows anyone who can tune the 2.5L Boxster?


--Sam

 

You can't.

 

Best bet is to put a bigger engine in it

 

I have found near 5 places that will do so...though performance gains are between 10-15BHP....

I was thinking of giving Super chips are try as the cost is £290 and they offer a 14day trial....


I have owned the car now for 2weeks, and have not seen the engine as its located in such and akward place....

 

You really won't get much joy out of chipping it

 

not much but maybe some...

Damm i miss the scooby!

 

I can't believe i just said that!

 

The 2.5 boxster is all about handling, and not power.

Any gains you get are likely to be small and not very cost effective.

I honestly doubt you'd feel 10 bhp!

 

And the badge of course Davy

 

And the noise from the engine! All mouth and no action though unfortunately

 

...not unlike a standard WRX then.

 

If you're missing the turbo kick then there isn't much you can do about that. Could always take it to Ruf

 

Nothing like my X 320bhp Scooby nor the 300+BHP S4....

But hey ur right..its a Porsche...cant wait till the summer...

 

Take your porsche to Germany they'll sort you out but it will cost ya.

 

How are you finding the Boxster ?

Gonna be looking for something come August/September me thinks.

Currently running an Elise S1.

S2 Exige/Elise, Europa S and S2000 are also being considered.

 

I'd forget Germany to 'tune' your Boxster... RUF's Boxster S conversion costs about £25000

Other mods are generally pointless - what you gain in BHP, you may lose in torque and the costs can be prohibitive.

Even dropping a 3.2 in it won't help much - the trasnmission impact would make things pretty expensive.

Its the difference between N/A and turbo - you either get it or you don't !

 

www.boxa.net

Im sure they will be able to help

 

Try boxa.net and do a post on there - i've heard de-snorkling the thing with a chip and remus exhaust @ £1000 will liberate around 20-25bhp not a lot but then again it is a normally aspirated engine

 

beat me to it

 

I have a 2003 2.7. I looked into exhaust, REVO etc etc and in the end decided it was not worth the large outlay for such a small gain. The best mod you can do is to buy a 3.2 with 260bhp. TBH it drives very well with the standard 230ish bhp.

If you want to turn it into a track car then the best way to make it faster is to reduce the weight. Take out all the insulation, spare wheel, maybe swap the seats, mag wheels, GRP bonnet and boot etc etc. Should make it much quicker.

 

Dont they do a supercharger for the thing. Should only cost about 2grand for a supercharger if there is one. Probably no market for upgrading porsches apart from the likes of sportec, gembella and RUF which will be expensive.

 

My mate is fitting an ex-996 3.6 engine to his. Requires only minor mods to get it to fit apparently. The engines can be had for quite a decent price, since most Porsche owners will only buy brand new engines from the dealership

 

You do know that all non GT3 and TT 911s suffer from RMS from as little as 2000miles. Porsches best kept secret. Im surprised the media doesnt go mad about it as its been going on for years. Porsche does fix it though no squibbles when under warranty.

 

Not a big deal, especially when the engine is already out.

 

Yeah but its a reccuring problem and when it happens porsche usually replace the entire engine...

Check out some 911 owners sites. Theyre pissed about RMS so much but teh cars so good they cant leave porsche behind.

 

I wouldn't be that sure - its not covered by the extended warranty. Its up to the OPC at the end of the day since the final onus on them nowadays. Loyalty to an OPC is everything !

 

I'm not so sure about that, apparently you get good 'uns and bad 'uns some just go and go without the problem others are plagued with it. RMS problems tend to need a clutch as well - you'd be looking at 1000-1500 quid just to put that right.

If a boxter has not had it replaced at about 40k chances are it wont need doing, some need it doing at 10k.

hey but dont quote me on that

 

As with all these problems - the general consensus is that its over reported.
No doubt though is that some cars get their fair share of (repetitive) RMS issues.......

One thing to remember is that it is vital that the transmission is put back very accurately - otherwise play in the transmission/engine can wreck the locating holes which are cast on the engine side. If they are wrecked - you'll constantly get RMS leak problems and a new engine is the *only* way forward.
Porsche have redsegined the RMS seal from 2002 onwards and there are less reports of problems. Also Porsche have supplied OPC's with a special (more accurate) locating tool to allow faithful replacement easier.

 

I knew it was something to do with that and i had read it somewhere. My buddy looked at loads and saw a real mint example except upon inspection it had the dreaded oil leak from the RMS, needed around 2.5k in total so he walked away. the one he bought has higher mileage but so far no probs with the RMS

 

What the **** is RMS?