Boxster 3.2S ,Cayman 3.4 conversion
 

Just a noob with a pitiful request for guidance to info.
I just bought a 2001 Boxster S 6 speed manual trans.Previous owner spent lot$ with Pelican for upgrades/parts. The engine developed awful rod knock within a few days of purchase!Babbitt bearing(?) swarf in the oil pan and spin-on filter. A rebuild will cost more than I paid for the car .Very depressed.
A sympathetic buddy found me a 2006 Cayman 3.4 Tiptronic engine with only 8000 miles for only $3000 with all ancillaries but no DME-Woop-ie !!
Got Bentley, Wayne's book ,read all I can find on this engine conversion .It seems all I need according to Wayne's helpful write-up is:
1. 7.8 DME & modify the pin-out of the connector on the Cayman motor
2. ABS controller & connector from a 3.4 Cayman
3. My flywheel +clutch +6 speed trans will fit O.K.??
I already have the trans. out of my 'dead' car and was about to drop the engine & start tearing in to the knocking engine when the Cayman alternative was offered.Yes, I do all my own wrenching.
Please tell me what I should do -rebuild or do the swap?
I already have a 'delicate' situation with the wife because of the money pit I have stupidly bought, so I don't want to screw things up further by installing an engine that won't work or produce a car w/o ABS ...I don't need a detailed explanation(although that would be great!). Just point me in the right direction. As I said ,I've got Wayne's piece just about memorized because I have read it so many times!
Either way it will make a great write-up for this Forum.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1399693514.jpg
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Scnell,

Sorry to hear of your troubles. Suggest you also post your question over at 986forum.com (also owned by Pelican). There are a lot of very experienced mechanics on that forum, and it's more heavily trafficked than this site is.

kjc

kjc,
Thank you for the suggestion.I'll do that.

Why not keep the knowledge here?