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Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
Still, the killer thing to do is to put a 996 engine in a Boxster. My prediction is that we will see a whole lot more of these as the years progress (just like the 914-6 conversions). The fit is natural, so it's really a no brainer. We just have to wait so the parts become affordable to us 'regular guys.'

-Wayne
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Seem to recall an article detailing a 3.4l 996 conversion and it wasn't so straightforward.
Threre was chassis/subframe mods to do.
Don't you need to turn the engine around to suit the mid-engine configuration??
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