<VV> Boxster power

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Two questions:  why not in the rear where it belongs?  why not use an 
older turbo engine that is still air cooled and more powerful?

At 05:33 AM 10/4/2005, you wrote:
>I was thinking about mid engine Vairs and was wondering about how difficult
>it would be to transplant a Porsche Boxster powertrain into a Vair.  The
>base Boxster is 240 hp, the S models are 280.  You can get the base motor on
>eBay for $4,500
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-2000-986-Boxster-2-7L-Engine-27K-Mi_W
>0QQitemZ8004191336QQcategoryZ33615QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>and an S motor for $8k:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-2001-Boxster-S-Engine-27K-Mi_W0QQitem
>Z8004177301QQcategoryZ33615QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>I realize you would also want the transaxle, the computer and harness.  I
>don't have the resources to do this, but it occurs to me that it would be a
>pretty sweet deal to have 280 hp and a six speed in a Vair.  A Boxster
>weighs in at 2,811 lbs. so on that score a Vair would compare favorably.
>
>I'm sure it would take a bit of engineering to get the motor in place and
>the suspension mated properly.
>
>Just an interesting daydream I thought I'd thnow out there.
>
>Norm
>
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