Conversions & Swaps LSX Engines in Non-LSX Vehicles
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

LS swapping the Porsche Boxster/Cayman (photos)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-29-2017, 05:11 PM
  #1  
LS1Tech Editor
Thread Starter
 
Curated Content Editor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 582
Received 19 Likes on 15 Posts
Default LS swapping the Porsche Boxster/Cayman (photos)

LS swapping the Porsche Boxster/Cayman (photos)
by Joe Coelho
Old 03-30-2017, 08:33 AM
  #2  
Launching!
 
Outlaw 911's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Hard to tell from the pic but has the engine been moved to the rear of the car any?
Old 03-30-2017, 01:11 PM
  #3  
Registered User
 
parkwood60's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Van Nuys, CA
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

The entire transaxle is moved back 4" or so. The firewall has to be modified to add a bit of room, but it all works with an electric water pump and power steering set up.
Old 03-30-2017, 01:27 PM
  #4  
Launching!
 
Outlaw 911's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Cv shafts are close to the suspension cradle i bet.
Old 04-06-2017, 05:38 PM
  #5  
Teching In
 
Tremelune's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Default

The transaxle and motor need to move back 4"?? That seems like quite a bit, both in terms of weight distribution and axle joint angle.

Do you have any shots of the drivetrain from underneath the car?
Old 04-06-2017, 05:43 PM
  #6  
LS1Tech Editor
Thread Starter
 
Curated Content Editor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 582
Received 19 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Tremelune
The transaxle and motor need to move back 4"?? That seems like quite a bit, both in terms of weight distribution and axle joint angle.

Do you have any shots of the drivetrain from underneath the car?



They claim it is well within the limits of the CV joints. It is probably as far back as it can go without interfering with anything hard, because if not I'm sure they would go another inch so the firewall didn't have to be moved. I'm going to guess the LS motor is actually lighter than the original flat six
Old 04-06-2017, 06:14 PM
  #7  
Launching!
 
Outlaw 911's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I moved the engine in my 996 back about 2.5" and the cv's have some angle but nothing serious. The 935 back in the day ran some real hard cv angles and they would live one race with BIG hp.
Old 04-07-2017, 06:41 PM
  #8  
On The Tree
iTrader: (7)
 
hayabusa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 163
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

The boxster swaps are always blowing axles says the guy on 986 fourum. He's running a ls3 480 hp, That why changed to 996 instead swap,



Quick Reply: LS swapping the Porsche Boxster/Cayman (photos)



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:06 AM.