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GatorBite said:BTW: Scott Slauson does X-51 conversions to 987s for $25,000 complete. I think the engine itself is around $16,000. If my Cayman S engine dies outside of my warranty, this is the way I'll go.
Gator- What do you think of turbocharging the Cayman?:
http://www.tpcracing.us/
This is all speculation, but based on my automotive experience. I think that turbo charging a Cayman engine without first making serious and major modifications to it to prepare it for that will result in a short lived engine.
Turbo charging will add a lot of heat and mechanical stress to that engine. Being mid engine, there isn't much room for extra heat in a Cayman. To do it right, the engine should be totaly rebuilt with less compression, lighter pistons, stronger rods, more oil pressure, more cooling, and so on.
Have you ever compared a 911 and 911 Turbo engine. There are hundreds of changes because Porsche knows that bolting a turbo to an unprepared engine will kill it.
Turbo charging a Cayman engine to 400 hp is literally taking an engine as asking for 33% more power than it was designed to produce. Converesly, putting an X-51 engine into a Cayman is doing just the opposite. The 3.8L X-51 was designed to push a car that weighs 10% more than a Cayman. In a Cayman shell, it will enjoy light duty and likely last a very long time.