The Perfect Base Car

The repower is designed around the MY 1997 to MY 1999 (Late 1996 to Early 2000) 2.5L 986 Boxster without air conditioning and without cruise control.

This is the most common chassis variant of the Boxster which falls into the pre March 2001 category necessary for emissions homologation requirement exemption which allows for the fitment of a none type approved catalytic converter.

97-99 2.5L vehicles are available with a range of options which includes Litronic HID lights and extended leather.

It is not possible to implement cruise control on a repowered vehicle within current acceptable functional safety standards as the original installation does not meet modern standards.

These original 2.5L cars are widely available in all manor of conditions and at a surprisingly reasonable cost. Cars which are none running due to an engine fault are as little as £2000 whilst immaculate models fetch up to £12,500… of course an immaculate car with a failed engine makes perfect sense for conversion to Booster specification!

Many buyers guides are available and all the points in these remain true for a Booster base car with the exception of engine related comments for obvious reasons.

If you would prefer a running car then significant cost can be recovered with the sale of the original engine, ancillaries, ECU and engine wiring harness.