ATL986

I have looked through the rulebook, and I think it sounds like a lot of fun.

97-99 cars are getting pretty inexpensive. So, how bad is that "case porosity" issue?

It looks like the only places to make any improvements over the competition are in brake pads, exhaust, and preparation. So, what are the hot brakepads, what is the best exhaust system, and how much should I expect to spend to WIN?

Andrew D.

I race in Boxster Spec and don't directly know of anyone who suffered the "case porosity" issue. The Pagid orange pads are great. There are many excellent exhaust systems out there. The whole point of a spec series is to race evenly matched cars. The only advantage you can have is your driving skill. Build the car within the rules. Spend your money on tires, brake pads, maintenance, entry fees and coaching. You'll have a great time.

eric523

It is a lot of fun! I race with Andrew in SoCal and we have quite a few cars that show up for the events.

I work at a shop and have seen one case porosity issue out of over 500 M96 motors. I wouldn't worry about it, especially on the higher mileage motors. If it had the problem, it would have shown up already.

There are plenty of ways to gain advantages over the other cars when you really get into it in the way of suspension set-up, weight distribution, tire management, and so on.

I think most people run pagid pads of various compounds. Some run a different compound front to rear, I don't.

I think I'm making the best exhaust systems, but I'm biased

How much? Depends who your competition is and how you drive!! This is supposed to be a series where you can't buy wins.

I have fully documented build threads on two of the cleanest BSR's around. If you're interested I'll send you the links to check out.

ATL986

I would be very interested in seeing your build threads. I see fully built cars selling for 60K, I am trying to do this "on a budget" but still have fun and be competitive, so I am trying to weigh if I can get it done for less than that.

kcpaz

$60K for a Boxster Spec car? That's absurd. Even with things like an Accusump, Traqmate, Cool-Shirt, and a fresh repaint, that figure is ridiculous! Who sells them for that much?

Byprodriver

Brad Roberts Automotive sells a kit with most of the parts you need to install yourself

insite

i've been watching eric's builds, both his own car & the hot pink one. amazing attention to detail.

smlporsche

These guys build a great car and have several for sale for about half of what you were thinking....

http://www.werkstattcville.com/forsale.htm

TIM COSTA

Yes they do. Kenny is one of the best. Why else would "The Lizards" keep him around

EPWilson

There are some build threads on the Texas spec forum, the official NASA forum and various other forums around the web.

You can buy a donor and the parts, do a lot of the work yourself, and have a car for a (relatively) reasonable amount. A few shops build and sell turn-key BSRs, and used race cars are coming up on the market now too.

If you're looking for pocketbook racing I'd suggest finding another series as the idea is to have roughly equally matched cars.

ATL986

That's not what I am looking for at all. However, if I am going racing, I am not going to half *** it. If I am not at the front, I want to KNOW that it is my driving skills leaving me in everyone else's dust rather than the car's capabilities.

jittsl

I am approaching the end of a spec boxster build and my build doing most of the labor myself (I did pay to have the bearings removed and replaced and to have the engine installed) has cost a total of ~30K including replacing every wearing part in the suspension, steering, brakes and shift linkage and installing every legal upgrade allowable My donor was a pretty rough 98 with a broken engine for $2K and I found a low mileage motor for $3K. If you like - the car cost 5K and the rest cost $25. It will not be a thing of beauty to start with but I am confident the car will be competitive. Now the driver that's a different issue.

Werkstatt

We will have 2 or 3 of our builds at the Zone 2 DE at VIR next weekend, come on up and check them out.

TFBoxster

DEIT:double post.

TFBoxster

Nice looking Boxster Tim.

What lip spoiler is that?