Basic parts list Options

[partwerks]

In terms of cost, here’s a basic parts list from Renegade:

$8500 LS3 engine package 430hp (480hp $500 more)
$2600 914 LS basic kit
$2200 914 LS Boxster LS clutch and adapter upgrade
$250 Starter
$1200 Heavy Duty Axles
$595 Rear Trans mount
$750 Misc. Hydraulic Clutch Conversion Parts
$375 Boxster S shifter and cables
$3000 Good used Boxster S transaxle
$175 Air Cleaner Kit
$180 Sport mount kit for trans
$120 Poly mounts for engine
$750 GPS speedometer upgrade (do I really need this??)

[Mike Bellis]

Better gear ratios for V8 engines come from Audi TDI trannies like this one. The TDI's are torqey motors with a higher final drive than the Boxster 6 speed. This makes them ideal for a V8 conversion.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A6-C5-2-5-V...=item1c40be5d80

This is a 6 speed. from the looks it is a 012 front with a 01E rear section. But Audi & Getrag made trannies with interchangeable parts. The 012 is the same casting as the Boxster 5 & 6 speed. Some Boxster trannies have a different bell housing than this.

Now you would have to fab shift linkage for this one but it's easy to copy the Boxster setup. I did this on my 5 speed since it originally came from a Passat not a Boxster and one of the bosses was not drilled and tapped like the Boxster.

In this case, you could swap this into a Boxster or my car and it would bolt right on.

ebay UK is a great resource to find FWD TDI trannies. As I said before, TNT Shipping air freighted my 6 speed from UK to San Francisco in 4 days for $245. You would only need the seller to strap it to a pallet.

[partwerks]

Better gear ratios for V8 engines come from Audi TDI trannies like this one. The TDI's are torqey motors with a higher final drive than the Boxster 6 speed. This makes them ideal for a V8 conversion.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A6-C5-2-5-V...=item1c40be5d80

This is a 6 speed. from the looks it is a 012 front with a 01E rear section. But Audi & Getrag made trannies with interchangeable parts. The 012 is the same casting as the Boxster 5 & 6 speed. Some Boxster trannies have a different bell housing than this.

Now you would have to fab shift linkage for this one but it's easy to copy the Boxster setup. I did this on my 5 speed since it originally came from a Passat not a Boxster and one of the bosses was not drilled and tapped like the Boxster.

In this case, you could swap this into a Boxster or my car and it would bolt right on.

ebay UK is a great resource to find FWD TDI trannies. As I said before, TNT Shipping air freighted my 6 speed from UK to San Francisco in 4 days for $245. You would only need the seller to strap it to a pallet.

Is DQS, the only code that will work? I see they make an 8 speed gear box as well.

Higher final drive, I assume, means that the rpm in road gear is less, like I want?

Any pics of the Boxster setup to use as a guide?

That type of trans can't be located state side?

Not sure what this means: 012 front with a 01E rear section

Then I presume there are going to be changes to the axles, adapter plate, flywheel, clutch, etc, again, compared to the Boxster?