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Hi everyone, I have a question that seems to be a bit of a grey area. I have a 2001 Boxster S 3.2, it am going to swap the engine out due to a failure. I know that 2000-2001 are direct replacements. I have found a deal on a 2002 engine, would that engine be plug and play as well? I know 2003 and up you have to change programing and a few things. Nobody seems to know about 2002. Any help would be appreciated.

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Hi! On page 38 of the 101 Projects book, I'm reading this under the Boxster 2001 (2.7 Liter and 3.2S) heading, paragraph 1: "You can swap in any replacement engine of the same displacement from 2000-2002 without having to remap the DME (for example, a 2001 3.2-liter Boxster with a blown motor can accept a 2002 3.2-liter with no remapping needed)." A few sentences above that quote, Wayne mentions that the 2001 lacks the anti-lock braking CAN bus, but I don't think that would matter for a straight engine swap. If someone can contradict this statement, please do so!

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