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YOUR RESEARCHCan you convert 987 Tiptronic to manual? - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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I have an S which I use for the odd, "better" track days.
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I’ve got a 987 tiptronic (albeit a 2.7) - although a manual would obviously be preferable, the tip works as my wife also uses it and it gets used for commuting.
Can you convert 987 Tiptronic to manual? - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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I’ve got a 987 tiptronic (albeit a 2.7) - although a manual would obviously be preferable, the tip works as my wife also uses it and it gets used for commuting.
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Can you convert 987 Tiptronic to manual? - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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I’ve got a 987 tiptronic (albeit a 2.7) - although a manual would obviously be preferable, the tip works as my wife also uses it and it gets used for commuting.
Can you convert 987 Tiptronic to manual? - Page 2 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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I have the opportunity to acquire a 2005 Boxster S, 987.1.
Plus points:
40K miles
Sound mechanically
Cheap price
Bad points:
It's a tiptronic!!!
Has a lot of London parking dings and scuffs.
Without going in to further detail, I am considering it as a replacement for my vRS track day car.
Obviously, I need a manual so the question is:
What is involved in converting to manual.
Approx cost?
Availability of the parts?
Am thinking, box, gear linkage, cables and gear lever etc.
ECU,
The crank spigot may be different on a tip, don't know...
Happy to do all the work myself as I have a decent garage with a 2 post lift.
Hi,
They are not rare cars by any means so you'd be able to find a manual one if you wanted, most likely for the same price or less than the trip tropic + conversion you are considering at the moment in my opinion
Not much help but I'm fairly sure this is the conclusion you will come to in the end.
Cheers,
Dunc
Have seen these sort of questions here before. It's always unfeasibly expensive to make the kind of conversion you're talking of.
Am sure someone's done it, but virtually everyone finds a car with the gearbox they want. Sorry.
phazed said:
Just considering the conversion if I can get the car for about 3K, the low mileage and the fact that it is a one owner car...
but it would end up being a two owner Frankenstein. That you are going to ruin its originality makes the amount of previous owners inconsequential.
This reminds me of an episode of wheeler dealers when they converted an SMG M3 to manual. It was relatively easy as the gearbox was effectively an automated version of the manual anyway. The holes for the new pedal box were already in situ if I remember correctly.
Is the tiptronic an automated version of the manual?
I have an S which I use for the odd, "better" track days. Really brilliant on track hence my questions...
It seems that this will require a lot of work and money so won't be a starter...
soxboy said:
Why not buy it, get it looking smart and then sell it? Use the money towards buying a manual.
Agree with the above. If it is reasonably good only 40k miles and you can tidy a bit for moderate outlay you should be able to make a nice profit on £3k.
GregK2 said:
Never know, you may fall in love with the Tip..
Highly unlikely for a track day car!
The involvement on track, changing gear, heeling and toeing and the total involvement of a manual can’t be beaten.
phazed said:
Sounds like a plan. Will be looking at it this week.
And if you don’t want it I would be very interested (genuinely) at that price. I’ve got a 987 tiptronic (albeit a 2.7) - although a manual would obviously be preferable, the tip works as my wife also uses it and it gets used for commuting. To be fair I only Troy Queef a small percentage of the time.
soxboy said:
phazed said:
soxboy said:
To be fair I only Troy Queef a small percentage of the time.
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Spank/ thrash it
Ah. That’s why I do track days! Pointless flexing the cars muscles generally on the road!
Clocks are different. The wiring looms for the engine will be different. There will be lots of modules that are looking for the gearbox ecu on the canbus. Could have ABS /PSM faults.
It is a bargain, you are best off buying it, sell it on for a profit. Use the money to buy a manual.
