[FUHRIUS]

first off, as with many aftermarket tuners who appear to overpromise and underdeliver, I think dyno shops are part of the problem here too. most dyno's aren't very high quality to begin with, their results vary, and there's no way simulate real airflow into a car at speed on a dyno, unless you in one of these hug wind tunnel-room jobbies. So, I'm not a big fan of being a slave to the local dyno shop.

second, I can really only tell you what I feel, and after test driving about 6 or 7 boxster s's of '00, '01, and '02 varieties, I can tell you that whatever TechArt did to my car (remember, I bought it used with the stuff already installed) they did a nice job of it...this car kicks prety good (and it's not just the exhaust noise 'fooling' me into thinking I'm going faster...though it does sound so sweeet!). And not necessarily in a 0-whatever acceleration test, and not necessarily proven out on authoritative-looking charts off some freakin' dyno machine, but in real world driving conditions.
Look, I think we all bought these cars for the mix of engineering science and qualitative magic...from the looks, to the sounds, to the feel, etc, etc. And I believe these cars have an organic element that is not easily re-engineered. So, while removing pre-cats and expanding throttle bodies seems obvious, and less restrictive exhaust and headers is probably the same, I'm just not convinced the EVO or anyone else can lay claim to a better understanding of what makes our sensual little beasts tick than the boys (or fraus, if you will) at Porsche do.
So, for me, as I drop the car the 3rd gear and get on the throttle to move into the fast lane and the my sweet six starts singing to me as it's curvy body coaxes swirling air in to meet it'sw new partner in the dance called combustion, I'm thinking....what the hell does this have to do with being strapped to an dyno in some dude's shop...and why do we keep trying to outhink the porsche guys who draw on 50 years of passion and knowledge in this area.
Poetic BS? maybe. but as Sheryl Crow aptly points out: "It's not about getting what you want, it's about wanting what you got."

And btw, the $7k techart kit that was installed on this car (that's the actual receipt and includes labor) included: new cat-back exhaust, pre-cat delete, new headers, new ECU, expanded throttle body, and a new air filter...but NO change to the air intake otherwise..oh, except for the add'l 'scoops' on the exterior, which I can't believe are anything other than cosmetic, despite their marketing stuff.

For what it's worth.

I can't believe I just wrote all that...must be friday...someone get me out here...I gotta go for a drive!!!!