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Originally Posted by nastyboxster
MNboxster
I've attached a base dyno from a 2000 S as well as detailed rpm and hp from my dyno. Here is a summary:
Base Mods
3500rpm 112hp 123hp
4000rpm 135hp 146hp
4500rpm 170hp 178hp
5000rpm 187hp 204hp
5500rpm 200hp 212hp
6000rpm 215hp 237hp
6500rpm 215hp 246hp
7000rpm 212hp 245hp
Significant increase above 6000 but also Increase in hp throughout the range. Torque increase also throughout the range.
I agreed that I would rarely get up in the higher range on the streets, but I would during track days and maybe even autocrosses.
So if it feels more powerful, sounds more powerful and dynoed more powerful, it's not more powerful?
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Hi,
I never said that it wasn't more powerful. But to post a Dyno Sheet with a
Billboard-sized 247.
whatever HP insert is very enticing
and misleading to many here who may be less knowledgeable. There was a lot of pure Braggadocio in the way your initial post was presented - as I replied - Bragging Rights.
The fact is, I suspect you paid $3k+ to achieve 8-12HP in the normal driving range. That works out to over $250/HP. One could achieve the same power-to-weight ratio by trimming 158 lbs. from the Car, which is certainly achievable, for much less.
If modding is your thing (or anyone else's) and you're happy - 'nuff said. But, to make a post without placing it in some context can do more harm than good.
There are lots of people here with limited resources, and they look to this board for info. about the best way to spend those resources. For some, this kind of money is better spent on properly maintaining the Car, or establishing a War Chest for Glitches rather than letting some maintenance issues slip (such as timely replacment of Tires, etc.) because they ran out of $$ doing some Mod which has little or no use for them and their particular Driving Situation.
My personal opinion is that this is a lot of effort and $$ to achieve a modest gain. As a percentage increase, it may seem much bigger, but in truth, you're still left with a sub-250HP Car, hardly a
Terror by today's standards...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99