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bcrdukes · 05-16-2021, 05:15 PM

My car is still lowered 1". I don't think I will invest anymore time/money into raising it back up; I've decided to live with it and know where to avoid and how to best drive over speed bumps like the kids in Southern California with slammed vehicles entering parking lots haha

I bought the tune just a bit under a month ago. FVD Brombacher had seemed to have an economical header for the Boxster made by a reputable manufacturer in Germany, and the cherry on top was the cost of the tune where they will allow you to re-flash your ECU when you change the bolt-on pieces. I tried to do a comparison with Softronic etc. but FVD worked best for me and my situation.

I did the tune myself - it was very easy. They send you the tuning module, follow their instructions on their website, you send them your stock file pulled from the tuning device along with list of mods and VIN#, and they send you the tuned flash file within a day or two (it was less than 12 hours for me.)

Once you receive the tune, upload the flash file onto the handheld tuner (again, very easy) and follow the instructions on their website again to flash your ECU/DME. Flash procedure took less than 5 minutes? No check engine lights, no flashing dashboard, no problems. Literally just fired up the car, went for a drive up the 403 / 401 / 427, QEW and back home and enjoyed every minute of it.

The hardest part of procedure was setting the software up, doing the tuning device's update/registration, and pulling the original ECU/DME file onto the device. After that, it was easy peasy. All you need is a Windows-based laptop, a USB port, and an aptitude for following instructions. Ronda at FVD Brombacher was awesome to work with over e-mail including answering all my questions and guiding me in the right direction. I didn't get that with the other vendors.

Because I know you're doing something special to your engine, you may want to ask our mutual friend and FVD Brombacher both separately about tuning since your engine isn't your run-of-the-mill Boxster. Hope that helps!

05-16-2021, 05:15 PM	#12
bcrdukes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: GTA Posts: 286	My car is still lowered 1". I don't think I will invest anymore time/money into raising it back up; I've decided to live with it and know where to avoid and how to best drive over speed bumps like the kids in Southern California with slammed vehicles entering parking lots haha I bought the tune just a bit under a month ago. FVD Brombacher had seemed to have an economical header for the Boxster made by a reputable manufacturer in Germany, and the cherry on top was the cost of the tune where they will allow you to re-flash your ECU when you change the bolt-on pieces. I tried to do a comparison with Softronic etc. but FVD worked best for me and my situation. I did the tune myself - it was very easy. They send you the tuning module, follow their instructions on their website, you send them your stock file pulled from the tuning device along with list of mods and VIN#, and they send you the tuned flash file within a day or two (it was less than 12 hours for me.) Once you receive the tune, upload the flash file onto the handheld tuner (again, very easy) and follow the instructions on their website again to flash your ECU/DME. Flash procedure took less than 5 minutes? No check engine lights, no flashing dashboard, no problems. Literally just fired up the car, went for a drive up the 403 / 401 / 427, QEW and back home and enjoyed every minute of it. The hardest part of procedure was setting the software up, doing the tuning device's update/registration, and pulling the original ECU/DME file onto the device. After that, it was easy peasy. All you need is a Windows-based laptop, a USB port, and an aptitude for following instructions. Ronda at FVD Brombacher was awesome to work with over e-mail including answering all my questions and guiding me in the right direction. I didn't get that with the other vendors. Because I know you're doing something special to your engine, you may want to ask our mutual friend and FVD Brombacher both separately about tuning since your engine isn't your run-of-the-mill Boxster. Hope that helps! __________________ 2001 Porsche Boxster S Last edited by bcrdukes; 05-16-2021 at 05:18 PM.