ECU upgrades - worth it?

[heyjae]

Originally Posted by MidMotor2TrunkToter

Heyjae,
What kind of wing do you have on the back of that car? Does it keep you on the ground?

It's a universal APR wing. I added spacers to it since that picture was taken, so now it's even higher. The wing more efficient now and I'm starting to get a lot of push on big sweepers, so I added front canards last week to help offset that. I'm excited to see what it'll do when I get on the track again in a couple weeks.

[mikefocke]

I've been advised of.

The Chinese headers available on eBay are good enough and don't cost an arm and a leg. But beware and use someone with experience in removing frozen bolts as it is easy to break off the bolts that attach the stock headers to the block. Use new bolts and anti-seize when you install the new headers.

This is a case where spending more for a part doesn't get you more performance.

You want to do the flash only after you've done all the intake and exhaust mods you are going to do and you want to do it with access to a dyno so the parameters can be optimized for your specific setup. You'll get a higher rev limit and a quicker response but it is amazing how good the recent Boxster ECU stock settings are. They even work well with enhanced displacement engines.

[Perfectlap]

I did all this on my old Miata. Headers, intake, exhaust, suspension, bla bla bla.
The grumble of the engine on start up was so cool. The suspension was perfect.
Had two sets of wheels, one with r comps for AX and one set for winter.

All for the cost of one Boxster exhaust upgrade and a Tequipment carbon shift knob.