Techno Torque 2

[Steve Tinker]

I love these discussions.....
I'll go along with Pedro on dyno's & their operators.
My experiences with dyno runs (mostly with motorcycles I must admit) is they are basically to give you just that - a baseline. Thats why SEVERAL runs must be made on the same day, preferably @ the same atmospheric temperature and humidity and (of course) on the same dyno.
On road engines (but not race engines) the first run nearly always shows the lowest HP and torque figures because a) the fluids are not always up to a highe enough temp (especially the transmission oils) and b) the engines have usually a lot of carbon and oil buildup in the rings and valves from normal day to day running.
Owners look shocked when they see chunks of carbon and soot emitting from the exhaust as their engines are opened up for the first time, quickly followed by the pall of oil smoke on the overrun after the first dyno run....
But its the 3rd or 4th hard run that gives you the baseline from which to compare engine outputs that really mean anything - that's when the engine is fully warmed up and the combustion chambers are cleaned out.
Pedro may well be fine tuning the basic Porsche design and for the cost, it won't break the bank (Christmas is not far away...)
I wonder if he has de-snorkelled his car as well as fitted the TechnoTorque splitter?

[ppbon]

Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

I wonder if he has de-snorkelled his car as well as fitted the TechnoTorque splitter?

I've been working on getting a little bit out of my car since the day I bought it almost 12 years ago.

I've de-snorkeled, added a hi-flo intake, installed the TechnoTorque, added headers, installed 100 cell cats, modified the muffler and remapped the ECU to accept all these mods and also to raise the rev limiter by 200 RPMs to 7,000.

Although it's only a 2.5 liter it can run with the 3.2s and 3.4s.

I love working on Boxsters and Caymans.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro