just bought a boxster

[Topless]

Bavarian,

Ignore all the current horsepower hype that says you must buy this and that in order to be cool, go fast etc. Most of those things will do little more than lighten your wallet. Those engineers in Stuttgart already did high performance DME mapping and tuning for you. As you may have already figured out... It ain't no Honda Civic.

Sure you could probably eek out another 5hp by remapping with a higher rev limit and advanced ign. timing but do you really want to ??? It just brings your motor that much closer to KA-BOOM. I am pretty sure that is not what you are looking for. Porsche motors are expensive.

Take comfort in the fact that you now own a high performance German sportscar that very few drivers have the skills needed to really take it to the max. (Schoemacher excluded). Enjoy the ride.

[Bavarian Motorist]

Originally Posted by Topless

Bavarian,

Ignore all the current horsepower hype that says you must buy this and that in order to be cool, go fast etc. Most of those things will do little more than lighten your wallet. Those engineers in Stuttgart already did high performance DME mapping and tuning for you. As you may have already figured out... It ain't no Honda Civic.

Sure you could probably eek out another 5hp by remapping with a higher rev limit and advanced ign. timing but do you really want to ??? It just brings your motor that much closer to KA-BOOM. I am pretty sure that is not what you are looking for. Porsche motors are expensive.

Take comfort in the fact that you now own a high performance German sportscar that very few drivers have the skills needed to really take it to the max. (Schoemacher excluded). Enjoy the ride.

I think that when it's finally broken in properly and I can drive it how I want to, this won't even cross my mind again. It's just a desire for that thing I can't yet have and it's hard to be patient, so I am thinking about things such as performance modifications in order to redirect my thoughts...perhaps. I don't know, but I'm sure it will pass.

[Adam]

Bavarian, I don't know how you've driven your boxster since bought it but, if you abided by the break-in rules you haven't even tapped into the power of engine. On top of that you have a brand new Porsche with a warranty and any mod that adds noticable power to the car is going to void the warranty. Do you really want to void that warranty?