Boxster weights

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Brad Roberts

One trip to a GOOD dyno (4 passes max) and a good tuner will see everything he needs to know. I recently was informed of another person local to me who popped for the 8k software. he is making good power with a "generic flash" for the 3.4 computers. Price was good also!

The tuner just needs good 02 readings!


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It's an iterative process. No tuner gets it right on the first run. Plus, that's only WOT, there are hours and hours of driveability tuning in addition to multiple dyno runs.

[Brad Roberts]

Depends on the dyno, dyno operator and tuner. The good tuners will have maps that they start from.

We did a CaymanS.. we started with the more aggressive 3.6 STOCK tune. Pushed it to the car and then detuned the fuel as needed. Drives like no other CaymanS we have driven. Cam Timing was spot on. Took us 6 pulls total. Rolled it out onto the street and roasted the tires.

We are not tuning a fresh Motec/AEM/Bosch brain here (which can takes days) Porsche didn't leave 100hp on the table for all the engines!


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[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Brad Roberts

Depends on the dyno, dyno operator and tuner. The good tuners will have maps that they start from.

We did a CaymanS.. we started with the more aggressive 3.6 STOCK tune. Pushed it to the car and then detuned the fuel as needed. Drives like no other CaymanS we have driven. Cam Timing was spot on. Took us 6 pulls total. Rolled it out onto the street and roasted the tires.

We are not tuning a fresh Motec/AEM/Bosch brain here (which can takes days) Porsche didn't leave 100hp on the table for all the engines!


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6 runs though, trying to do it remotely would take a long time.

[Brad Roberts]

6 pulls because he didn't have a base "hot rod" tune for the CaymanS engine. He does now

I hear you, but a LOT of "tuners" do it this way.. a LOT.

GIAC
AWE
Softronic
just to name a few..

You buy their hardware and you down load generic tunes based on the mods you list. Want something custom.. they modify a tune they already have and email it to you. Push it to the car.. do a pull.. make change push it again.. make change push it again

Find someone who can download the stock tune from the car, make the changes and push it back without having to email back and forth with the "real tuner"

Those guy's are rare, but when you find them, they have really good base tunes for most of the stock displacement/stock cam'd engines, so 4 pulls and a good 02 reading is not far fetched. The guy I use pulls from a large database out of Italy. Sometimes we try a tune that is already modified, then modify it to work with our car.

There are really good Porsche tuners out there, but they are not typically on the web and they are not typically easy to get a hold of (they are busy)


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[The Radium King]

anyone removed their power steering? fill the rack with fluid and loop the in into the out? save a few lbs, gain a few hp?

[insite]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

anyone removed their power steering? fill the rack with fluid and loop the in into the out? save a few lbs, gain a few hp?

hadn't really considered it...

i am thinking about removing one of the radiator fan assemblies, though.