Cheap easy HP gains?
Usually installed some kind of awesome new intake on other cars helps it make a few more HP after all the more the engine can breath the better it can power my wheels.
So what are the cheap easy mods I can do to increase the HP or possibly increase my gas mileage. |
There aren't any.....................
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Cheap is relative, but Porsches are engineered to perform well and be reliable too, so any horsepower you add will not be cheap and it will only be a few here and a few there. I have found cold air intake and exhaust are the most for your money
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Desnorkle it (Use this link it works great and takes 10 minutes 10min. Boxster "de-snorkel" Hack! :: Car & Lifestyle Forum)
Change the exhaust. You can do the Crios exhaust mod: http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/19770-diy-exhaust-mod-%96-gain-10-hp.html Plus some other useful tips other members have posted that I saved. Hacks - Boxster Tech Greg's Boxster Hacks Boxster S By-Pass Muffler Done!!!! - Pelican Parts Technical BBS Make the Pedro Sport Exhaust |
Desnorkle looks awesome. Why is it in there to begin with?
Also thanks for the links Eric. |
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"Res ipsa loquitur"; not one of the ideas mentioned will add power, they will simply make the car louder and your wallet easier to sit on, and in some cases will actually rob output.
There is no such thing as a free lunch................. |
I do love a better sounding engine. I was also looking at the exhaust mod, but I might have a guy friend do that for me I don't feel comfortable drilling my exhaust. I'd love if it had more grunt. It does sound pretty good now so I guess I'll have to watch more youtube videos of Boxster exhausts.
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Do a little search here, there are a few topics discussing your question.
-snorkel -UD pulley -exhaust -TB -bypass pipes -ECU tune to name a few. |
Underpulley is the most noticeable mod IMO, I'd put headers second but they can make some head bolt problems when you install them.
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+1 Having done almost all the common mods, I concur. However, there are many expensive, difficult mods that can make the Boxster quite speedy! A couple of questions to ask yourself before digging in: 1. How much street drivability are you willing to give up? 2. Are you going racing? (Are there any class restrictions?) 3. How long are you planning to keep the car? 4. How much resale value are you willing to lose? |
probably an ecu remap.. it seems here in the UK versions it'll grant a few hp and a few ft.lbs of torque for a couple of hundred and if they back up your old ecu profile it can be reversed easily.
here you go SP25.. fill yer boots.... Porsche Cayman & Boxster ECU Tuning « Softronic ECU Flash Tuning |
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...but in the same vein, when I was once asked "why do you speed between lights, you don't get through them any faster" I responded with "true, but it sure feels that way and that's all that matters".:cheers: |
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I wanted something a bit, faster or at least better handling which is why I ended up trading for the Porsche. On the terms of what kind of drivablity, well it's a daily and my only car so um it needs to be smooth. I guess mostly I was looking for cold air intake and simple exhaust mods. Those always make the car sound more awesome and are usually pretty cheap to do and require very little strength on my part. |
by the way SP25... lapis blue.. nice choice !
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Best way to gain HP on the cheap is to upgrade to an "S" model.
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With the exception of cherry Chapstick, there's no inexpensive way to improve the performance of a boxster .
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Drop the latte and go to the gym.
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