986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post

JoeFromPA · 08-26-2010, 12:09 PM

My personal opinion on these cars (I have no experience in tuning with them) is this:

The car has a design that's already very responsive in nature (short intake tract & exhaust tract, flat six)...

But the engine doesn't have a whole lot more to give.

The best way to greater responsiveness, power and acceleration in this car is removing weight. It's already a fairly lightweight car, so....

lightening the battery
lightening the exhaust
removing stuff like the spare/tools
Sticking with lighter weight, smaller wheels & reasonable weight tires...
Etc.

Seems like a much more attractive alternative than trying to get the engine to do more.

Just my .02

Joe

P.s. I'll be starting with a set of square-sized 17" wheels myself, and then going on to lighten other places. I'm guessing 100 less pounds won't be hard to achieve, and will provide the same benefit as a "chip"

08-26-2010, 12:09 PM	#15
JoeFromPA Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 211	My personal opinion on these cars (I have no experience in tuning with them) is this: The car has a design that's already very responsive in nature (short intake tract & exhaust tract, flat six)... But the engine doesn't have a whole lot more to give. The best way to greater responsiveness, power and acceleration in this car is removing weight. It's already a fairly lightweight car, so.... lightening the battery lightening the exhaust removing stuff like the spare/tools Sticking with lighter weight, smaller wheels & reasonable weight tires... Etc. Seems like a much more attractive alternative than trying to get the engine to do more. Just my .02 Joe P.s. I'll be starting with a set of square-sized 17" wheels myself, and then going on to lighten other places. I'm guessing 100 less pounds won't be hard to achieve, and will provide the same benefit as a "chip" __________________ 99 Boxster 5spd - 64k miles 06 Civic SI - 114k miles, D.D., unbelievably reliable and fun to beat on everyday. 08 Legacy GT 5spd - 74k miles.