powerchip on 2.5 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

eightsandaces · 01-01-2010, 04:27 AM

Happy New Year everyone. I just got an email from performance products with a tiered discount structure good till January 4. As a result, the normally stupid price for a 2.5 engine powerchip has been trimmed to a just plain unreasonable price of $586.00. Question is for all chipped cars, at this price point is it worth the outlay? Can you truly feel the torque? I'm certainly not convinced their dyno numbers aren't padded for marketing purposes...

RandallNeighbour · 01-01-2010, 06:44 AM

When I put the cheap aftermarket headers and a twin chamber exhaust on my 2.5 boxster, I could feel the difference and it gave me about 17+ ft lbs of torque.

The price was about the same as the sale price of the chip you've mentioned above, but I got a nice growl out of it sound-wise.

Eeking out a smattering of additional HP and torque from our motors is really expensive. I guess this is because Porsche did a good job of engineering it in the first place.

I've thought of chipping my motor as well, but then decided to put the cash in the bank and save up for a Raby race prepared 3.6 or 3.8 when mine eventually blows from an IMS failure.

If you have no aspirations of dropping a new motor into your box, then chipping it might be the way to go. It's easily reversible with removal and a quick reflash for resale, and you might get a couple of hundred out of the chip after you sell the car.

eightsandaces · 01-01-2010, 09:12 AM

I was dreaming of a Raby rebuild too, then I came across the thread where it says 15K and up. No offense, but I'd be better off trading my car in and applying 15K toward the next purchase. There is simply no way I will ever put 18K into a motor.

RandallNeighbour · 01-01-2010, 01:12 PM

18k is indeed steep. But I've got $38k invested in my boxster thus far with the purchase, repairs, and mods and its only worth $10k! So why not throw another $20k at it and have a wicked fast boxster?

eightsandaces · 01-01-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

18k is indeed steep. But I've got $38k invested in my boxster thus far with the purchase, repairs, and mods and its only worth $10k! So why not throw another $20k at it and have a wicked fast boxster?

IMO why not? because you then have an 11K boxster with an enormous investment that still has all other old systems and moving parts. Check out autotrader in the next three weeks, set the search max for 31K, your car and 20 and see what comes up. It's good beer consumption relaxation while jonesing to drive our sleeping playtoys.

Now does anyone have a powerchip, did they feel the difference? 600 sounds like a dollar next to 20 large....

eightsandaces · 01-01-2010, 03:16 PM

Randall how bout this with an IMS upgrade

07 Boxster 15,800 miles, 34,900 first search... 245 hp.

Now if that engine job was around 6k, just the raw engine shipped out of the car you wouldn't be able to build them fast enough. Geez, there's an 04 limited with 20K on the clock, looks very clean, 28K.

Jake Raby · 08-30-2010, 03:32 AM

Those who purchase what we create don't ever plan on selling their car.. To date I only know of one FSI engine equipped Porsche that has been sold after our engine was installed. That one sold in two days.

It is a lot of money, but it is an investment IF you intend to keep the car. We have a significant investment or time, components and resources in every engine that we build. They will never be "cheap", lots of others offer that and do so generally with used stock parts, hell even AOS replacement is "optional" with some other engines on the market, they come with a "used, cleaned and inspected" AOS.

eightsandaces · 08-30-2010, 05:28 AM

I'd love to get one of your engines Jake and I understand and admire your personal credo regarding doing it the right way.

However, with the used market as it is, one can pick up an entire car in winter months for roughly the same cash.

Cloudsurfer · 08-30-2010, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by eightsandaces

I'd love to get one of your engines Jake and I understand and admire your personal credo regarding doing it the right way.

However, with the used market as it is, one can pick up an entire car in winter months for roughly the same cash.

I'm not planning on selling mine