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Old 11-01-2019, 12:26 PM   #1
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Gemballa Performance Chip Tune ~ 320 HP

Does anyone have any information regarding Gemballa tuning? I saw an ad for a 2000 s that had been given their treatment, and the seller claims 320 hp. Is that possible?

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Does anyone have any information regarding Gemballa tuning? I saw an ad for a 2000 s that had been given their treatment, and the seller claims 320 hp. Is that possible?
Not remotely possible.

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Absolutely. If you put the sticker on the rear window you gain 10 more.
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Old 11-01-2019, 08:25 PM   #5
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Does anyone have any information regarding Gemballa tuning? I saw an ad for a 2000 s that had been given their treatment, and the seller claims 320 hp. Is that possible?
Doing some extensive googling, I've found two GEMBALLA 986 cars claiming 320hp. One is a twin turbo 3.4l, the other is a 3.6l.

I can't find anything claiming a chip / tune gets you that sort of hp.

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All of the tunes that I've seen on a stock 986 added 5%-7% above stock horsepower. Any claim of 10% or more for a 986 is highly suspect.
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Old 11-02-2019, 07:36 AM   #7
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Does anyone have any information regarding Gemballa tuning? I saw an ad for a 2000 s that had been given their treatment, and the seller claims 320 hp. Is that possible?
Seemingly possible coupled with a Turbo or Supercharger
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If it's been desnorkled and has a red clip that's at least +25HP right there!


In all seriousness, a chip by itself would not come anywhere close to that kind of increase.
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Thanks, everyone!

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