Anyone with the sport chrono stop watch without PCM figured out a way to have the stop watch automatically time you 0-end point. In other words, rather than having to manually stop the timer with your left hand as your driving, can you program the timer to stop at a set speed?
It seems like a very cool toy (naturally my wife who is car-enthusiast impaired called it a gay boy thing!) and of course, it looks awesome positioned in the center of the dash - but what was Porsche thinking about having a timer that you have to start and stop while you're driving? Just one more thing to take your eye's of the road?! I've got to believe that the engineers at Porsche must have considered this. Am I missing something (like say the PCM?)
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Mach Schnell
05 Mini Cooper S
CR/W - AC Schnitzerz'd, Alta CAI, Cravenspeed SSK
Japanese Rising Sun roof graphic
De-ambered and nearly de-chromed!
Sold - 05 BMW 330CI ZHP M-tuned
Imola Red, 6spd, Alcantra & Carbon Fiber Interior
Sold - 05 Boxster Black/Black 5spd
19" Carrera S Wheels
Bose Audio System/Sport Chrono Pkg
Schnell Short Shifter
Yellow Calipers c/ carbon fiber Porsche lettering
De-Ambered
No, you're just one of the intelligent guys that realizes how worthless the chrono part of the Sport Chrono package is.
But you do agree - it looks pretty cool! Although, I'm sure all the Porsche admirer's who don't know what it is, think it's probably just a cool looking clock, when they gawk at my car in the parking lot or on the road!
So, maybe it's safe to say that the 987 and 987s actually have quicker 0-60 times, unless our pals in Germany have the amazing ability to click that stopwatch off right at 60. Since I know that's impossible - I NOW PROCLAIM TO EVERYONE THAT THE CORRECTED 0-60 TIMES FOR THE 987 AND 987S ARE 5.4s and 4.6s, respectively (providing for approx. 5/10s delay between noting the 60s endpoint and correctly clicking off the stopwtch -
I Love it that my car just got faster without spending any money!!!!!!
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Mach Schnell
05 Mini Cooper S
CR/W - AC Schnitzerz'd, Alta CAI, Cravenspeed SSK
Japanese Rising Sun roof graphic
De-ambered and nearly de-chromed!
Sold - 05 BMW 330CI ZHP M-tuned
Imola Red, 6spd, Alcantra & Carbon Fiber Interior
Sold - 05 Boxster Black/Black 5spd
19" Carrera S Wheels
Bose Audio System/Sport Chrono Pkg
Schnell Short Shifter
Yellow Calipers c/ carbon fiber Porsche lettering
De-Ambered
After playing with this for a bit, all of 900 miles,
I don't think it's possible to start, stop and reset without taking you eye off the road atleast once; not something I'd want to do at a DE.
The best way I could think of it working is that while at a DE, keep it in the sport chrono mode display before you get on the track then after a few laps and you've got it set to go, press the stalk to start and then at the end of the lap press it again to stop. You'll have one lap time for review but I can't imagine resetting it while driving; so one timed lap per run session?
Anyway, since I've been driving with it on the street I like the more agressive throttle setting and the PSM supposedly intervines later in the sport mode so you can get the rear to rotate more easily. Should be very helpful on a auto-x; the timer without the PCM , however, seems a lot more difficault to use. while driving.
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