Hello everyone, I'm a new user even if I started reading this forum a long time ago!
I'm the happy owner of a 2008 Cayman 2.7 (987.1) that so far has made only 32'000 km. Few months ago I installed a full capristo exhaust that, after about 2 months and 2'000 km, was followed by an IPD Plenum.
Right now I'm very happy about how the car drives: the exhaust provided a gorgeous sound and a much improved rensponse to the gas pedal, and the plenum provided a noticeable torque improvemente starting from 3'000 rpm, exactly where I always felt the infamous "hole" in the torque curve. Overall, it seems that the two modifications provided the car the ability to reach redline much quickly, with a very negligible torque loss between 2'000 and 3'000 rpm.
Now I'm thinking about an ECU remap and I'm very undecided between Softronic and a "standard" remap that could be performed by the same guy who installed the exhaust/plenum, whom so far proved to be at least a competent person; he was recommended to me by some friends of mine, he works most of the time on Porsches and he is also the "trusted" Capristo installator in my area, so I consider him a trustworthy professional.
I tried to think about advantages and disadvantage of the Softronic remap versus a "traditional" remap:
Softronic:
+ can read/write the whole content of the ECU
+ can activate the sport chrono which is not installed on my car
+ in case of an ECU restore, the ECU itself will result exactly as it was before the tuning (so the tuning itself wont be detectable)
- in case of issues during the tuned map upload the ECU might be compromised and I will have to handle it on my own/at my cost
- it costs about twice as much as a standard tuning
Traditional:
basically it mirrors the plus and minus posted above
Thus, I have two questions for you guys:
- What do you guys think about this analysis? (do you see any other plus or minus?)
- Do you think that on my setup an ECU tuning will bring noticeable improvements? (most of the feedback I found on the forum are related to the 3.4 engine, even though the few I found on the 2.7 are positive; I've heard a lot about the ECU remap complementing very well the IPD but I think I have find only one direct feedback on this setup on the 2.7)
I apologize for my bad english, please be kind as it's not my native language
Cheers!!!
I'm the happy owner of a 2008 Cayman 2.7 (987.1) that so far has made only 32'000 km. Few months ago I installed a full capristo exhaust that, after about 2 months and 2'000 km, was followed by an IPD Plenum.
Right now I'm very happy about how the car drives: the exhaust provided a gorgeous sound and a much improved rensponse to the gas pedal, and the plenum provided a noticeable torque improvemente starting from 3'000 rpm, exactly where I always felt the infamous "hole" in the torque curve. Overall, it seems that the two modifications provided the car the ability to reach redline much quickly, with a very negligible torque loss between 2'000 and 3'000 rpm.
Now I'm thinking about an ECU remap and I'm very undecided between Softronic and a "standard" remap that could be performed by the same guy who installed the exhaust/plenum, whom so far proved to be at least a competent person; he was recommended to me by some friends of mine, he works most of the time on Porsches and he is also the "trusted" Capristo installator in my area, so I consider him a trustworthy professional.
I tried to think about advantages and disadvantage of the Softronic remap versus a "traditional" remap:
Softronic:
+ can read/write the whole content of the ECU
+ can activate the sport chrono which is not installed on my car
+ in case of an ECU restore, the ECU itself will result exactly as it was before the tuning (so the tuning itself wont be detectable)
- in case of issues during the tuned map upload the ECU might be compromised and I will have to handle it on my own/at my cost
- it costs about twice as much as a standard tuning
Traditional:
basically it mirrors the plus and minus posted above
Thus, I have two questions for you guys:
- What do you guys think about this analysis? (do you see any other plus or minus?)
- Do you think that on my setup an ECU tuning will bring noticeable improvements? (most of the feedback I found on the forum are related to the 3.4 engine, even though the few I found on the 2.7 are positive; I've heard a lot about the ECU remap complementing very well the IPD but I think I have find only one direct feedback on this setup on the 2.7)
I apologize for my bad english, please be kind as it's not my native language
Cheers!!!
