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Usually installed some kind of awesome new intake on other cars helps it make a few more HP after all the more the engine can breath the better it can power my wheels.
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Usually installed some kind of awesome new intake on other cars helps it make a few more HP after all the more the engine can breath the better it can power my wheels.
So what are the cheap easy mods I can do to increase the HP or possibly increase my gas mileage.
Cheap is relative, but Porsches are engineered to perform well and be reliable too, so any horsepower you add will not be cheap and it will only be a few here and a few there. I have found cold air intake and exhaust are the most for your money
Desnorkle it (Use this link it works great and takes 10 minutes
10min. Boxster "de-snorkel" Hack! :: Car & Lifestyle Forum
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Change the exhaust.
You can do the Crios exhaust mod:
http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/19770-diy-exhaust-mod-%96-gain-10-hp.html
Plus some other useful tips other members have posted that I saved.
Hacks - Boxster Tech
Greg's Boxster Hacks
Boxster S By-Pass Muffler Done!!!! - Pelican Parts Technical BBS
Make the Pedro Sport Exhaust
reduce the noise coming from the engine. you won't get any (appreciable) hp gains. there's some debate (1 hp) but i didn't notice anything other than a deeper exhaust noise.
boxster de snork - YouTube
"Res ipsa loquitur"; not one of the ideas mentioned will add power, they will simply make the car louder and your wallet easier to sit on, and in some cases will actually rob output.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.................
I do love a better sounding engine. I was also looking at the exhaust mod, but I might have a guy friend do that for me I don't feel comfortable drilling my exhaust. I'd love if it had more grunt. It does sound pretty good now so I guess I'll have to watch more youtube videos of Boxster exhausts.
Was just looking in the garage there, I'm curious didn't you go Pcar shopping before you bought a 2011 Camaro or did you end up with it in another way? After that ride acceleration in the 986 is going to feel lessened, it's cool that you report the 03 Boxster feels better in a corner than a 2011 Camaro, not shocking mind you given the difference in platforms.
"There aren't any..................... "
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Having done almost all the common mods, I concur. However, there are many expensive, difficult mods that can make the Boxster quite speedy!
A couple of questions to ask yourself before digging in:
1. How much street drivability are you willing to give up?
2. Are you going racing? (Are there any class restrictions?)
3. How long are you planning to keep the car?
4. How much resale value are you willing to lose?
probably an ecu remap.. it seems here in the UK versions it'll grant a few hp and a few ft.lbs of torque for a couple of hundred and if they back up your old ecu profile it can be reversed easily.
here you go SP25.. fill yer boots....
Porsche Cayman & Boxster ECU Tuning « Softronic ECU Flash Tuning
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...but in the same vein, when I was once asked "why do you speed between lights, you don't get through them any faster" I responded with "true, but it sure feels that way and that's all that matters".
I owned a V6 Camaro. It was a great car, but my boxster is just a better sports car. Not to mention just the badge alone give me more street cred. I knew I wanted a Porsche Boxster it was just a matter of when I was gonna get it. I wanted a Lotus for the longest time but when I learned that they didn't have any creature comforts I said to hell with that, Boxster is faster, quieter, more comfortable and I have AC
I wanted something a bit, faster or at least better handling which is why I ended up trading for the Porsche.
On the terms of what kind of drivablity, well it's a daily and my only car so um it needs to be smooth. I guess mostly I was looking for cold air intake and simple exhaust mods. Those always make the car sound more awesome and are usually pretty cheap to do and require very little strength on my part.
