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YOUR RESEARCH981 Spyder - To chip or not to chip ? - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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Install headers and ran their stage 2 tune
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I ran their Stage 1 tune and PDK tune for about a year and then fitted headers and ran their Stage 2 tune.
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The extra power was great but the best bit for me was I installed their "Sequential" PDK tune which made the gearstick forwards for downgear and backwards for upgears.
981 Spyder - To chip or not to chip ? - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
Run their stage 1 tune and pdk tune
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I ran their Stage 1 tune and PDK tune for about a year and then fitted headers and ran their Stage 2 tune.
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Run their stage 2 tune
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I ran their Stage 1 tune and PDK tune for about a year and then fitted headers and ran their Stage 2 tune.
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Install their "sequential" pdk tune
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The extra power was great but the best bit for me was I installed their "Sequential" PDK tune which made the gearstick forwards for downgear and backwards for upgears.
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Have enjoyed my 981 Spyder for almost 10 years now...
And nothing's persuaded me to change it - save the Spyder RS has pushed me very close...!
I've driven a SRS twice now, but can't get my head around the - cost v benefit - to swap out.
Plus I'd likely miss a manual box and be slightly frustrated with the roof.
But it showed me how easily the 981-718 platform can swallow 500hp.
So... I am wondering if anyone has any positive experiences of ECU tuning to bring my 981 to 400hp?
Any thoughts / observations welcome please?
I think to get best results it will be more than an ECU tune a bit of hardware is also involved, 430hp is possible, I believe ChrisW did this to his 981Gt4 if not a bit of searching will give you answers.
I had my 981 S cayman tuned. I used COBB.
I ran their Stage 1 tune and PDK tune for about a year and then fitted headers and ran their Stage 2 tune. The extra power was great but the best bit for me was I installed their "Sequential" PDK tune which made the gearstick forwards for downgear and backwards for upgears.
You buy the accessport device and the maps are free, I was lucky to find an accessport on ebay cheap (IIRC paid about £200 for it), you just download the maps from their site and upload them to the device. You can also get other tuners to produce maps for you.
Edited by the-norseman on Saturday 17th May 17:33
notsomadmick said:
Have enjoyed my 981 Spyder for almost 10 years now...
And nothing's persuaded me to change it - save the Spyder RS has pushed me very close...!
I've driven a SRS twice now, but can't get my head around the - cost v benefit - to swap out.
Plus I'd likely miss a manual box and be slightly frustrated with the roof.
But it showed me how easily the 981-718 platform can swallow 500hp.
So... I am wondering if anyone has any positive experiences of ECU tuning to bring my 981 to 400hp?
Any thoughts / observations welcome please?
Don’t really need to touch 981 Spyder imo…but
IF
I would.. I’d just do Software tune and maybe LWFW.
Needs nothing else as a road car…
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