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I am now on my 3rd Boxster having swapped from a 3.2 to a 3.4 and am thinking of re-mapping.
I would be interested if anyone out there has good or bad experiences of this. I really like the car
and will be taking it abroad on a trip through Europe down to Italy later in the summer and have
a slight issue with fuel quality once re-mapped (professionally done by Porsche obviously)

I like what I read on certain forums about smooth curves etc, the smooth and sharper response
would be a bonus but I have this thing in the back of my mind, does it need it and why don't Porsche
do it as standard when new if the engine is deigned or can manage this

I love fast cars as my day car is a Golf R which does not require a remap as it's pretty, well very fast
infact but the Boxster is a complete different animal and really unsure what to do. Is this what most
people do with Boxsters - ??

Croftoe
 
I prefer my cars to be factory original. If you go-ahead you may spend money and find that your car may then be worth less.

David
 
As mr D says,it's completely pointless on its own- most people wouldn't notice the tiny power gains
however-
with the 718S you'd prob get an extra 40bhp on a remap and that may we'll be worth it
but most of us here wouldn't bother with the n/a engines in answer to your question
 
Aye, Aye to that, Mr D.

Forget the re-map. Enjoy your car as it is. Re-selling it will devalue the residual value if modified.

My 718 Cs has huge potential for re-mapping in the future (400+bhp) after the warranty has run out. With N/A engines, it doesn't happen without other major mods.

Brian
 
Had my 996 C4 remapped by Superchips a few years ago. Gained about 20hp and a lot of smoothness above about 4K revs. Economy was better as well.
Cant see resale being a problem as your original map is stored and can easily be reinstated
 
As Chris has pointed out, a remap may not gain you a significant amount of power and torque but you may well get improved power delivery and economy....maybe a better driving experience. If you must, then a custom remap is probably the best way to go using 98-octane fuel.

Maybe you should consider fitting a turbo...! Check out TPC Racing's Stage 1 and Stage 2 Turbo Kits.

Jeff
 
i have had a few Boxsters remapped by Wayne at Chipwizards, he also did 2x 993s and 2 x 355s. All of which were greatly improved without any issue whatsoever.
The Boxster became smoother in traffic, more eager to rev and had was definitely more punchy in the mid range.
 
I've looked down this route for a while and may still get it done in the future. I have a Carnewal GT exhaust plus 200 cell sports cats on mine which should have released a few horses. Maybe worth doing a remap to bring it all together. As previous posts have pointed out, don't expect anything more than 15-20bhp with additional mods such as exhaust, maybe a little more with a GT3 Plenum and throttle body. A cheaper alternative to make your car faster would be to invest in some advanced driving, this would make the car faster as you would know its limits and what it can do.

Just as a side note, it's your car, so you do what you like to it. If you are worried about resale then don't do it. Don't get me wrong, I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to the looks (mine looks completely factory standard) but anything underneath is fair game. Drive it, enjoy it and don't worry about resale.

Mark & Wendy
Arctic Silver 987 Boxster S
 
markSTI said:
. A cheaper alternative to make your car faster would be to invest in some advanced driving, this would make the car faster as you would know its limits and what it can do.
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A pet hate of mine is driver training quotes ! (he might be a Pro Touring car driver already) because it would NOT make the car faster, that drag from the lights with driver training will still make a Porker loose vs a Modern Golf ;-)
 
MrDemon said:
markSTI said:
. A cheaper alternative to make your car faster would be to invest in some advanced driving, this would make the car faster as you would know its limits and what it can do.
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A pet hate of mine is driver training quotes ! (he might be a Pro Touring car driver already) because it would NOT make the car faster, that drag from the lights with driver training will still make a Porker loose vs a Modern Golf ;-)
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A pet hate of mine is people who are arsey on forums for no reason at all. But thanks for the friendly advise ;)

Just trying to give a fellow owner some friendly advise based on experience.
 
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