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Old 06-27-2008, 04:34 PM
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What can i do to gain more power but cheaply?

i just got my cayman s not to long ago and i want too get more power. what can i do to make little modifications to get some power increase but in a cheap way?
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Old 06-27-2008, 07:00 PM
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Remove all unnecessary weight from the car - mats, door panels, carpet, license plate frame, wheel centers, badging, passenger seat, etc.

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Catback exhaust roughly $1500, softronic performance flash about $900, underdrive pulley about $200. What do you mean by cheap?
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That's about 745.699872 watts
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i just got my cayman s not to long ago and i want too get more power. what can i do to make little modifications to get some power increase but in a cheap way?
Try picking up a copy of the August '08 Issue of European Car magazine. Begining on page 92 they have an article on "Proven ~ Porsche Cayman S Power Adders" back up by some reasonable adept attempts at independantly run dyno tests to quantify the improvement claims. Nice job, and a reasonable place to start your quest. A lot more reliable than wild, uninhibited, cavalier, running around naked in the ran etc., etc., etc. "desnorking"
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We dont have that magazine here...care to share salient points of the article for the benefit of all?

"Try picking up a copy of the August '08 Issue of European Car magazine. Begining on page 92 they have an article on "Proven ~ Porsche Cayman S Power Adders" back up by some reasonable adept attempts at independantly run dyno tests to quantify the improvement claims. Nice job, and a reasonable place to start your quest. A lot more reliable than wild, uninhibited, cavalier, running around naked in the ran etc., etc., etc. "desnorking"
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Okay, petrolhead. Here's a brief summary of the European Car test report.

Starting with a stock '07 Cayman S that showed 260 rwhp and 223 lb-ft wheel torque on the Dynojet 289:

1. The RSS IPD intake plenum ($1000 usd) added 13 hp and 13 lb-ft tq.

2. The Revo Stage 1 reflash ($900 + $350 for select switch) added 6 hp and 6 lb-ft tq.

3. The Cargraphic exhaust ($6895) plus Revo Stage 2 reflash added 20 hp and 20 lb-ft tq.

A careful search around this site will turn up quite a few combinations of intake, exhaust, and softwear mods yielding somewhat different results, so you can pick your tune and pay the piper.

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Thank you Mr Michaels....boy cheap is a relatively term :-)
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There are NO Cheap Insurmountable HP upgrades for a Porsche Cayman .This is not a car you can Just Flash and get a supercharged effect .Its a Porsche and we pay good $$ for our cars and Quality HP upgrades will just cost you Good amounts of $$$.. Thats the facts .lets not be silly here
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There are NO Cheap Insurmountable HP upgrades for a Porsche Cayman .This is not a car you can Just Flash and get a supercharged effect .Its a Porsche and we pay good $$ for our cars and Quality HP upgrades will just cost you Good amounts of $$$.. Thats the facts .lets not be silly here
Sorry...I was being silly :-) what do I know...I drive a convertible

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