2017 C4s WITHOUT Sport Chrono package - Launch control?
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2017 C4s WITHOUT Sport Chrono package - Launch control?
Hey folks,
New member here, tried searching for the answer but can't find what I'M looking for.
I'm just about to pull the trigger on a 2017 C4S with PDK. The car isn't equipped with the Sport Chrono package.
I was under the impression that Launch Control was a factory option on all 991.2, but seems like I'm wrong. Are there aftermarket options available?
Thanks!
New member here, tried searching for the answer but can't find what I'M looking for.
I'm just about to pull the trigger on a 2017 C4S with PDK. The car isn't equipped with the Sport Chrono package.
I was under the impression that Launch Control was a factory option on all 991.2, but seems like I'm wrong. Are there aftermarket options available?
Thanks!
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Confirmed, you need sport chrono for launch control. I don't believe there is a kit (Porsche doesn't have one) to add it as there is a lot involved, not the least is programming once its all installed.
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Related question for sports chrono -- a friend has a base Carrera on order with 7MT. He was telling me about his spec and said that although he would have preferred to skip sports chrono (he doesn't like the look of the "wart" and would have preferred to save the coin) he ordered it because he heard that you need SC with the 7MT if you're going to get a tune. Is this true? I haven't tuned any of my 911s and they both automatically came with SC (Carrera T and GT3), so I had never heard this. Is he right?
Edit -- sorry to OP if this should have been a separate thread, don't mean to hijack.
Edit -- sorry to OP if this should have been a separate thread, don't mean to hijack.
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Sport Chrono was/is a software upgrade on the 997. I remember a few threads where people who didn't have it were able to get it via PIWIS or other dealer magic. I haven't heard of this on the 991, but maybe??
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i have a base with no sport chrono and therefor no "launch control'. however, i can launch the car in a very similar manner by holding the break and raising the revs. almost exactly the same as LC in my C4S with sport chrono minus the perfect control on revs.
the reason i wish i had sport chrono is for the far more aggressive shifts when in sport+.
the reason i wish i had sport chrono is for the far more aggressive shifts when in sport+.
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Related question for sports chrono -- a friend has a base Carrera on order with 7MT. He was telling me about his spec and said that although he would have preferred to skip sports chrono (he doesn't like the look of the "wart" and would have preferred to save the coin) he ordered it because he heard that you need SC with the 7MT if you're going to get a tune. Is this true? I haven't tuned any of my 911s and they both automatically came with SC (Carrera T and GT3), so I had never heard this. Is he right?
Edit -- sorry to OP if this should have been a separate thread, don't mean to hijack.
Edit -- sorry to OP if this should have been a separate thread, don't mean to hijack.
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You can add it via PIWIZ2 or an Autel if you really want it.
SC is good for resale but don't worry about it too much as it's a total gimmick on the street. Most will never use launch control since it's only good for marketing propaganda to compare magazine 0-60 specs and nothing more.
SC is good for resale but don't worry about it too much as it's a total gimmick on the street. Most will never use launch control since it's only good for marketing propaganda to compare magazine 0-60 specs and nothing more.
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Has anyone actually done this?
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Thank you, Bob, that's what I thought. I'll let him know, maybe he still has time to delete it.
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