I have a 997.1 6MT - since I have an older car, can someone educate me regarding sport chrono and PDK?


Is Sport chrono a useful option with PDK? I have it with my current 997.1 and it is useless.

Is rev-matching (991.1) part of sport chrono?

Thanks in advance.

 

Launch control and an additional clock that look rad.

In other words - stuff to talk about online from our couches that we never use. But that clock does look neat and when I see a 911 without one it looks like a void.

 

Oh - and insert comment here about resale. Cause these cars are solid investments. Everyone's doing it.

 

From Porsche's own mouth err marketing..... source: Chassis: Sport Chrono Package

 

Bossing --- Is it same as 991.1? The marketing info sounds like it is a 991.2

 

That is a 991.2

991.1 doesn't have the Sport/Sport+ on the steering wheel

 

True, it is still two buttons on the center aft console. But pretty much same functions minus the 20 second "boost". I would not buy a PDK w/o SC. A manual, yes, but not a PDK.

 

Yessir - same functionality sans boost. I'm not sure if it is literal boost from turbos or increased throttle response - or a combination of both.

Either way a street racer's delight... well - to be fair, passing on a straightaway if need for a little extra oomph in competition.

 

Don't you only get the PDK's Sport plus mode when you have SC or something like that?

i think you can add the missing programming through suncoast if you really want to.

 

All of the other answers here are good, but I'd like to point out that even on a MT car it isn't useless if you do any driving at the edge. In Sport modes the Sport Chrono on both the 997 and 991 models also relaxes the electronic nannies so that when you do slip/slide the car a bit the computer doesn't intervene nearly as quickly. Nothing deflates a great maneuver at the edge quite as much as having the ECU kill the power for a moment.

I'll also confirm that you should never get a 997 or 991 PDK without Sport Chrono due to the differences in both shift points and clutch engagement behavior.

 

Sport Chrono adds Sport+, right? Going from Sport to Sport+ turns the car into a savage animal. Like other said, it's a must for PDK.

 

I did this in a 987. Worked great.

 

Unfortunately, Porsche has not produced the S+ upgrade kit for the 991.1. This is what Suncoast told me.