Dale Gribble

background: for those of you that saw my previous thread, my uncle's 996 turbo just showed up and is going to be shipped to him in van city. he really wanted a car with the X50 power package but alas, it doesn't have it, and he's busting my ***** about it.

the question: can it be installed after the fact, and if so, how much?

question 2: wouldn't there be a similar power gain from a stage 1 tuning package (evoms/GIAC for instance) where you replace the exhaust system, intake and flash the chip?

question 3: would the aformentioned tuning void the warrenty? i've heard that some of the new chip tunning programs are not detectable by the factory. can someone confirm this cause that would be sextacular.

regards,
omar.

msb2tg

depending on how much horsepower your uncle wants to achieve, we offer a variety of packages that cater to different uses of the car. You can pm me for details.
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nash

Even if an X50 install was possible, you'd be far better off tuning the stock car. You could either just throw a chip+exhaust on and be as fast or faster than an X50, or you could do a turbo swap and be much faster. To install X50, you'd have to do a turbo swap anyway.

killerbee

I gather that the extra 35 hp that is sticking up there...(415 vs 450?) If it is just the numbers that are the issue then just a GIAC flash will net well in excess of that, as a ballpark 65hp/65lb-ft. Typically, its 2k and done with no physical changes to the ecu. As to detectable as near as I can tell not easily. As an added bonus the driveability markedly improves.

Kevin

I would step up with K16/24 hybrids and a ECU tune. Spinning the stock K16's to 1bar and above will shorten the lifespan out of them..

Craig.

In addition to the different exhaust, turbos and programming, the x50 includes a GT3 oil pump and a reinforced transmission. You would have to open the engine and tranny to do a complete retrofit.

Skip the inferior x50 turbos and programming and get Kevin's turbos/programming -- they are infinitely better!

Craig

wross996tt

Just get your uncle an "S" and put it on the back (Hahaha). In reality, does your uncle really know what the stock TT is capable of? It is quite quick. I think for the money you can get some nice gains with a new intake, new exhaust and flashing the chip for a lot less money. As far as warranty goes...it kind of depends on the dealer. I have done a number of mods and have had no problem getting things fixed under warranty (new nav system, new PS reservoir, new MAF, new front differential). The flash loader with the GIAC works great. The stock program can be reloaded and the dealer does not see the boost program.