Did anyone notice that fabspeed just jacked the price up of their tune? Did anything change?
https://www.fabspeed.com/porsche-958...are-2011-2014/

I've started looking into other possibilities, like:

ECU Tune
http://www.softronicsoftware.com/cay...oftware-07-16/ ($1400)
http://www.evoms.com/product_p/tun958.1tt.htm ($1500 for rennlist members)
GIAC - is this a local installer only? Prices were like 3k (crazy)
FVD - 1300
https://www.fvd.net/us-en/FVD9586189...nius-tool.html

Plugin
https://flat6motorsports.com/collect...tuning-cayenne ($679)
"Cayenne Turbo - RaceChip claims an increase of 113hp and 108 ft lbs over the factory output" - this seems to good to be true at this price and claimed increase in HP
https://flat6motorsports.com/collect...-cayenne-turbo 600 - no specific claim of power increase

Would love to hear if anyone has experience with the plugins mentioned above

 

old post on the raceChip
https://rennlist.com/forums/performa...nne-turbo.html

 

I totaled my previous CTT last Christmas and it had a Fabspeed tune on it; I contacted them to see about getting another tune on my replacement CTT. After dealing with FS after the wreck, I'd recommend Soul Performance & Softronic. When I posted about my woes with FS, a Soul rep contacted me directly and we chatted for 30+ minutes about how they write the tunes in a way that a layman like myself could understand, and I really appreciated that. There's no discerning differences between the two tunes, so why wouldn't you save yourself $700?

 

There is also VR Tuned which offers a multi-stage tune, though I haven't been able to find much about them here:
https://www.vividracing.com/tuned-ec...151387270.html

 

Thanks, that’s what I will lean too for now (softronics).
with regards to VR Tuning, I think I saw bad reviews on them, don’t recall the details

 

OP I would highly recommend a Softronic ECU Tune. Scott is a legend, he has been specializing in tuning P cars for over 30 years. We are always looking to partner with the A players in the industry to provide our customers with the best solutions, and Scott/Softronics was a no brainer. And guess what....you get to chat with the Actual tuner, the man himself, to ensure you make an educated decision and have proper expectations on what can be accomplished on your vehicle. I highly suggest giving him a call, and you can place the order through him directly or on our website.

It was a pleasure chatting with you, I'm always up for talking cars haha. I hope the new ride is treating you well

Best regards,
John Gaydos

 

I have a standing Rennlist deal at $1500 for the tune and TUNEit tool for the 958 Turbo. Reach out to me if you're interested--sstone@evoms.com.

Sam

 

Piggybacks and chiptuning setups are not the best for such a high priced vehicle with a very intelligent ECU. If I had an old 335i or something like that I'd jump on a JB4 piggyback in a heartbeat because it's cheap, simple to setup, you can add mods to the tune, and has high resale value if you ever take it off.

But, with our cars, they're too damn smart. The ECU is constantly learning so if you try a piggyback (basically tricks the ECU into thinking it's running lower boost so the ECU increases said boost) the power will fade over time because the ECU will learn and adjust. A true flash is what's best for our cars, plain & simple. A flash tune doesn't trick the ECU, it completely remaps it.

 

Would love to chat with you directly about the tune. We recently did make some changes to our prices, however as a Rennlist member, I would love to work something up for you. What kind of modifications do you have done to the car?

 

Bmc filters, forge diverter valves, fabspeed bypass pipes, 82mm intake manifold (plan to put the 82mm throttle body back too), cosmo racing ignition coils. I’m hoping to do full 2.75 catback soon

 

Good to know, I’ll update the price in post

 

I'm curious how all the ECU tunes compare in terms of HP per dollar - will they all ultimately be the same, just bumping up the psi to 16 or 17 on the turbos?

 

Hi Sam, interested. Wondering if theTUNEit tool work across platforms. Would like to tune my 958 Turbo and my 997.1 GT3 (brobacher full exhaust with LT Headers). Maybe some 2 car deal would be available. Hoping that the one TUNEit tool would work for both.

 

I'll send you a PM. I can work you a deal, but the TUNEit tool is designed to be mated to a single VIN at a time. So you'd need one tool each for your 958 and GT3.

Sam

 

bump - anyone get a tune yet?
My modified y pipe to 82mm TB seems to be holding so far (i can hear air when my turbo's kick in - but everything seems tight and no check engine lights).