981 Plenum upgrade for Power
#1
981 Plenum upgrade for Power
http://www.ipdplenums.com/products/p...ster-s-gts-dfi
Anybody got any opinions on whether the power gains advertised with this are real? Seems like the 981 Cayman S is not very easy to mod and get power gains from. I'm also curious if this would void the factory warranty?
Anybody got any opinions on whether the power gains advertised with this are real? Seems like the 981 Cayman S is not very easy to mod and get power gains from. I'm also curious if this would void the factory warranty?
#2
Rennlist Member
I would imagine anything touching anything engine related would give Porsche ability to avoid warranty if they wanted...heh.
From my reading on Planet-9 the plenums actually seem to rob power on the 981 unless you also have a tune applied. So it's best to do other mods first like headers / exhaust and tune. And then only apply the plenum/TB if you have a stage 2 or custom tune ready to be applied. That said, with a tune they absolutely will provide even more gains. Not personally experience just reading...
From my reading on Planet-9 the plenums actually seem to rob power on the 981 unless you also have a tune applied. So it's best to do other mods first like headers / exhaust and tune. And then only apply the plenum/TB if you have a stage 2 or custom tune ready to be applied. That said, with a tune they absolutely will provide even more gains. Not personally experience just reading...
#3
Race Car
With my Cayman R, it provided a noticeable increase in performance. I have no dyno numbers, but the car did feel more alive.
With any N/A engine, there are minimal gains to be had. Intake plenum, throttle body, headers, etc. each will add a bit. But Porsche does a pretty good job of extracting the most performance they can. Except perhaps with their headers - those are the most convoluted, restrictive things I have seen!
With any N/A engine, there are minimal gains to be had. Intake plenum, throttle body, headers, etc. each will add a bit. But Porsche does a pretty good job of extracting the most performance they can. Except perhaps with their headers - those are the most convoluted, restrictive things I have seen!
#4
thanks guys, i did upgrade to a Fabspeed Valvetronic exhaust. More so for sounds, which I love. When the valves are open it does feel a bit more powerful. But that may very well be because of the sounds and just in my head.