Larry Cable

http://www.cobbtuning.com/porsche-ma...=Porsche080916

I have the Cobb tune on my 991 GTS and love it - I'd be all over this if I had a Macan!

COBB Tuning

Ha! Looks like we were posting at about the same time. Thanks for the kind words!

Marshall@COBB

the2thdr

Are the tunes visible to the dealer? Or is there an option to "hide" it if taking your vehicle in for service?

COBB Tuning

When the Accessport is properly uninstalled using the Uninstall option from the main menu, the ECU is reverted exactly back to stock. In our experience, the dealership is not able to tell if the ECU has been flashed. However, with that said, the AP is not designed to go around any kind of warranty coverage and there may be diagnostics at a much higher level we are unaware of. At the end of the day, it really comes down to how your local dealer handles modifications to the car: some don't mind a few mods and others don't like any.

Kyle@COBB

Beer Brewer

So, with a peak gain of 17.50% HP on 93 octane fuel, I am assuming that peak HP with the Cobb tune on the Macan Turbo is 470 crank HP or thereabouts? And crank torque must be well over 500? Any concerns about the PDK transmission, or is it plenty capable?

I loved the Cobb tune on my old BMW 335i - it really turned that car into a beast.

Thanks!

Pete

superfast02911

Just installed the 91 oct map last night on my 2015 S. Loving it so far-really wakes up the car and makes the turbos act like they should.

Question for Marshall: if I want to install Sport Plus software, or the Sport Exhaust w/ console switch, both of those options require a software update from the dealer. Should I uninstall before doing so? And if so, when I flash again, will the AP/map see that I have those new options installed?

Thanks!

sho-one

any Macan 2.0 Tunes in the future?

mxp

best mod ever done to my S!!!!

BlackCS

I'm still curious as to how a comparably small tuning company, can safely produce much better results than Porsche engineers, and as good as their reputation may be, how many of them go through extensive stress testing until total failure to understand the mechanical limitations.

hierlevelz

Marshall


I've noticed from the dyno plots that all the canned maps produce a massive torque spike at lower RPMS. How's is this good for the longevity of the motor and or the PDK. A linear toque profile would be ideal in my eyes not this massive amount of torque to give me the "feeling" of being fast off the line. Granted the stock dyno follows a similar profile but I would have hoped that the tune would have smoothed it out a bit.

COBB Tuning

It is definitely more than just a "feeling" of being faster off the line, the cars are significantly faster when tuned.

We are able to achieve the increased torque through higher boost pressure and slightly more aggressive timing. We have taken our Macan S and Macan Turbo to both the road course and 1/4 mile drag strip to put them through their paces. Neither cars have skipped a beat even when pushing both on OTS maps and significantly more aggressive custom tunes.

Marshall@COBB

hierlevelz

I have no doubt the cars are faster with the additional TQ but I do feel that it should be tuned where it is more linear across the entire rev range because the torque drops off in the higher rpms. I am not a tuner by any means; is that a limitation in the hardware? (turbo)

hierlevelz

Do you have any dynos of the custom tunes?

jlee504

I have a Macan Turbo and am very interested. I did this for awhile on my BMWs but I'm personally convinced that it does shorten the life of the turbos, I had one car that went on to 100K miles without a problem that never had a tune vs another of mine and other cars I know of with tunes lasted till 50-75K miles..

What do you guys think the impact of the tune is on the turbos? It may be a worthwhile risk reward thing but I just wonder how a tuner looks at that..

Are you coming out with one of the 991.2 911?

Thanks

sho-one

no love for the 2.0L ?