Eurocharged ECU tuning - feedback request
 

I am thinking of doing an ECU tune on my 2010 Cayman. I've heard good things about Eurocharged in Toronto. Has anyone here done such tuning with Eurocharged and what is your opinion? Did you notice any horsepower gains? Was the car dynoed before and after?

I did this on my last car (C63 AMG), and it added a ton of power (~70hp). Got it done over the lunch break at Mosport, and the top speed at the end of the back straight went from ~225 to ~235. Definitely felt it. Car ran solid until the end, and Eurocharged has a great reputation in that community.

Haven't heard of many Porsche guys using them, but I'm considering it for a 996TT too.:cheers:

Squeezing 70hp out of a boosted car is relatively easy as opposed to a N/A engine. Porsche doesn't like to leave too much extra hp on the table for no reason. All these aftermarket tunes just remove some of the safety factor that the factory left in the tune and they use phrases like optimazation to make it sounds better.

EC has tuned my AMG and Ferrari with excellent results.

EC is highly recommended

can they tune NA cars or are they more about tuning FI'd cars?

I would love to get a tune that takes advantage of the 4.0 in displacement i have now...but LN and Jake said don't let anyone tune it.

It all depends on how long you want it to last.

Are you saying that ECU tuning will affect reliability?

Not much on the table with an N/A Cayman.

Unless it is modified, I wouldn't bother tuning it yet...

Unless you have also modified the engine, yes.

ECU tuning can affect reliability but no one can quantify by how much because there are a lot of variables involve such as the way you drive, the gas you use, the condition of your engine, the aggressiveness of the tune, etc. It could shorten engine life 5% or 50%, I don't think there is enough data to draw a definitive trend. All I will say is if you play then you better be prepared to pay.

full disclosure: I have Softronic ECU tune installed. I like it and can feel the difference in everyday driving.


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I know we discussed before but cant remember if Jake built the engine? Did you do other work other than the bore? I have the 4l and intake/exhaust upgrades and considering a tune

They have done both my BMWs and I'm bringing them another car in two weeks

Speak to Randy at Eurocharged. He knows his stuff and is a good guy:)

False. The better tunes (not off the shelf) are commensurate to your vehicles fitness and complimenting upgrades. If one is expects a turn key tune then I would agree that it may do more harm than good as it isn't tuned for your specific setting.
At your request, EC will do a before and after dyno run measuring your cars performance prior to the tune and after. If needed, tuners can modify your A/F ratio to pinpoint accuracy for max efficiency.