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Want to Share? Escape Velocity invites its readers to submit articles and photos dealing with topics of interest to the Space Coast Region members. If you have a personal Porsche experience you’d like to share, a technical tip, or just pictures of your car in fun places, please forward it to Jack Roberts for consideration. Articles accepted will be subject to editing. You may email submissions to: jackeroberts@hotmail.com volume 4, Issue 1 What the best dressed sCPCA members are wearing this spring... Space Coast PCA gear available at Porsche of Melbourne. The new visors are now in stock. 27
CoRNeR performance By Dave O’Neal A new DFI Porsche engine provides a significant technological enhancement, let alone the performance increase of an additional 30 horsepower. As an alternative to a new car, Porsche of Melbourne can provide a Porsche-approved ECU upgrade for pre-2009 models that, on paper, matches the performance of the newest engine. Before a Thanksgiving DE at Road Atlanta, I had Mike Steele install the APR ECU upgrade to my 2008 Cayman S which is outfitted with factory sport exhaust. The ECU install takes one hour labor, and the catback exhaust takes two hours labor. Mike said fitting was easy, and he was impressed with the quality of the APR products. The increase in torque was immediately noticeable, with the greatest gain in torque between 3000 and 5000 RPM where most of us do our non-competitive driving. The power was very helpful on the hilly road course in Braselton. Without a dynamometer, the exact results are difficult to quantify; however, the Escort GT2 timer showed sub-5 second 0-60 times – a marked improvement over my purely stock numbers – and a confirmation of increased power. Collin Davey offers the following observations on the addition of ARP’s ECU upgrade and cat-back exhaust system to his 2006 Cayman S. 2 volume 4, Issue 1 I had the APR UCU upgrade and cat back exhaust fitted - it has exceeded my expectations! With the APR ECU upgrade and the cat back exhaust APR claim an extra 26HP and 39ft lbs torque. I can feel all the torque gains from as low as 2500 RPM. The horsepower gain is certainly noticeable, but is overshadowed by the extra torque. One of the unexpected benefits is that the engine seems to be much smoother throughout the rev range. With only the ECU fitted, consumption was 1 to 1.5 mpg worse than stock. With the cat back exhaust fitted it is 1 to 1.5 mpg better than stock. From inside the car the exhaust system produces a much deeper grumbly tone. Idling is a really deep sound. Up through 4K RPM it is louder than stock, but very sharp - no droning or resonance! Over 4000 RPM it gets an edge, just a little louder than stock. At highway cruising speeds it sounds the same as stock. From outside - it sounds deep and grown up; very different from stock. It sounds like the sports car it is. You can check out APR’s website for more details on the ECU upgrade and exhaust system or ask Mike at Porsche of Melbourne. Collin and I are both satisfied customers.
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