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Softronic Racing Plenum Kit and Tune UPs Power on Cayman S

Friday, March 4, 2011 posted by SoftronicTuning.com - 1,176 views

The 2008 Porsche Cayman S is a Tiptronic that runs on 91octane.  As soon as the car came here, we did a baseline on our Mustang Dyno.  Our baseline run yielded 217rwhp and 197ft/lbs of torque.  Our Stage 2 mods consisted of the Softronic Racing Plenum with ECU Flash and a complete exhaust system with catless race headers.  The plenum kit uses a larger throttlebody to improve the airflow coming into the engine.  To fully take advantage of this, Softronic does a custom ECU tune to alter the fuel and timing maps to account for the additional air flow.  Like all normally aspirated vehicles, a good balanced exhaust system definitely helps out as well.  Softronic alters the limits on the O2 sensors to not throw a CEL from this catless setup.  With all the new mods on, we did a follow up dyno.  With all other variables kept consistant, the car made 252rwhp and 217ft/lbs of torque.  That is a 35rwhp and 20ft/lbs of torque gain.  Typically there is a 10-15% drivetrain loss on the Mustang dyno and since this is a Tiptronic and on 91octane, the results would be even great with a 6spd on 93octane.  Overall dramatic driveability improvement and much better sound!

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Softronic Racing Plenum Kit and ECU Flash Installed on 987 Cayman S

Friday, September 25, 2009 posted by SoftronicTuning.com - 689 views

One of our customers just sent us pictures of his yellow Cayman S from Malaysia that he installed the Softronic Racing Plenum and Software kit on.  The plenum is a pretty easy install as the main hassle is getting off the engine access panel. The plenum and throttle body are a larger diameter then the stock unit to give you a true 25whp when the car is tuned. The ECU flash process is pretty simple too. The SRP kit includes the Durametric Cable which allows you to do ECU Flashing in minutes, see the instructions here - www.softronictuning.com/installation.  The customer was VERY VERY pleased with the performance gain and looking to an exhaust now.  Here are some pics.

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Porsche 987 Cayman S 3.4L ECU Flash Tuning

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 posted by SoftronicTuning.com - 2,637 views

Porsche 987 Cayman S 3.4L – $895

Softronic is very popular amongst the Porsche Cayman community. Their ability to do custom tuning on the 987 chassis has led them to continually out perform the competition. Like the other normally aspirated 911’s, Softronic focuses on improving the overall power curve of the car. Improving driveability, throttle response, torque, and midrange power. Softronic is able to gain 20 horsepower to the crank and 17ft/lbs of torque.

Stock Power – 295HP and 251ft/lbs
Tuned Power – 315HP and 268ft/lbs

Softronic flashes the 987 Cayman and Boxster cars through the OBDII port of the car. With their Flasher Client software, they are reading a full 1mb of the file to completely tune the ECU. Other companies claim to be able to do this, but are only read 128kb and making global changes. The ECU flash will alter your fuel and timing maps to give you a very linear increase over stock. For those worried about check engine lights, there are none! These cars come with 4 catalytic converters and those running an exhaust system usually eliminate the secondary ones before the muffler. If you are running high flow cat headers or a complete straight pipe exhaust systems, Softronic raises the O2 levels which will remove the possibility of having a CEL from this type of exhaust. The overall improvement of drivability makes the 987 Cayman S even more fun then it was originally. Another great feature Softronic can add to your car is the Sport Mode. For those that do not have this as an option, Softronic can turn Sport Mode on permanently so you have 100% of the electronic throttle. If you have Sport Mode, you can choose to have this be left as its original function or turned on all the time.

Since warranty is always a concern, Softronic also provides you with your original file. With this original file you can flash your car back to stock at any point. If you go to the dealer, there will be nothing visible through the Porsche PIWIS system. Softronic can program your vehicle no matter what country you are from or what octane you use. We have different maps for those running 91 octane or 93 octane and higher.

What are the benefits/functions of going with Softronic compared to the competition?

  • Softronic does not require the removal of your ECU from the car. There is no down time at all.
  • Your car can be flashed at your convenience from the comfort of your own garage.
  • Softronic reflashing is done via a Client Cable that is connected to the OBDII port. The customer simply plugs the cable into the car and reads the file with a laptop per the instructions with the cable. Once the file is downloaded, it is emailed to the Softronic secure server where the file is tuned and then emailed back to the client. The client simply uploads the file and they are done. Total process is about 1 hour.
  • Reflashing is done according to the vehicles octane level of pump gas and modifications are taken into account (Intake, Headers, Exhaust) to enhance power gains.
  • All ECU Flashes include FREE of charge the ability to use the Durametric diagnostic tool with the Basic Flash Cable included in the flash price.  This is a $287 value at no additional cost to you!
If you have any questions about the Porsche 987 Cayman S ECU Flash, please contact us using our Support Page.

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