I’m seriously thinking about a remap for my 718CS, which is now coming up to 2 years old. Probably just stage 1 at first, although I suspect once I’ve taken the plunge an exhaust (or sport cat downpipe) might be inevitable – not least because I would like a slightly richer, more tonal sound than the existing PSE (but not too loud).
Based on what I’ve read so far, the main (reputable) contenders here in the UK/Europe would appear to be:
Ehresmann (+59 HP & +51 Lbs-ft) €3,600
Techart (+50 HP & +45 Lbs-ft) €3,450
FVD Brombacher (+65 HP & +74 Lbs-ft) €2,370 (based on re-writing existing DME/ECU)
I am however struggling to find any owners’ reviews. Does anyone have any of above 718 remaps please? Are they worth the money, and is the performance gain night-and-day?
They’re all fairly similar price-wise (if you include the cost of new ECU for FVD Brombacher). They all also offer a new DME/ECU, giving you the option go back to stock by simply reinstalling the old DME/ECU – which is allegedly only a 15 minute job and essentially plug-and-play.
I was learning towards Techart, primarily because they effectively take over Porsche’s warranty for the engine and transmission. Plus, their remap is only activated in Sport and Sport+, so the car is still sock in Normal mode - perhaps useful in the wet / snow (my car is my daily driver). However, it was suggested somewhere that with Techart’s remap torque is actually lower than stock below 2,500 rpm. I can’t verify this from their published graphs because they don’t include a stock comparison, but it looks like there is a slightly slower initial increase – with peak torque between 2,750 rpm and 5,000 rpm (whereas stock is 1,900 rpm to 4,500 rpm). The torque curves of the over two look a little different. They appear to be not quite as flat, but higher overall, and peak torque is slightly later – 4,000-5,000 rpm for Ehresmann and 3,500-4,000 rpm for FVD.
Power wise they’re not too dissimilar: Techart’s is the least linear with a slower rate of increase at around 2,750 rpm.
Any thoughts / comments would be much appreciated.
Based on what I’ve read so far, the main (reputable) contenders here in the UK/Europe would appear to be:
Ehresmann (+59 HP & +51 Lbs-ft) €3,600
Techart (+50 HP & +45 Lbs-ft) €3,450
FVD Brombacher (+65 HP & +74 Lbs-ft) €2,370 (based on re-writing existing DME/ECU)
I am however struggling to find any owners’ reviews. Does anyone have any of above 718 remaps please? Are they worth the money, and is the performance gain night-and-day?
They’re all fairly similar price-wise (if you include the cost of new ECU for FVD Brombacher). They all also offer a new DME/ECU, giving you the option go back to stock by simply reinstalling the old DME/ECU – which is allegedly only a 15 minute job and essentially plug-and-play.
I was learning towards Techart, primarily because they effectively take over Porsche’s warranty for the engine and transmission. Plus, their remap is only activated in Sport and Sport+, so the car is still sock in Normal mode - perhaps useful in the wet / snow (my car is my daily driver). However, it was suggested somewhere that with Techart’s remap torque is actually lower than stock below 2,500 rpm. I can’t verify this from their published graphs because they don’t include a stock comparison, but it looks like there is a slightly slower initial increase – with peak torque between 2,750 rpm and 5,000 rpm (whereas stock is 1,900 rpm to 4,500 rpm). The torque curves of the over two look a little different. They appear to be not quite as flat, but higher overall, and peak torque is slightly later – 4,000-5,000 rpm for Ehresmann and 3,500-4,000 rpm for FVD.
Power wise they’re not too dissimilar: Techart’s is the least linear with a slower rate of increase at around 2,750 rpm.
Any thoughts / comments would be much appreciated.
