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aah986 said:
My car was proof to me and I confirmed it by buying a Racelogic GPS device and testing the car. The 100-200km/h I got with the very first run in sport mode was 7.3 seconds and assuming the 0-100km/h did not improve, we are talking 11 seconds to 200km/h, down from 12.3-12.8 for the stock car. If this is not a significant improvement, I don't know what is.
btw, a Techart 580 was just tested by Excellence magazine and the 100-200 was a mediocre 8.1 seconds which tells me no way that car is making 580hp 
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To achieve a 0-200 kph (125 mph) acceleration time in 11 seconds, your car needs to have at least REAL 560-580 HP.
We're talking about a streetlegal modded car, not a car without cats and lowered weight.
German tuners have to comply with TÜV standards and regulations, this is the LAW in Germany. Meaning: it is much easier for a Tuner in the US for example to achieve a substantial amount of power more than a german Tuner. Some german Tuners are actually very clever, they sell non-TÜV approved stuff to the US and the Middle East, at the same time they hope that these cars will never be driven at the limit. I know several tuned cars who caught fire (mostly 996 Turbo and one 997 Turbo), apparently because of the tuning, so I leave it to you to judge.
When US journalists testdrive Porsches tuned by german Tuners, they usually come to Europe to do that. Meaning: they usually get a streetlegal car, simply because most german Tuners can't afford of having two or three different tuned versions. Another thing is that the equipment usually used to testing is provided by the german Tuners, equipment which is calibrated and controlled by state laws. Just an example, I don't say that it is much different in the US.
Like I said before, nothing in life is for free and ALL tuners are cooking with water like we say over here. The difference between them is: experience, knowledge of details, thorough testing and of course their financial possibilities. Give me a 997 Turbo motronic and a computer with the necessary software, I mod a dozend of mapping keys and I bet your car runs like hell. For a while...
New engine cost is around 35000 Euro (I think something around 50000 USD in the US, I'm not sure about the latest engine prices of PCNA). We're talking about the engine only!
Engine tuning is detectable by Porsche, if your engine breaks down, they do a thorough analysis of the motronic parameters and of course of the engine itself. Unless your dealer is willing to lie for you and to send false data to Porsche, you're busted. Since dealers usually get the bill from Porsche if something is wrong, I doubt that any serious dealer would take the risk to install a new engine on warranty and then not to be able to recover the cost from the customer.
Like I said before, I don't care (anymore). I spent years of warning people to be careful but I also remember the whining "why do I need to pay 50000 bucks for a new engine?".
This doesn't mean it will happen to you and anybody else. It CAN happen but the worst part is: the chances are PRETTY GOOD that it is going to happen and most people won't come back here to report how dumb they were.
Please don't take this personal, this is just a "generalization" of what could happen, it doesn't have anything to do with your or your mods.
! Regarding mods, I would hardly call anyone a pussy for not wanting to toy with their brand new 40.000 Euro engine (turbochargers cost an additional 5000 Euro, correct?). I know I wouldn't, unless the tuner offered a written warranty statement. Anyway, that tuner should have offered his package for free if he wanted you to play a guinea pig, not make you pay for it 
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However, for some of us, the risk is worth the gain! 
