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Old 05-25-2016, 09:12 PM   #31
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It's missing sport chrono
I still don't get the sport chrono. I don't need a frigging timer on my dash.

Apparently it also adjust transmission modes if you have the PDK, but if you have a stick it just messes with the throttle mapping?

Or something?
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Old 05-25-2016, 09:21 PM   #32
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I still don't get the sport chrono. I don't need a frigging timer on my dash.

Apparently it also adjust transmission modes if you have the PDK, but if you have a stick it just messes with the throttle mapping?

Or something?
Goes faster, no?
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Old 05-25-2016, 09:25 PM   #33
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I still don't get the sport chrono. I don't need a frigging timer on my dash.

Apparently it also adjust transmission modes if you have the PDK, but if you have a stick it just messes with the throttle mapping?

Or something?
Changes the rev limiter behavior and stability control as well. Apparently you can code in the features without having to look at the dash wart .
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Old 05-26-2016, 07:13 AM   #34
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Changes the rev limiter behavior and stability control as well. Apparently you can code in the features without having to look at the dash wart .
Aftermarket tunes can do the same stuff, plus more, without having a stupid clock on your dash. Not that I have been thinking about this at all.
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Old 05-26-2016, 08:22 AM   #35
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On the 997TT Sport Chrono made a huge difference in throttle response - similar to the MCS's sport button. Oh, and on the TT it freed up more torque.
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On the 997TT Sport Chrono made a huge difference in throttle response - similar to the MCS's sport button. Oh, and on the TT it freed up more torque.
Throttle response meaning what? Does it just make the first 20% of the throttle movement more sensitive? Is a linear throttle bad?

Or does it eliminate delays?
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Old 05-26-2016, 12:58 PM   #37
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Supposedly the Sport Chrono mapping eliminates throttle lag, without making the car jumpy like the old BMW E46 M3 "Sport mode" button.

All for the low low price of a couple grand and an ugly clock on the dash.

The aftermarket companies can do cool things like do the Sport Chrono coding, plus eliminate the stupid "drive-off assistant," a.k.a. a feature designed to help people who don't know how to drive a stick but which in actuality makes me stall the car about once a month, plus tune for a bit more power... for a few hundred bucks.
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Old 05-26-2016, 03:06 PM   #38
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Supposedly the Sport Chrono mapping eliminates throttle lag,
So they intentionally injected lag to make you buy an option?

I'm still confused.
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Old 05-26-2016, 09:32 PM   #39
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Ah, PAG are such gods of marketing. That said, if it is really $1495 installed, that's like the best option money ever spent in porsche-land on any option.

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So they intentionally injected lag to make you buy an option?

I'm still confused.
The lag is really not bad at all, it just feels like a very good modern DBW throttle which is to say if you're coming from a vehicle with a real cable, there's an adjustment period.

And yes, Porsche does all sorts of things to make you give them extra money. Nature of the beast.
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