997 Turbo - No Sports Chrono

[pistonuser]

Going to look at a 997 turbo convertible....it has no sports chrono

Is it a must "have" with a 997 Turbo and also will it affect residuals when its time to sell.

All help will be appreciated

Edited by pistonuser on Tuesday 29th April 22:52

[IMI A]

Hardly use the SC function and without it you don't have the ugly looking stopwatch on dash. It was a must have option when buying new but you can fit the extra boost/torque via OPC as retro fit. I wouldn't bother truth be told. You'd be better off spending the money on a sports exhaust and remap.

[andyglos]

Agree with IMIA. I have used mine once just to see what it did. I would focus on the overall condition and history of the car.

[bing]

I actually leave mine on all the time apart from when in slow traffic. You can notice the difference, i guess it depends how much cheaper the car is without it and it's condition. They are plenty quick even without it.

[bing]

I actually leave mine on all the time apart from when in slow traffic. You can notice the difference, i guess it depends how much cheaper the car is without it and it's condition. They are plenty quick even without it.

[Pope]

Bear in mind re: retrofit there are a few model years that the retrofit is not possible on..........

Goes away to check.....

[Adam B]

FWIW I would not have considered one without it, due to overboost functionality, I always have sports mode on and PASM in normal (manual 997 turbo)

I didn't know you could retrofit, and the clock doesn't offend me - suspect 95% of buyers would be of the same opinion which is why most have SC

Edited by Adam B on Wednesday 30th April 11:37

[mm450exc]

^+1 I always had sport mode on in my old turbo.

[Callughan]

On tip and pdk essential

[pdj81]

Definitely could affect resale and I would hazard a guess 90% of turbos (cab or coupe) were specced with S/C so why compromise. plenty of other cars to choose from. I would not be buying one without it

[Callughan]

pdj81 said:

Definitely could affect resale and I would hazard a guess 90% of turbos (cab or coupe) were specced with S/C so why compromise. plenty of other cars to choose from. I would not be buying one without it

True but can be retrofitted without clock, which is always an option should everything else be spot on.

[s3nick]

If its a great car I would not let it bother me. It was a must have but like others state it can be retro fitted and you can always map the car anyway if you want the extra performance. I do find it handy sometimes when you want less throttle response when cruising on the motorway or in stop go traffic.

[Adam B]

s3nick said:

I do find it handy sometimes when you want less throttle response when cruising on the motorway or in stop go traffic.

please explain Nick

[Helicopter123]

pdj81 said:

Definitely could affect resale and I would hazard a guess 90% of turbos (cab or coupe) were specced with S/C so why compromise. plenty of other cars to choose from. I would not be buying one without it

+1

Plenty around, make sure you get a spec that will be easy to sell on unless you plan to keep it forever.

[pistonuser]

What would be the cost of a retro fit?

[IMI A]

its somewhere between £1000 and £2000 at an OPC. Have ago in a car with SC and try it before deciding.

[s3nick]

Adam B said:

please explain Nick

The sport mode gives you more throttle response and more torque for I think 20 secs when the car is stock.

For me its nice I guess to switch off sport mode when the car is tuned as it is a calmer drive/less aggressive.

[s3nick]

IMI A said:

Have ago in a car with SC and try it before deciding.

Yes I recommend this too.

[mm450exc]

s3nick said:

The sport mode gives you more throttle response and more torque for I think 20 secs when the car is stock.

For me its nice I guess to switch off sport mode when the car is tuned as it is a calmer drive/less aggressive.

Overboost for 10sec (+60NM). Lift of the gas (reset) and another 10sec and so on.....

[s3nick]

mm450exc said:

Overboost for 10sec (+60NM). Lift of the gas (reset) and another 10sec and so on.....

There you go.