Dimex Group - Imola Ferrari Tuning

[s5tvr]

Apologies if this has been covered before but the PH search facility is down for maintenance at the moment. The DimexGroup under the Imola racing brand are offering some bold tuning claims.g 420bhp, 430bhp, 445bhp and 450bhp with a combination of upgrades including modified ECU, sports exhaust, modified air intake, air filter and fuel cooling system. I can't find any prices for the above but does anyone have any experience with these upgrades and are they a bit optimistic given that no internal work to the engine is being carried out ?

[TISPKJ]

You dont say what the basis car is ?

However if NA car a good tuner can get maybe 10 - 12% with a remap, full induction and exhaust makeover.
anything else is a bit pie in the sky to be honest, a mk1 GT3 for example produced 360bhp, the best of the best arguably Manthey racing got them to 410bhp.

Whats your starting point ?

[s5tvr]

TISPKJ said:

You dont say what the basis car

Sorry, those figures are for a 355

[TISPKJ]

So we are talking a starting point of 380, 10% would take it to say 420, with most cars i would say yes thats fair but suspect that ferrari are already at or near the limit, as in ive not heard of any exhaust claiming to produce more power etc just a better sound
My personal view is maybe, what power did the challenge cars make ? Anything is possible of course at a price but should think 450bhp would need a big bore, cams, exhaust, bigger injectors etc etc and at what cost.

[TISPKJ]

Just to add that's 380 Ferrari horses which are allegedly a bit different to Porsches to start with making claims above possibly more questionable

[MDahmen]

I would assume that their claims are based of a 380 base. so if your caronly makes 340 (likely), then their claims would havhe to be ajusted down accordingly ( at least that is what i remember reading about the claims on a 360 )

[MDahmen]

found it, unfortunately in german.
basically they claim the generate 75hp extra due to their tuning program - so in theory 475. but they put the car on the dyno pre changes and only got 360, post changes it made 435. all according to imola racing, so ....

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/imola-racing-360-gt...