Hey guys, so been driving my 997 turbo for a few days now and im noticing something.

When i turn sport mode on, and i punch it from a low gear like 1st and keep it pushed, the power is mind boggling and i can really feel that holy **** speed, and the boost showed like 16 PSI i think (might have been mistaken cant remember exactly) but i felt the cars power.

However if im already moving, for example in 3rd gear at an average speed of 50 or 60 or what ever it is just to maintain the RPM's at a high point ( MANUAL TT) and i punch it again hard even with sport, i do not feel that power at all and the PSI will nto pass 6 PSI no matter what. the car is still fast but no were near that same power in the lower speeds, and its not impressive at all so just wondering if theres somethign im doing wrong or any reccomendations or just general info on the turbo that i dont know because thers no way the car is that slow off a roll like that i thought that was the strength of the turbo. !

 

Boost is a function of engine load.

If you are travelling in third gear with high rpms and you punch it, you probably are not loading the engine enough to get into the higher boost ranges.

Try this: Travel in fourth gear with rpm around 2500 then floor it. You should see a significant amount of boost. Report back your findings.

 

thanks will let ya know!