my installer has made some progress with the installation (he's been practically living at the shop and hasn't been home since thursday, but took a break today (sunday) as even god rested on the 7th day). he indicated that tuesday would be a reasonable drive away day (if he receives the ecu back from tpc).

he still needs to do some things like installing the 3 injectors on the passenger side and install the oil return line.

 

i received an email from tpc informing me that it'll take two days for them to build the files for my ecu. when they are done, they'll fedex the ecu to my installer. that means that depending on when they send the ecu to fedex, it could be another 4 days before the installer receives my reprogrammed ecu...the wait is driving me INSANE!!

 

my installer has informed me that he has another 1 to 2 days of work on my car before he's done. that means he'll be done before he receives my reprogrammed ecu from tpc. 4 (maybe 3) more days til my car is done!

 

i see the light at the end of the tunnel. tom from tpc called me this morning (morning in hawaii, afternoon in maryland) to inform me that they were shipping my reprogrammed ecu today. they also emailed me the fedex tracking number which indicated that the package would be delivered on tuesday, june 1 (i guess that they don't deliver on sunday or memorial day holiday). i anticipate that my car will be ready for me to drive it home in the middle of next week.

tom explained that the delay in reprogramming my ecu is attributed to the different "language" that the 2.7l software uses compared to the 3.4l. although tpc has reprogrammed hundreds of 3.4l ecu, apparently, they haven't done it for a 2.7l yet (apparently, i'll be the first 2.7l). they had to "translate" the new files line-by-line for my 2.7l ecu.

 

Yes ,You have the first and ONLY 2.7 liter Turbo in the whole world
I was trying to beat ya to it but I still hope to be the second .. awsome man awsome

 

as they've "translated" the files for my car, presumably, you (and future 2.7l owners) wouldn't have the same type of "translation" delay...the reprogramming of your ecu shouldn't take more than a couple of days (i was the "test" subject).

 

TPC is the only turbo I would put on my car ..
you will have some kind of car when its done
CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!

 

visited the installer yesterday and he received the ecu (the ecu was sitting in the fedex honolulu sorting facility since 8:05 saturday morning). he indicated that he'll finish the installation and put every thing back together by this morning and will test the car to make sure that there are no problems (no leaks, no cel, no rattling, etc). if all goes well, i'll be able to pick up my car this afternoon.

 

The world awaits your first drive ..... OK, maybe not the world, but the world of us 2.7 owners!!!!!

 

+1 on that .. This is going to be exciting .Us 2.7 liter owners could have a 400 HP cayman with a stage 2 TPC . This is where we need to be at IMO .

although I believe 808croc is doing a stage 1 install at this point so if he gets close to 350 it will be a great sucess .Stage 2 adds another 50HP

Eventually this is where I want to be .

wish I lived In hawaii so I could check this car out and maybe tag along ona drive

808croc ...can you make some videos for us all ????? Please...

 

:d :d :d :d :d :d

 

early last night i drove off from the installer's shop with a 2.7l tpc low pressure turbo cayman. with the exception of the delay with the reprogramming of my ecu (future 2.7l owners should not have this problem as tpc appears to have gotten it right...it appears that my car was the first 2.7l cayman) and a little fabrication (welding and grinding) to modify the bracket that mounts the turbo to the transmission (evidently, the bracket was designed for the 6-spd and not the standard 5-spd on the 2.7l), every thing appears to be working fine (no rattles and no cel).

after completing the installation, the installer did his quality check to make sure every thing was connected properly and he gave the car a test drive and no cel. just to be sure every thing remains buttoned up, the installer wants me to go back after about 500 miles so that he can take another look to make sure all the fittings are tight and that nothing came loose because of vibration.

although i was not able to open it up on my drive home as i caught the tail end of the evening going home traffic, i did notice that under hard acceleration, the car pulls like a champ (stronger than the way my 105 lb dog pulls me around). however, the first thing i noticed is the more agressive exhaust note...there's more "rumble" and its a little louder but not obnoxious. while driving in the slow evening traffic, i notice a little more exhause sound in the passenger cabin, but again nothing obnoxious.

i'll post more after i've had a chance to open it up a bit more.

 

Man I would be driving this mean machine all night!!! any updayes on letting it loose? awsome man awsome

 

i'll probably have to wait til next weekend (we'll have a long weekend because of a state holiday) to stretch its legs (i don't usually have time during the week to indulge in my extracurricular activities). however, every chance i get before next weekend, i'll attempt to see what my newly modified baby can do (while still being safe and prudent).

 

i should mention one curious thing...the mpg display indicates that my mpg has improved from about 20 mpg to over 35 mpg (a 75% increase in fuel efficiency). i can't imagine that is correct...it must has something to do with the new injectors that have a higher flow rate.

i'm certainly not a member of sae, but perhaps the computer determines the amount of fuel being used based on the amount of time the injectors remain open (the computer might calculate the amount of fuel that is being used based on the time open and the flow rate of the stock injectors). the new injectors flow more fuel but may not have to remain open as long as the stock ones when the car is not on boost (driving in traffic). consequently, the computer might be calculating higher mpg because the new injectors are not open as long as the stock ones were even though they are flowing more fuel?

anyway, i just thought that it was curious.