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I agreed with everything you said. BUT! What If there was another model above the S Q4, which has extra 35 HP, 30 ft-lb of torque, more responsive, better gas mileage, FOR ONLY $180 more! You wouldn't get that? I am sure 99.99% of the S Q4 model buyers will jump on that.I too have seen You Tube videos exposing these chips as scams.
But since people are looking into performance enhancing steroids for our cars, may I pose a couple real world questions...(Sarcasm included at no extra cost>
1) Is 0-60 in 4.7 seconds too slow to get you on the parkway, turnpike or merge onto any highway in the USA?
2) Are you taking a stock 4,100+ pound Maserati Ghibli to your local track to drag race it against Tony Stewart, Dale Jr. or Michael Andretti?
3) Are you gutting the entire beautiful leather interior, reducing all unnecessary weight, adding racing tires, seats, and harnesses and need an additional 50 HP?
4) Is 4mpg a realistic and achievable goal?
5) Do you want your car impounded, you placed in a little cement cell and never get insurance again?
If you wanted a race car, we all should have saved up another $180,000 and just bought a Ferrari..I can already go 177 in this car, I have not done so but knowing that I could... well that's good enough for me...
Steve
I wouldnt trust a $180 tune for a maserati. Currently fabspeed and formula dynamics are working on a tune. I believe Fabspeed will be a plug and play system so you could always take it out before taking your car to the dealer. But I would expect the price to be from $1,000-1,500 US dollars. For a 70-100hp gain which makes night and day difference. The Ghibli with 500hp is not a bad idea
Flamingwicky, I called fabspeed, formula dynamics and two other companies. Since the product is not finalized they can't say exact numbers but if i am not mistaken fabspeed and FD said to expect gains any where from 70-100hp. Also faster throttle response and better MPG (if you drive like a grandma
). The plug and play from fabspeed got me really excited since its a trusted company. Most of the time plug and plays are not as good as actually reprograming the ECU but we shall see how fabspeed does it. 2 years ago. I bought the BURGER piggyback tuning kit for my BMW 535i. It did increase the horse power 10 to 15%. It cost about $450. $1500 is a bit much. Some of us will probably never drive it that fast. So it may be useless.I wouldnt trust a $180 tune for a maserati. Currently fabspeed and formula dynamics are working on a tune. I believe Fabspeed will be a plug and play system so you could always take it out before taking your car to the dealer. But I would expect the price to be from $1,000-1,500 US dollars. For a 70-100hp gain which makes night and day difference. The Ghibli with 500hp is not a bad idea
BMW is known for having good aftermarket piggyback tunes Ex. JB4 and they are not as expensive as ECU tunes for other car brands. For my previous car, C63 i paid $1k for the tune. Now i respect everyones opinion and some people don't think a tune is worth it, as they are very expensive. I on the other hand think it makes the car more responsive and i loved the tune. Getting a tune doesn't mean you have take your car to the track or drive like a maniac on public road. I feel like having an extra 100hp can be beneficial when you want to pass someone on the highway with the faster throttle response and more power. Or when you turn on your blinkers and the drivers next to speed up so you can't go in front of them. Not that 410hp is not enough but with 500hp could be beneficial on an everyday situation. This is just my opinion.
Yes fabspeed don't make tunes BUT you buy it directly from them.
Being a Porsche fanatic and owning many over the last several years, you are completely incorrect.....
