paulchamby

Picking up on a slightly old thread. I have one fitted to my 987.1 along with the additional yaw sensor. I purchased it directly from nine excellence. My PASM shocks were replaced before I bought the DSC kit. I thought fitting new shocks and springs would have made a big difference since the car had circa 90k miles at the time. But it didn’t. I then fitted the DSC module and wow! That made a huge difference. If you can afford it then it’s worth every penny IMO. 

I’d be checking for:

borescore

front coolant and crossover pipes

PASM shocks

A/C

Passed the MoT without any advisories!

Not bad for a 17 year old!

Although, sadly it’s only covered 480 miles since the MoT last year. Hopefully it will get more use in 2022!

My 987.1 is a keeper, 6 years into ownership and no interest to change it!

Plenty of cars I’d like to add to the stable though!… 

Looks a great project, and the race series looks fantastic!

I will be watching out for updates as the build progresses.

Well, I’ve just ordered the DSC v1 module and the additional 3-axis accelerometer... I’m hoping for a great transformation in the PASM once it’s fitted!

Being impatient I’ve ordered a new kit from nine excellence, well done to you both on sourcing second hand you’ve got a great saving!

Thanks for the feedback, it’s a mod I’m seriously considering but I’d also need the 3-axis add on as mines a 987.1 - part of me also thinks that by adding the extra control it will yield a greater improvement with how ‘active’ the PASM will become. Ideally a setting that is firmer than normal but not as hard as sport would be perfect...

(Geo was set by CPS last month along with a front PASM refresh)

On 7/21/2019 at 12:32 PM, Jonttt said:

Next comes one of the .........

- easiest

- most noticeable

- not cheap

Mods you can do to any Porsche with factory OEM PASM fitted........ the DSC PASM replacement controller.....

This is a very well known mod which just makes the PASM (variable dampers) much more useable. The 987.2 uses the same module as the 997.2 and does not require the additional accelerometer required for the earlier 987.1 and 997.1 (none turbo) ie .2 cars have these fitted as standard).

https://www.dscsport.com/product/dsc-vplug-n-play/

"The DSC Sport Controller expands the dynamic range and rate of response of your factory damper controller, providing both improved track performance and a more comfortable ride on the street. It simply replaces the factory PASM controller with the DSC Sport Plug N Play controller. Like all DSC Sport controllers, the DSC Sport V1 Plug N Play Controller allows users to tune by g-force, brake pressure, acceleration, speed, steering, and control the effective damping range via shock calibration.

DSC features 2 modes, “Normal” and “Sport” which will display on the dash during mode selection. Mode display on the dash in the same way that the factory controller does."

These cost c£1,050 from the UK approved suppliers but do come up occassionally second hand. As there are no moving parts they is no "wear" element of the module, they therefore command strong money but I managed to get one for £700 delivered from a 997.2

 

Fitting really is a doddle, you just put your hand up to side of the passenger footwell and feel for the OEM unit. At the bottom there is a retaining tab which you just ease and the unit pulls down and out easily...

 

you then just push in the lugs holding the wiring connector and pull free...

Side by side...

 

Fitting is simply the reversal although it is a little more fiddly to slide the unit back into the top retaining bracket and push back in place the lower tab......

So thats it job done........ the first thing you notice is that the DSC unit is more flexible in its settings ie the OEM unit switches on both PASM and Sport together, you can then switch off PASM if you just want sport engine mapping. As OEM Sport PASM is not driveable on english roads this was always a pain as you had to switch on Sport then swithc off PASM. Also when you turn off the ignitition all revert to OFF. With the DSC controller Sport and PASM are completely seperate settings, so you can just turn on Sport without PASM if you like. The unit also remembers the last PASM setting when ignition is turned off.

The central dial notificaiton is fully supported as per the OEM unit..

 

Other than test for errors I've not had chance to try this mod out yet but will report back when I've had some experience of it in real world driving......

Lovely car @Jonttt do you have any feedback yet from the DSC sport v1 mod?

Still running the original bulbs for the time being, I may switch to LED in the future? Any recommendations?

DRL mod done, best 49p I've spent on the car!

Thanks drago.d for the 'how-to'