Drove a stock 996TT and wasnt sold. Ended up buying a 996TT with a Protomotive Tune, turbos, fender mount intakes, etc... and I am impressed every time I drive the car. As the boost builds it pulls you deep into the seats, and at normal throttle it is very tame and drives as though its a stock car. Can not recommend them enough.
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Paul
Todd’s consulting services helped me with a difficult and expensive desision. His honesty and valued expertise game me the insite I needed. Extreamy greatfull.
Paul (07 997.1 Florida)
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Boxstclever
I just wanted to drop you a line to say a massive thankyou from England!!
I posted a comment asking a question (as Boxtclever) on your video "How to Diagnose 996 and 997tt Variable Lifter Issues" last week, and you kindly responded almost immediately.
I have a slow burner project 996 Turbo that some time ago I removed the engine due to a knocking noise which would come and go at idle, and disappear once some revs were applied. I didn't have the confidence to tear it apart and rebuild the engine at the time so gave it to a friend who builds race engines for a living, and has a lot of experience building 911 Cup car engines. The knocking sound was believed to be due to a slightly stretched timing chain and worn chain guides.
Once back in the car and running, I had the issue you describe perfectly in the video in that when driving, it wouldn't rev past 3k and record multiple misfires. I spent hours searching for the issue before someone on the 911uk forum suggested your video.
After posting my comment, I have managed to see that the gasket on Bank 1 (our passenger side) did in fact have the stamped letters and numbers facing outwards, but showing for cylinders 4-6!! With the engine still in the car, I just can't get to see the gasket orientation for Bank 2 (not that it really matters now), so I removed the intercooler, lowered the engine and removed the actuator, and it's pretty clear that I can see the gasket rather than the end of the oil gallery.
It seems that supplying the builder with just the block meant he went into GT3 mode, as those gaskets are not handed.
Anyway, I just wanted to express my huge gratitude, as without your video, I would have been chasing the issue round and potentially ending up spending a lot of money on diagnostics trying to locate the issue.
So, engine out, and back to the builder to rectify.
Thanks again,
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Nick Kalashnik
Great people! They really know their stuff.
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Dmitriy
Todd tuned my 2007 911 Turbo (997.1 Mezger) with a focus on safety—minimizing knock and being gentle on the stock rods. Power gains were secondary, but the results exceeded expectations. Knock is virtually eliminated compared to the OEM tune, making it significantly safer, and the car feels like a rocket. Amazing work.
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Valenchino L
I've been with Protomotive (Todd) for over 17 year, he has tuned a few of my 911 turbos and helped me along the way. i cant say enought good things about him, LETS JUST SAY HE'S ONE OF THE BEST AMONG A FEW .
Richard Lim
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Greg Mullins
Todd and the Protomotive team are simply the best. In 2009 we installed K24/18G turbos, injectors and tune on my 996T. 16 years and 65K miles since upgrades and the car is still running strong at 137K total mileage on the original engine. This past week I was fortunate to visit Protomotive to pick up my welded coolant pipes. The welds are incredible. Todd was very gracious with his time and provided a full shop tour including in house CNC machine shop, hub chassis dyno and engine dyno cell. His knowledge of modifying and tuning Porsche turbo cars is unparalleled and the quality of Protomotive custom parts is simply incredible. Whether you want a "mild" 575-600 hp car like mine or a 1500 WHP monster, Protomotive is the place.
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Scott Studer
Working with Todd / Protomotive has been a spectacular experience!! We recently purchased a 2001 911 Turbo that My Wife and I would like to drive on track. Our goal was to have "two maps" so that both a New / more experienced driver can share the same car. We were able to get on track last weekend and it was All SMILES. Todd's level of expertise / willingness to help is unparalleled.
Thanks TODD!!
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AJ Konkol
I can't say enough great things about Todd and Protomotive! Being a shop owner myself it's very hard to trust anyone to touch my personal stuff and when I got my 2007 911 I undertook some major maintenance items.....I sent me cams and turbos into Todd and he had incredible communication and advice.....answered all of my questions VERY thoroughly and helped me every step of the way....I will definitely be back in the future for more things and have no hesitation to refer people to him for anything they may need. It's refreshing to find great and knowledgable shops like this.
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Jeremy Wu
I had no idea what I was going to get when I was recommended Todd, but after every speed shop I spoke to in the PNW said this was the only guy for the job, I figured it was probably my best bet. I work with one of the largest independent Porsche dealers in the United States, and even with our resources, I was unable to find a willing, able, and qualified technician for my specific issue. I have been fighting diagnosing regarding drivability/tuning on my 4.0L 996.2 Carrera, and I needed to bring in the big guns to figure out my problem. Todd is the big guns. He knows the ins and outs of air and water cooled Porsches like the back of his hand, and I have 100% confidence in recommending him to anyone for any work they need done on these cars. He has done remote datalogging/analysis and side by side diagnosis with the technicians on my end, and has helped us through every step of the process. Todd and his team are A1, top notch, best of the best.
