Anyone driven a tuned 2.9 PDK?

[Dakar Nofade]

I've driven quite a few of the manual 987s plus a 2.7 981 PDK. The 2.7 981 PDK I thought didn't quite make sense. That engine needed revving and the PDK seemed to want torque if it wasn't to change down. The 981 had Sport+ and tbf I was trying to catch it out which I did but I just felt the engine and box were a bit of a mismatch both for spirited driving and when you want to just squeeze out some modest acceleration. Perhaps full pelt on track all Porsche systems are go but I wouldn't being stepping into a PDK for track driving.

I've driven a manual 2.9 and again you really need to use every last rev on it which sounds like it'd be fun but I prefer the mid range on the 5 Speed 2.7 987.1. I've still got a 2.7 Boxster as I haven't got around to selling it yet since getting a Cayman R which I need to make a decision on keeping or trading for an auto (dodgy left knee and all of sudden dodgy right bleedin shoulder which has precluded track days this summer).

I'm interested in the 2.9 to sidestep future maintenance on HPFP which I'm not sure is too much of a potential issue though my local mechanic has had an 987.2 Cayman S in for it. Naturally the 2.9 is gonna have less torque than a DFi 3.4 but I'm curious what a tune and manifold would bring out of the 2.9 PDK? I gather that you may need to also get a tune for the PDK as well?

So yeah, interested to hear if anyone has any experience with a tuned 2.9 PDK. Principally for casual use and long trips rather than out and out sports driving. It'd be quite an expensive route to take so I can appreciate the 987.2 S PDK may be the way to go.