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986FortyEight · 07-29-2009, 06:02 PM

BigBorian,

there is an interesting thread by Bill Pickering on muffler tests on the Boxsterspec.com forum. There are some small gains with certain mufflers however it is evident that they are minimal. The greatest improvement to a boxster as far as pick-up and go is to loose the weight. Spec cars drop close to 500lbs... but comfort takes a hit.
That said, there are claims of up to 50hp gains on a boxster S but it involves aftermarket intake, headers, cats/ muffler and ECU remapping...

how bad do you want it?

Mike

07-29-2009, 06:02 PM	#18
986FortyEight Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 124	BigBorian, there is an interesting thread by Bill Pickering on muffler tests on the Boxsterspec.com forum. There are some small gains with certain mufflers however it is evident that they are minimal. The greatest improvement to a boxster as far as pick-up and go is to loose the weight. Spec cars drop close to 500lbs... but comfort takes a hit. That said, there are claims of up to 50hp gains on a boxster S but it involves aftermarket intake, headers, cats/ muffler and ECU remapping... how bad do you want it? Mike __________________ Michael http://imgur.com/aiZcIk8