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Originally Posted by IowaS
My first post so go easy.. I recently purchased a 2000 S w/ 30,000 miles and it runs, drives and thrills like no other...BUT when I turn the car off it pings and ticks and makes some very annoying and loud noises. I did some searching and there was an old post by kiwiinneworleans in July 04 so I know that the noises are from the exhaust system cooling (also confirmed by the local Porsche dealer). Is there anything you can do to stop/reduce it? It fricken sucks to park you car and have people wonder "what's wrong with your car dude?".
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No one should be asking "what's wrong with your car" - dude or otherwise. All vehicles do this to some degree as the metal cools. A rear or mid-engined car is just going to be more noticeable since the exhaust exits much hotter than on a front engined vehicle (not as far to go). Plus, all of your exhaust equipment (header, cats, muffler, etc) are right near each other. A front engine car spaces that out.
If anyone asks - just tell them "Dude, that's what a REAL sports car sounds like!"