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Old 04-11-2018, 04:17 AM   #8
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I believe that those from early 3.4 996 engine may be what you want, should be bolt-on with larger tube diameter than early 2.5. They are on my long list but unsure of loss with low end torque plus scared to snap exhaust studs...
Thanks for the potential lead!

But my first impressions are that they would not be a direct drop-in fit to the rest of the system (all pictures from a Google search, so their accuracy is of course an unknown).

Here's a Boxster one:



And then we have the 996 one:



While the pipes do visually appear to be of a larger diameter, I notice the "upturn" at the 996 outlet flange, which appears, at least in these pictures, to be different than the "straight" exit of the 986.
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