Fabspeed bypass pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jwade · 03-07-2009, 05:02 AM

What's your opinion of them?

chitowndad · 03-07-2009, 05:11 AM

I've heard that it makes the car sound nicer and IMO that's good enough reason to get-em!

-SP

jwade · 03-07-2009, 05:13 AM

Even with stock headers in place? Thought you needed to change out both to get the full effect.

chitowndad · 03-07-2009, 05:19 AM

I think it's like what you experienced when desnorkling so it's an extension of that process, one more step in the louder growl direction!

jwade · 03-07-2009, 05:29 AM

I have checked all over and seems like 495 is about the lowest I've seen for the fabspeed ones.

I plan to get an oil change here in a month or so, but have been debating about atleast having these installed at the same time. NHP exhaust makes some too.

mts · 03-08-2009, 06:16 AM

I think the pipes were worth getting (for me at least).

jmatta · 03-08-2009, 03:25 PM

I'm back in this a couple days late, but bypass pipes are worth the money spent. I really think Porsche put these on to comply with EU noise restrictions...why else would anyone put secondary cats on a sports car?

The mid range tones are wonderful going to an all out scream as rpm rise. The nice part is tooling around town, it's not that much louder until you hit the throttle.

For any of the Chicago guys, I will be an instructor at the PCA autocross school next month and I will bring the Box S down so you can hear it in person...maybe I'll even get motivated enough to do some recordings to post. You can then draw your own opinions.