Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 02-22-2010, 10:08 PM   #8
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 92
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Perhaps he retained the stock cats because he needs it to pass emissions. And he used a factory muffler because he didn't want something real loud. He probably only swapped out the headers because the exhaust ports on the 3.4L heads are too big for 2.5L manifolds and the bolt locations may be different as well. Is that right Jaay?
No, you can run the stock headers and exhaust from the 2.5L. For the first year with my conversion I ran cheap Chinese headers and the stock 2.5L exhaust, it worked fine but to maximize the performance of the swap I really needed to upgrade the whole exhaust system.

As for emissions testing, I am now running Supersprint headers with 200 cell race cats and pass emissions testing with no problem. Heck, in Ontario I test my car as a stock 2.5L and pass without any issues! (even though I am running a 996 3.4l)

Anyhow, I just don't think the owner of the car in question really did his homework. All the info you need to know about this conversion is available on the internet.
VRsyncro is offline   Reply With Quote
 



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:01 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page