01-02-2010, 07:40 PM
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What Exhaust would you recomend?
So I have been researching exhausts for a while now and havent been able to pull the trigger with one. It seems that either they dont sound any different than stock or sound terrible. Im looking for something that has that throaty Porsche sound, so not too high pitched or ricey. The youtube videos dont do any justice to the sounds so I though I ask you guys.
My criteria are:
- sound like PSE but louder or throatier.
- Nice big tips ( I really like the 03 boxster tips so somthing like that would be nice)
- not looking to spend more than $1,300 since I will be getting headers too.
Thanks
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01-02-2010, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stunin_Stud
So I have been researching exhausts for a while now and havent been able to pull the trigger with one. It seems that either they dont sound any different than stock or sound terrible. Im looking for something that has that throaty Porsche sound, so not too high pitched or ricey. The youtube videos dont do any justice to the sounds so I though I ask you guys.
My criteria are:
- sound like PSE but louder or throatier.
- Nice big tips ( I really like the 03 boxster tips so somthing like that would be nice)
- not looking to spend more than $1,300 since I will be getting headers too.
Thanks
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Fabspeed, best sounding exhaust thus far and almost no resonance. If you email Fabspeed, you can get their system for $1495. A little more than you're wanting to spend but, well worth it. I've owned several different mufflers, Stebro race and sport, GHL, Borla, Schnell, and B&B. Excluding the Fabspeed from those the B&B had almost no resonance and a nice throaty sound. The Fabspeed though is a beautifully built, solid, package and it has secondary cat delete pipes that are proprietary to the muffler, they aren't the same ones you can buy separately.
Save yourself a headache (literally) and buy the best first time around. I can't say enough how much I love my Fabspeed and their customer/tech support was top notch.
http://fabspeed.com/Boxster.html
What headers are you putting on?
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01-02-2010, 10:16 PM
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Can you elaborate on what you mean by "almost no resonance"? I've been looking for a good replacement system and I really like the Fabspeed exhausts but have read that these mufflers do drone a bit unless yours is different. I've seen two different styles for 986 from Fabspeed, one is a single wide unit and another two separate cans, and I'm not sure which was reviewed in various threads.
I've also heard good things about the FVD. Here's a review on a new Boxster.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/boxster-cayman/196256-fvd-muffler-2009-boxster-s.html
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01-03-2010, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JTP
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "almost no resonance"? I've been looking for a good replacement system and I really like the Fabspeed exhausts but have read that these mufflers do drone a bit unless yours is different. I've seen two different styles for 986 from Fabspeed, one is a single wide unit and another two separate cans, and I'm not sure which was reviewed in various threads.
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I've got the dual canister which is their latest design. According to Fabspeed their original single canister didn't mount up at the stock points causing more drone than necessary so, they redesigned it.
All aftermarket exhausts have drone it's whether the drone is annoying or not though. Stebro's systems are annoying/headache drone that vibrates the entire interior of the car and your brain. Fabspeed doesn't have annoying resonance although it does have a slight bit of resonance. And the drone is only at about 2700 to 3000rpms. The Stebro's droned all the way from 2000-3000rpms, where you'd be in normal daily driving. 5th gear is where I hear the most resonance with the Fabspeed but, as I've said, it's not annoying and very faint.
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01-03-2010, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowboxster01
I've got the dual canister which is their latest design. According to Fabspeed their original single canister didn't mount up at the stock points causing more drone than necessary so, they redesigned it.
All aftermarket exhausts have drone it's whether the drone is annoying or not though. Stebro's systems are annoying/headache drone that vibrates the entire interior of the car and your brain. Fabspeed doesn't have annoying resonance although it does have a slight bit of resonance. And the drone is only at about 2700 to 3000rpms. The Stebro's droned all the way from 2000-3000rpms, where you'd be in normal daily driving. 5th gear is where I hear the most resonance with the Fabspeed but, as I've said, it's not annoying and very faint.
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If you don't mind me asking, why did you give up the B&B if it almost didn't drone, while giving a good sound? Did it still drone more than the Fabspeed?
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01-03-2010, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Boxtaboy
If you don't mind me asking, why did you give up the B&B if it almost didn't drone, while giving a good sound? Did it still drone more than the Fabspeed?
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I was offered a Borla in trade for it and wanted to try another. Looking back after a month I felt like a fool but, I decided to try another with the Fabspeed and I'm sold. Really is the best exhaust I've experienced and I'm sticking with it. The B&B and Fabspeed drone in the same spot but, the Fabspeed has a throatier more aggressive sound to it.
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01-03-2010, 12:57 PM
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01-03-2010, 01:13 PM
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Yellowboxster, thanks for the input. I've been looking for a good exhaust for awhile now but difficult to decide on a good system that will not be overtly loud. The Fabspeed is looking better and better. When I return to NY, I'll have to make a trip down to Fabspeed in PA and see if they have a 986 I can listen to.
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01-03-2010, 01:57 PM
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JTP, I have the Dansk, it does resonate a bit but it's really only noticeable with the top up. Personally, unless one has the switchable sport muffler, I don't believe there is a performance muffler that makes the car louder with zero resonator effect. Having said that the Dansk isn't too loud, I'm considering the deletion of the secondary cats, a Fabspeed product, I wonder how loud that would be with a Dansk too?
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01-03-2010, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JTP
Yellowboxster, thanks for the input. I've been looking for a good exhaust for awhile now but difficult to decide on a good system that will not be overtly loud. The Fabspeed is looking better and better. When I return to NY, I'll have to make a trip down to Fabspeed in PA and see if they have a 986 I can listen to.
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Yeah, it's hard to judge exhaust note off a video online. That's what plagued me and why I went through so many. If they have a 986 there for you to listen to, I'm confident you'll find it to be what you're after.
I was very close to purchasing a Dansk w/super sound tips but, it seemed that for the price the Fabspeed had a lot more to offer. And like I've said previously, Joey@Fabspeed is a hell of a nice guy and knows the product inside and out.
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04-20-2012, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by yellowboxster01
The Fabspeed though is a beautifully built, solid, package and it has secondary cat delete pipes that are proprietary to the muffler, they aren't the same ones you can buy separately.
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I have the Fabspeed exhaust and was thinking about purchasing the 2ndary cat delete from a member here for about $150. They're not fabspeed.
What do you mean fabspeed pipes are proprietary to the muffler? Isn't it just a bypass pipe?
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04-20-2012, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ohhh my
I have the Fabspeed exhaust and was thinking about purchasing the 2ndary cat delete from a member here for about $150. They're not fabspeed.
What do you mean fabspeed pipes are proprietary to the muffler? Isn't it just a bypass pipe?
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There's nothing propriety about the Fabspeed bypass pipes whatsoever . They're designed to work with just about any exhaust configuration one has on his or her 986 .
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04-20-2012, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ohhh my
I have the Fabspeed exhaust and was thinking about purchasing the 2ndary cat delete from a member here for about $150. They're not fabspeed.
What do you mean fabspeed pipes are proprietary to the muffler? Isn't it just a bypass pipe?
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Incorrect wording. Fabspeed makes a muffler with 2" inlet pipes & mid pipes to connect to it. Fabspeed also makes midpipes for oem mufflers. (1.75" inlet ?? )
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04-20-2012, 11:10 AM
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TS Pro, Fabspeed, and NHP test pipes and exhaust components are all compatible with each other since the connections are all at the same points and they are at the same angles and sizes and diameters. I am not 100% sure about that, but I did Read somewhere it on some forum or thread that they were compatible.
I bought the TS Pro 1 test pipes and cat-back exhaust since it was the cheapest and I like the sound I heard on youtube. I still have not installed them so I cannot recommend them yet.
$170 for the test pipes new and average $300 for the TS Pro 1 Catback Exhaust System. There is no way the $2000+ NHP or Danske or Fabspeed exhaust and $400+ test pipes can justify there price over Top Speeds Pro 1 exhaust and test pipes. Especially since they all offer similar weight savings and hp gains and sounds.
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04-20-2012, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BYprodriver
Incorrect wording. Fabspeed makes a muffler with 2" inlet pipes & mid pipes to connect to it. Fabspeed also makes midpipes for oem mufflers. (1.75" inlet ?? )
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I believe that you're the one who's incorrect. So far as I know, the standard bypass pipes that Fabspeed offers for universal fitment are 1.75' diameter . The 2' diameter bypass pipes are proprietary in so far as they are part of Fabspeed's latest complete catback designs . Therefore, it is my understanding that they're not only incompatible with oem and other aftermarket catbacks, but with earlier Fabspeed designs as well .
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04-20-2012, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Believe that you're the one who's incorrect. So far as I know, the standard bypass pipes that Fabspeed offers for universal fitment are 1.75' diameter . The 2' diameter bypass pipes are proprietary in so far as they are part of Fabspeed's latest complete catback designs . Therefore, it is my understanding that they're not only incompatible with oem and other aftermarket catbacks, but with earlier Fabspeed designs as well .
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04-17-2012, 06:48 PM
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never too late to ask I hope: Yellowboxster, how does the GHLcompare to the other exhaust you've tried?
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04-17-2012, 07:01 PM
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I've thought about going with straight pipes. Maybe someday.
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04-17-2012, 07:57 PM
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Im going to replace my NHP with a fabspeed race
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04-17-2012, 08:18 PM
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This is about the best sounding Boxster exhaust I have heard. No drone at all and it was very inexpensive to do.
Boxster S By-Pass Muffler Done!!!! - Pelican Parts Technical BBS
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