2001 boxster... I want the loudest and meanest sound possible! Help

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by CVstarBoxster

Chris, is that why you've sold your exhaust? i read a couple other posts where you mentioned having had GHL, Stebra (spelling?) installed on your car. They were too loud and annoying to others in your neighborhood? I'm actually planning to get a GHL any second now; now, I'm having second thoughts.

There were a few reasons: The biggest issue with the GHL is it's enormous drone. Seriously, it's beyond imagination. I usually tried to keep the RPM above 3k, but one day I was stuck in a traffic jam with stop 'n' go for about an hour and when I finally arrived at home my ears were ringing. I had this feeling the last time when I was going to heavy metal concerts (when I was younger). The other issue with the GHL is that the drone translates into vibrations. The vibrations are so bad that the two studs which are used to mount the exhaust routinely break off. You literally have to check the exhaust every 3 months to make sure that both studs are still intact. One day both studs broke off at the same time and it was only sheer luck that the headers which now had to support all the weight didn't crack.

About the Stebro: Fantastic sound but it was so loud (I measured 99 dB inside the car with the top open) that I really was worried about my neighbors coming to my door with pitchforks and torches. I live on a hill which means I can't "coast" when going home, and I feel really bad when I come home after 10 PM ......

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ChrisZang

There were a few reasons: The biggest issue with the GHL is it's enormous drone. Seriously, it's beyond imagination. I usually tried to keep the RPM above 3k, but one day I was stuck in a traffic jam with stop 'n' go for about an hour and when I finally arrived at home my ears were ringing. I had this feeling the last time when I was going to heavy metal concerts (when I was younger). The other issue with the GHL is that the drone translates into vibrations. The vibrations are so bad that the two studs which are used to mount the exhaust routinely break off. You literally have to check the exhaust every 3 months to make sure that both studs are still intact. One day both studs broke off at the same time and it was only sheer luck that the headers which now had to support all the weight didn't crack.

About the Stebro: Fantastic sound but it was so loud (I measured 99 dB inside the car with the top open) that I really was worried about my neighbors coming to my door with pitchforks and torches. I live on a hill which means I can't "coast" when going home, and I feel really bad when I come home after 10 PM ......

Speaking of Stebro, how did you like dealing with them ?

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Speaking of Stebro, how did you like dealing with them ?

I must have been one of the few people where everything went without a hitch
I read all the other horror stories, but I guess I am the lucky one

[CVstarBoxster]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Around $1200 for the x-pipe design - roughly $2200 if you add resonators (i.e. race mufflers) .

Originally Posted by ChrisZang

There were a few reasons: The biggest issue with the GHL is it's enormous drone. Seriously, it's beyond imagination. I usually tried to keep the RPM above 3k, but one day I was stuck in a traffic jam with stop 'n' go for about an hour and when I finally arrived at home my ears were ringing. I had this feeling the last time when I was going to heavy metal concerts (when I was younger). The other issue with the GHL is that the drone translates into vibrations. The vibrations are so bad that the two studs which are used to mount the exhaust routinely break off. You literally have to check the exhaust every 3 months to make sure that both studs are still intact. One day both studs broke off at the same time and it was only sheer luck that the headers which now had to support all the weight didn't crack.

About the Stebro: Fantastic sound but it was so loud (I measured 99 dB inside the car with the top open) that I really was worried about my neighbors coming to my door with pitchforks and torches. I live on a hill which means I can't "coast" when going home, and I feel really bad when I come home after 10 PM ......

How much did you sell stebro for? Did it have any drone?

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ChrisZang

I must have been one of the few people where everything went without a hitch
I read all the other horror stories, but I guess I am the lucky one

Lucky indeed !