Observations after 2 months with my 986S

[edevlin]

"A bigger intake and exhaust will help the car breath better but I wouldn't do it just for the sound. All though it is nice."

I added the intake and exhaust to try to squeek out a few more hp out of my base boxster. The result was a few more hp, but also great sound, not loud, but great, especially at higher rpms. I was not really expecting the change in the sound over the stock system. My mechanic then explained that most of the folks he did intake and exhaust mods for were doing it for the sound, and not performance.

BTW, I just got back from watching a track day at Richmond International Raceway today (1.5 hrs away from my front door). Looked like hundreds of great Porsches were swarming around. Seemed like most were running highly modded exhaust systems. When the occasional GT3 or Turbo went down the track with stock exhaust, it sounded sorta like a loud wispher in comparison.

Ed

[cvhs18472]

When I went looking for a new sports car I test drove Z, a Z3, an S2000 , A vette, a Miata, an Audi and the Boxster. There were points that the other cars had which were better than the Boxster, but as an overall package it wasn't even close. I've had my Boxster for 1 1/2 years now and have test driven a couple of other cars including the "faster" Solstice and still think that I have made an unbelievable choice. My brother purchased a Vette at app. the same time and kept telling me how fast his car was. I asked him if he wanted to race over a section of road near where we live but we couldn't use any brakes. He thought that I was crazy , but he has not mentioned how fast his car is in a long time. Stock Boxsters rule.