06-27-2020, 08:59 AM
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Anyone familiar with this exhaust bypass?
Hi all.
I saw this "Soul Performance" exhaust bypass on Suncoast.
Exhaust Bypass EDIT: NEVERMIND. FOR SOME REASON THE FORUM WON'T LET ME POST A LINK TO SUNCOAST PARTS.
Here's a video of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKeagcju_4&feature=emb_logo
No reviews on it. Is anyone familiar with this, and can give me a review? Reliability, sound, durability, etc.?
Or recommend another one?
Last edited by 986Chick; 06-27-2020 at 09:04 AM.
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06-27-2020, 09:41 AM
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I have one on my car .Headers with 200 cell cats, rear cat delete and a Borla muffler .With the valves open my set up is very loud and I like it like that ...!
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06-27-2020, 06:03 PM
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I have them on my car. Very high build quality. Very good post- sales support. It is VERY loud, when open, if you've also gone catless (or hi-flow cats)
Do it. You won't be sorry.
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06-28-2020, 07:58 AM
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I have them on my car. Completely stock aside from these. Loud. Easy install. I passed CA Smog with them on the car.
Reliability? So far so good. About 1500 miles on them. Durability? Minimal moving parts. High quality construction.
Would I buy again? I suppose so. The exhaust sounds great off idle. Fit great. No worries so far. I wanted to order a third controller to try and wire it into a dash switch. Nobody at Soul got back to me after two tries to contact them I gave up.
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06-28-2020, 09:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TRP
I have them on my car. Completely stock aside from these. Loud. Easy install. I passed CA Smog with them on the car.
Reliability? So far so good. About 1500 miles on them. Durability? Minimal moving parts. High quality construction.
Would I buy again? I suppose so. The exhaust sounds great off idle. Fit great. No worries so far. I wanted to order a third controller to try and wire it into a dash switch. Nobody at Soul got back to me after two tries to contact them I gave up.
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Where is the controller switch?
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06-28-2020, 09:10 AM
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Do they actually give you a measurable increase in power, or are they just to annoy everyone around? I just saw the video and it sounds to me like one of those 4-banger fart boxes with an over-sized exhaust tip. Making noise for the sake of making noise. Just my opinion.
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06-28-2020, 12:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piper6909
Do they actually give you a measurable increase in power, or are they just to annoy everyone around? I just saw the video and it sounds to me like one of those 4-banger fart boxes with an over-sized exhaust tip. Making noise for the sake of making noise. Just my opinion.
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For some of us, a big part of the enjoyment of a car (any car) is the auditory experience. Frankly, the boxster (even the S) sounds stupid, unmodified. It sounds like the car the uninitiated THINK it is: a hairdresser's car.
With the valves, you can keep the neighbors happy and still enjoy this under every overpass, tunnel, off-ramp, etc.
Listen to this and tell me you think the sound is annoying.
https://youtu.be/hrHC5j7MnvQ
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06-28-2020, 02:27 PM
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Does it add power? I couldn't say. They cut out the exhaust before the muffler. Make noise for the sake of making noise? I guess that's one way of looking at it.
The controller is a key fob. The valves are opened and closed via a control box which opens a valve that is tapped into a line off the manifold.
I like them better than an aftermarket system. YMMV.
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06-28-2020, 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maytag
Frankly, the boxster (even the S) sounds stupid, unmodified.
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Fighting words. I have avoided 'upgrading' the exhaust because the boxster is hands down one of the best sounding exhaust notes on something non-exotic.
If I could keep the same exact exhaust note and just amplify it, that would be the most desirable outcome.
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06-28-2020, 04:05 PM
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Do the internal muffler mod. Sounds great, not too loud. Almost free to do.
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06-28-2020, 04:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beater986
Fighting words. I have avoided 'upgrading' the exhaust because the boxster is hands down one of the best sounding exhaust notes on something non-exotic.
If I could keep the same exact exhaust note and just amplify it, that would be the most desirable outcome.
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I think you haven't heard enough cars! ;-)
Just joshin'
Of course this is subjective. But to me, the boxster sounds simply boring.
That's why I have two of those lumps they call 'S mufflers' sitting in a storage shed getting old.
Boring.
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06-28-2020, 07:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maytag
For some of us, a big part of the enjoyment of a car (any car) is the auditory experience. Frankly, the boxster (even the S) sounds stupid, unmodified. It sounds like the car the uninitiated THINK it is: a hairdresser's car.
With the valves, you can keep the neighbors happy and still enjoy this under every overpass, tunnel, off-ramp, etc.
Listen to this and tell me you think the sound is annoying.
https://youtu.be/hrHC5j7MnvQ
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I guess it doesn't sound as bad from inside the car, but it still reminds me of a fart box, sorry. I'm with beater986, the stock exhaust has a very nice note. (note his key words: on something non-exotic) I guess I would like it a little louder, but I don't want to change the note. Like you said, it's subjective.
But hey, nice recovery at 0:55! I probably would have done a 360 or worse!
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Last edited by piper6909; 06-28-2020 at 07:17 PM.
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06-28-2020, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piper6909
But hey, nice recovery at 0:55! I probably would have done a 360 or worse!
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Yeah..... did that too.... this link, at 1:28
https://youtu.be/tC4WE0wsWhk
I still think it's a shame that ya get a Porsche and it sounds like a Honda. Make it sound like a Porsche. My stock jeep sounds MUCH better than the stock boxster S. My neighbor's old Mazda does too. And my brother's Ford Fiesta. And my daughter's Subaru legacy. I could go on and on.
It's just a shame.
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06-28-2020, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by maytag
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That is a sketchy angle to go off. Have seen one too many rollovers where a tire catches.
Quote:
Originally Posted by maytag
I still think it's a shame that ya get a Porsche and it sounds like a Honda. Make it sound like a Porsche. My stock jeep sounds MUCH better than the stock boxster S. My neighbor's old Mazda does too. And my brother's Ford Fiesta. And my daughter's Subaru legacy. I could go on and on.
It's just a shame.
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Well I'll give you that, my Hondas do sound better than my Boxster for some reason..
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06-29-2020, 06:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maytag
Yeah..... did that too.... this link, at 1:28
https://youtu.be/tC4WE0wsWhk
I still think it's a shame that ya get a Porsche and it sounds like a Honda. Make it sound like a Porsche. My stock jeep sounds MUCH better than the stock boxster S. My neighbor's old Mazda does too. And my brother's Ford Fiesta. And my daughter's Subaru legacy. I could go on and on.
It's just a shame.
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Nice!
4:36 "..Hell, I've done that on a Super Bike, this ain't scary." LMAO!
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