stebro exhaust

[yellowboxster01]

Is your car tiptronic ddb?

I was out bid yesterday on the no reserve auction for the stebro race exhaust. And by less than $6. I even used auction sniper. My max bid was $601.23 and it went at $606.

I'm thinking I'll just make an offer, the price of that auction.

[Chris_Craft]

I should have mine finished up today. We had some fun with the muffler off...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKLxJCe7XU

Put some headers on and run without a muffler and it sounds 100 times better. Thats what I do. I still need to put my valves back on.... but no time...

[ddb]

yellowboxster01,

My car is a manual.

I think they will accept your offer in a second. You have nothing to lose.

Looking forward to hearing your impressions of the race exhaust + bypass pipes.

ddb

[ddb]

Chris Craft,

That clip is funny! Thanks for posting it.

I thought about starting mine with the exhaust off. I guess I was so focused on the install I didn't get around to doing so.

ddb

[yellowboxster01]

Originally Posted by Chris_Craft

I should have mine finished up today. We had some fun with the muffler off...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKLxJCe7XU

"That's too loud daddy", "no don't do that". haha that's cute.

Workin on the Porsche with dad, awesome. You're raising a future enthusiast!

Post a video when you get that Stebro on.

[Chris_Craft]

The Stebro is a nice muffler. It is what i was looking for sound wise. Remember, i had a GHL on prior and the droan was unbearable...for me anyways. ddb's decription of the sound below is right on. I am really impressed at how quiet it is on the highway.

I did expect a bit better quality. My tips don't seem to be level to each other and the welds on the inside of the tips are not identical. Plus i didn't get any stebro decals. I will post pics to show you what i mean.

I also need to center the tips better but i'm not sure how i can do that.

Here's a quick video clip.

[Boxtaboy]

No offense, but it looks like those mufflers were made from 2 leftover Midas muffler cans hastily welded together. Are you sure the cans themselves are stainless steel? If not, they will end up rusting, no? I think the GHL muffler looks way better quality, but like you said, they resonate too much. Glad to hear the Stebro's sound quality works out better.

[ddb]

Chris Craft,

My tips aligned just like yours on my first attempt. They aren't perfect now but I was able to get them much better.

I loosened all of the clamps plus the fasteners that attach to the vertical mounts and then basically positioned the tips in the desired position. I used folded cardboard to help maintain clearance between the top of the tips and the relief in the bumper cover. I then proceeded to tighten the clamps and fasteners while applying force to the exhaust to lock it in position.

I was able to do this by myself, but it would be a lot easier with a second set of hands to help position and hold the exhaust.

I drove the car to work yesterday and was fascinated even more by the sound. Despite the fitment issues I'm glad I went with the Stebro Sport system.


ddb

[D.L.]

I just installed the Stebro Race system. This thing is freakin' awesome! Theres resonance at 2500-3000, but it's bearable. Quality is good, and sound is the best I've heard. Worth every penny.