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Old 06-23-2006, 04:06 PM   #1
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Ghl

I have GHL and I think it sounds magic. There is some resonance at low revs which some people (like the one I am married to) find objectionable. When the resonance is there, it is probably too loud for some but it doesn't bother me. A nice burble on deceleration too. Darn good looking too IMO.

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I love the sound of my supersprint. However, if I hadn't have scored such a KILLER deal on it I wouldn't have been able to afford it. They are quite expensive.
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Old 07-03-2006, 08:39 AM   #3
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What about using Fabspeed secondary cat bypass pipes with the GHL dual canister mufflers? (what I a thinking about....probably lucazuma as well). Been done? Sound? Trigger any error codes? Any change in HP?

I know it would be loud and it would save a lot of weight, but would it be too loud? I myself like a loud Porsche. Example, I had a dual out Dansk on my '84 Carrera and it sounded nice.

I've researched this site and others, but have not seen this setup.
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Old 07-05-2006, 11:50 AM   #4
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What about using Fabspeed secondary cat bypass pipes with the GHL dual canister mufflers? (what I a thinking about....probably lucazuma as well). Been done? Sound? Trigger any error codes? Any change in HP?

I know it would be loud and it would save a lot of weight, but would it be too loud? I myself like a loud Porsche. Example, I had a dual out Dansk on my '84 Carrera and it sounded nice.

I've researched this site and others, but have not seen this setup.
someone mention Fabspeed is made in China. I have GHL on my 2000 Boxster S
and i seldom drive below 3000 rpms. i kept it between 3500 to 5000 cuz of the sweet sound....

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Old 07-15-2006, 05:36 PM   #5
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someone mention Fabspeed is made in China. I have GHL on my 2000 Boxster S
and i seldom drive below 3000 rpms. i kept it between 3500 to 5000 cuz of the sweet sound....

happy motoring,

Fabspeed mufflers are Dansk mufflers. Dansk is a danish company which also supply OEM mufflers to Porsche.


"BTW, when I get the headers and such, I will be taking off my 2-week old Fabspeed secondary cat bypass pipes and will probably be selling them if anyone is interested."

I believe you can use the headers in conjunction with the bypass pipes....no? You would have a system completely void of cats with that setup. However, it would emissions illegal and possibly a cel nightmare.
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Old 07-16-2006, 03:16 AM   #6
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Eliminating Secondary Cats and ECU tunes

I thought of getting the headers and not using the high flow cats, just the fabspeed bypass cats, as that would save a lot of money. But I was concerned about passing inspection here in Virginia. Also, the ECU chip tune from AP was specifically designed to take into account the presence of the high-flow cats.

I found it very interesting that when I got the cold air intake and chip from AP the car drove like a dog, very slow. The reason was that the chip they put in was the chip that had been developed for the cold air intake, headers and high flow cats, not just the cold air intake which I had done at the time.

The crew at AP spent an hour or so reprograming the chip to take into account the lack of headers and high flow cats. That is the rig I have been using and it is working well. According to them, they spent a lot of time dialing in the chip for the cold air intake, headers, and high flow cats, which is one one of the reasons I am interested in that rig.

But I was quite suprised that the performance chips are that sensitive to the type of exhaust systems used.

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