Performance Exhaust and Header for Boxster

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Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

after reading through this thread and looking at the auctions is there any reason to get the Catback Exhaust System when it costs $700 and only provides 5 rwhp more than the headers alone?

the headers sound like a much better deal, 10 rwhp and 17.94 torque for $500.

catback exhaust:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300055722961

headers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300055722972

don't get me wrong i'm sure the exhaust sounds great, but $700 for 5 rwhp... $140 per hp just seems high.

well, it depends on how you look at it. do you buy it for the power? most aftermarket boxster mufflers LOSE power anyway. most buy it for the SOUND. it's the difference between sounding like a sewing machine driving by or a PORSCHE driving by. that, and $700 is cheap compared to the competition.