Stebro test pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blinkwatt · 01-19-2008, 10:55 PM

Any pics of the set up?

YKS 971 · 01-20-2008, 12:50 AM

I was considering the Stebro catback exhaust. Do have any feedback on that?
Thanks.

jmatta · 01-20-2008, 06:07 AM

I'll be curious to see/hear about your installation. I recently purchased a pair of Fabspeed bypass pipes and plan to instal once winter lets go of Chicagoland (months). The pipes were slightly used and missing some hardware, but the price was right. I have a sport muffler, but hope to achieve even a bit more sound and who needs a second set of cats anyway?

yellowboxster01 · 01-20-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by blinkwatt

Any pics of the set up?

Only difference in these and the Fabspeed pipes is Stebro's are not polished. I had the Fabspeed pipes before I got a new muffler. Had a local Porsche guy offer me more than I paid new so, I sold them. I could care less if they're polished or raw as, they're going under the car. Oh and the gaskets were $3 each.

djomlas · 01-20-2008, 11:09 AM

interesting, looking at them, cant that be made at a local muffler shop for under $30 and velded up? i mean, its just a pipe

tholyoak · 01-20-2008, 01:33 PM

I see a couple of issues with these.

A) they look simply like aluminized pipe, not stainless,
B) the bends also do not apper to be mandrel bent, and thus the ID tapers down at the bends

thus like djomlas states, they could be fabbed up for about $30 by any muffler shop.

Todd

yellowboxster01 · 01-20-2008, 05:05 PM

Somebody go have them fabbed up at a muffler shop and post pictures. I'm fairly certain these are mandrel bent but, I'll contact Stebro and make sure.

djomlas · 01-20-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

Somebody go have them fabbed up at a muffler shop and post pictures. I'm fairly certain these are mandrel bent but, I'll contact Stebro and make sure.

you can actually see in the pics where they were bent man, were not trying to diss you or anything.

Kirk · 01-20-2008, 09:52 PM

I'm with you guys, you can see where they are bent and the diameter changes. I really doubt they were mandrel bent.

A few years back I had a muffler shop make a straight pipe replacement for the muffler on my Subaru WRX. With the turbo on that car and two cats you really didn't need the muffler for volume control. The straight pipe I had made looked almost exactly like these Stebro pipes. Same material and same kind of bends. I think I paid about $70 for my straight pipe. So I think you're dreaming with the $30 estimate, unless you've got a friend in the business. I don't want to guess how much it would cost, but I don't think it would be that cheap. Still I'd opt to go that route as there's no question you'd still save over the cost from Stebro.

Kirk

yellowboxster01 · 01-21-2008, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by djomlas

you can actually see in the pics where they were bent man, were not trying to diss you or anything.

I know, I'm just curious to see what they'd look like and how much they'd cost to have them done at a muffler shop.

I'm installing them today, after work. Look out!