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Ghostrider 310 03-05-2012 06:28 PM

If you going to start modding it anyway and you want it to sound mean headers are going to make it scream on the top end so sweet you will want to wind it again and again.

Johnny Danger 03-05-2012 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aclark133 (Post 281291)
I suppose there's no way to get my hands on an original revision then. You have the same idea of an exhaust that I do, it's not a daily driver so I want it to sound mean!

Last I knew, Tawheed had one on his boxster , and he was looking to sell it. I haven't seen any participation on the forum from him in quite awhile. You might want to send him a pm .


http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-parts-sale-wanted/29275-fs-fabspeed-race-exhaust-used-1k-miles.html

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/33900-looking-forum-member-tawheed.html

Johnny Danger 03-05-2012 06:41 PM

Another option would be, to contact Fabspeed and ask them if they would be willing to make you a race exhaust based on their original design . The only real difference is in the size of the mufflers, or resonators as some like to call them . The rest of the exhaust is the same .

aclark133 03-05-2012 07:03 PM

I saw tawheeds post just a few minutes ago, but for $900 I think I'd rather just go new.. My personal opinion though. Unfortunately I don't have the cash flow yet to go all out with headers as well, so I think for the time being the slip on system would be just fine for now. Good thing I didn't order anything yet, I think I'll contact fabspeed

Ghostrider 310 03-06-2012 04:28 AM

My (thank god never was) future ex father in law, (an idiot) only had one saying that seemed to be truth based. He always told me boat was an acronym for "bring over another thousand", as in maintenance cash. I don't have one for Porsche but you get the idea.

aclark133 03-06-2012 05:57 PM

Well another boat saying is, the best days of owning one is the day you buy it, and the day you sell it. So hopefully this won't apply to my new car!

Perfectlap 03-07-2012 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger (Post 281285)
Be advised that the Fabspeed "race" exhaust for the 986 boxster has undergone a couple of revisions since it's debut. Apparently, the initial version was a bit too loud for most people's liking. As far as drone is concerned, regardless of how loud and aggressive sounding an aftermarket catback might be, a well designed one shouldn't introduce any drone .

I have the original with the headers. It is indeed loud. I pulled into the parking lot of a sports bar over the summer and decided to park rear end first since my mountain bike was still on the rear-mounted willwood rack. A fat guy in Trans Am nearby took exception to the loudness of my exhaust as I was backing it in and started revving his engine and screaming at me "This is what a REAL car sounds like!!!". LOL. His car sounded pretty cool though.
You should hear this thing when I bolt out of toll booths. I light that place up. :p Reminds me of watching a Le Mans street race in Miami. I scared a guy at gas station Sunday when I fired it up.

Drone is pretty bad though when the top is up on the highway during winter or rain.
I've gone as far as plugging my Bose headphones into my Droid phone which I plug into the stereo for my Amazon MP3s. When the RPMs hit 3K it gets really annoying after 5 minutes. But top down it's pretty amazing.

aclark133 03-07-2012 01:25 PM

Well, I just ordered their current race exhaust. The rep I talked to explained the differences between the versions, I think I'll be quite happy with it. Couple days, excited!


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