the horror.... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

matty-matt · 08-01-2011, 05:48 AM

muffler drill out (two 5/8" holes in tail) didn't add any drone, just a bit of 'burble' and exhaust noise. a definite improvement to my ears.

tonycarreon · 08-01-2011, 06:18 AM

i kept waiting for the punch line "so i dropped her off at her mother's house and drove home in silence"... i think the board has jaded me.

matty-matt · 08-02-2011, 05:47 AM

nice, Tony! i wish it were that easy......

drove to my first NASCAR event Sunday. top down on the way there with earplugs in and it wasn't all that bad. really love that it sounds like a sportscar now.

it was 90+++ degrees later in the day so top up on the way home. conversation with my companion was challenging at best....too bad i sorta wanted to hear what she had to say at times!

thstone · 08-02-2011, 03:28 PM

Matty, thanks for the fair-minded and honest eval. A lot of people never want to admit that there are tradeoffs involved in many of the mods that are posted here. Best to let folks know the good, the bad, and the ugly so they can make up their own minds which path to follow and not be surprised at the result.

Cheers, mate!

Dragonwind · 08-02-2011, 04:13 PM

I gave up on all the aftermarket exhausts. Granted mine i a 99 and you can't squeeze much more out of it but I wanted a slightly better tone. After just swapping to an 'S' muffler it had the sound I was after. The ONLY one I miss is the PSE as it had the best sound overall...I just didn't acre for the looks very much.
Chris