Kirk's Ride...

[Kirk]

Okay... here ya go - pictures of the car almost complete (for now). Next week the body shop is going to buff out the paint and install the Gemballa side skirts. I'll also install the lower spoiler for the front bumper. Plus I'm expecting some carbon fiber Kokeln side scoops in the mail. Those items should finish out the car for now.

The 996 MK1 GT3 front bumper, carbon fiber hood, and litronic headlights:



The Gemballa GT rear bumper, Gemballa GT exhaust, Gemballa exhaust tips, LED tail lights (yes I know they're rice, but I like them), LED third brake light, Windrestrictor wind stop, BSA wheels, and speedster humps.

[blinkwatt]

WOW! Kirk it looks AWESOME!....Now I have some questions;

Do you have any pics of Gemballa's exhaust before install?

Does it resonate? How does it sound?

Any power increase?

[Brucelee]

Nasty indeed. This is quite the car.

Nice work.

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

WOW! Kirk it looks AWESOME!....Now I have some questions;

Do you have any pics of Gemballa's exhaust before install?

Does it resonate? How does it sound?

Any power increase?

Sorry, I didn't get any pics of the exhaust itself before the install. It's pretty big and heavy though, no weight improvement over stock.

No resonance. The only issue I have is some kind of vibration only on the left side. I think the exhaust outlet is hitting the metal bumper (under the bumper cover) on that side at very low RPMs. Other than that though there are no issues with objectionable noise.

It sounds just slightly louder than stock. It does not have an aggressive sound, which was a disappointment to me. No power increase that I can tell.

I've said this before and I'll say it again... if you don't want resonance in your exhaust you've got to go with something that has resonance chambers, like the stock exhaust. The smaller, light weight, straight-through, and loud designs that are out there are simply going to have resonance because of the way they're made. I like this exhaust because it doesn't have an annoying resonance, but it is heavy and not nearly loud enough for my taste. With the Gemballa bumper though you don't really have an option.