hey guys, i have an 03 996tt, with a fabspeed cat back exhaust (loud) i am guessing.....just by the exhaust noise. i am looking to trade or possibly sell to get an exhaust with a little less rumble but not lose any performance associated with the fabspeed. i have heard a lot about europipe, milltek and fabspeed. i am not really that experienced with mods; the exhaust came on the car when i bought it. i am just looking for a slighly quiter ride. any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
mike

 

I bought the Europipe with the 100 cell cats. Not obnoxiously loud, but it is noticeable as louder than stock. What I like is that it runs quiet at 3000 rpm which is where you cruise on the freeway or in 3rd thru town. It will bark if you get on it. Go to the Europipe website. They have a spreadsheet that compares their product lines by decible ratings against the stock system. When I first saw the db ratings, it didnt' seem that there was much of a difference in terms of point spread, but when I installed it, it was louder than I initially thought. Europipe is a very well made system with welds that are art....downside is they are expensive.

 

...and heavier than stock.


quote=Chuck Jones;1571439]I bought the Europipe with the 100 cell cats. Not obnoxiously loud, but it is noticeable as louder than stock. What I like is that it runs quiet at 3000 rpm which is where you cruise on the freeway or in 3rd thru town. It will bark if you get on it. Go to the Europipe website. They have a spreadsheet that compares their product lines by decible ratings against the stock system. When I first saw the db ratings, it didnt' seem that there was much of a difference in terms of point spread, but when I installed it, it was louder than I initially thought. Europipe is a very well made system with welds that are art....downside is they are expensive.[/quote]

 

I had to hold it in place while the other guy bolted it up...and I dont' recall it being much heavier than the stock one I took off. Unless you're looking to track it, I don't think the weight differential is that critical. If you read the questions being asked, most guys looking for exhaust systems seem to be focused on the sound.

 

I don't know if it's the same, but I just got a set of europipes for my C2 and they were a little lighter then stock. Maybe turbo's are different. But in any case, I love them.

 

I was in the same postion as you about a year ago and after 2 months of reserach and posts, I got the Europipe and all I can say is its awsome. Not only dose it sound awsome, but the build quality is great. Jay.S

 

I also have the europipe and to my opinion it's one of the best you can buy.
You can call Stef and Herman if you want for al the information you need :
Tel: 0032 38774732
email adres:Stef@europipe.be

 

If you want to save some bucks I would go with DGI/Maxspeed system. It sounds great and is a fraction of the Europipe. I have been much happier as well as my neighbors since I have swapped out my Fabspeed.

 

Europipe Rocks !!

 

I have been researching exhausts systems extensively and have decided to go with the new speedtech/dgi exhaust. I wanted max performance, something lighter and louder than stock, and at least 200cell cats (since i live in socal, where there is stricter emissions). It's also less expensive than others. Hopefully, i'll have this on my car in the next couple of weeks- i'll give you an update.
jb

2003 996tt stage 1 (soon to be stage 2)
2004 x5

 

I have the Europipe stage 1 quiet. I like it because its loud and aggressive when I want it to be and its barely noticeable otherwise. The power gains are nice as well. Good luck.

 

I just traded for and Acquired a 9FF Variotronic (with quiet/loud swith) exhaust system.
I will be putting in For Sale section today.
PM me for any info or interest.

Marty K.

 

what exhaust do you have for sale? tnxs
Andrew

 

thanks for all the info guys. i will keep you posted.

 

Andrew,

I have the 9FF Variotronic exhuast for sale
(fits 996TT and 996 GT2) It has the loud soft switch and quad tips:

http://9ff.de/en/products/details.ph...d=4&relID=2255

martymillworksolutions@yahoo.com