996 carrera 2- post cat straight pipes? - 6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

Jul 21, 2006 | 07:48 AM

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996 carrera 2- post cat straight pipes?

i have a carrera 2 from 1999 and i am thinking about deleting the exhausts and doing post-cat straight pipes.
any real gains? is the sound excessive?
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Jul 21, 2006 | 12:08 PM

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I would guess marginal gains (10hp) and loud is in the ear of the beholder. For me, straight pipes are way too loud - much louder than any Harley I've heard.

Jul 21, 2006 | 01:27 PM

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You will definately LOSE power in the bottom end and the sound? It might sound nice if you are a teenager, but loses it's attractiveness as you grow older or as you start accumulating tickets.

Jul 21, 2006 | 08:31 PM

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You will lose bottom end torque but gain top end power. This will be EXTREMELY loud. I did just catpipes with fabspeed mufflers and they were loud for me!

Go here to listen to a muffler delete pipe by Fabspeed
http://www.fabspeed.com/996%20GT3%20...ss%20pipes.wmv