Gorgeous PTS Turquoise Blue Carrera GTS & SharkWerks Exhaust
Gorgeous PTS Turquoise Blue Carrera GTS & SharkWerks Exhaust
This special Carrera GTS was ordered PTS (paint-to-sample) in Blue Turquoise (3AS) with red belts and gauges as well as the sport bucket seats and driven by a 6speed too! Already outfitted with the PSE (Porsche Sport Exhaust) it was given a more aggressive exhaust note with the SharkWerks Exhaust.
The blue goes with a few of the other fruit loops in the shop that day:
On the lift she goes:
Once up in the air here's a shot of the souped up 9A1 engine and the three piece PSE exhaust:
The center section is what's about to be replaced. This piece is the same one as found on any 2009+ 997.2 and on the inside has two sharp (and restrictive) 180 degree bends. Straighten those out and you get better flow and sound.
And here's your lighter, louder and better flowing replacement:
Off with the factory unit!
And installed with the PSE again (and you can re-use the factory tips):
Ready to go home:
And a quick clip of the start up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFDuNeBgK7w
The blue goes with a few of the other fruit loops in the shop that day:
On the lift she goes:
Once up in the air here's a shot of the souped up 9A1 engine and the three piece PSE exhaust:
The center section is what's about to be replaced. This piece is the same one as found on any 2009+ 997.2 and on the inside has two sharp (and restrictive) 180 degree bends. Straighten those out and you get better flow and sound.
And here's your lighter, louder and better flowing replacement:
Off with the factory unit!
And installed with the PSE again (and you can re-use the factory tips):
Ready to go home:
And a quick clip of the start up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFDuNeBgK7w
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I say the Sharkwerk's rear bypass is a MUST HAVE for any 2009-2012 997.
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Not in person is it too loud. Especially on a GTS that comes with PSE in the off mode it's almost stock sounding just a little deeper. It the open mode there is zero drone cruising around and it's just a little more more sounding at full throttle above 4000rpm's.
I say the Sharkwerk's rear bypass is a MUST HAVE for any 2009-2012 997.
I say the Sharkwerk's rear bypass is a MUST HAVE for any 2009-2012 997.
(Mdrums, my wife told me she hated the black wheels when I ordered the car but never said anything - now she tells me, considering the color of the car, that they actually a nice compliment. I'm ambivalent about the CL's b/c I don't change wheels for track days - plus they're a tad easier to clean.)
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+1 on the bypass being one of the best mods under for under 1K.
Great color on the car. I'll definitively add this on my list of possible choices for my next car. But I have to say, that list of nice Porsche blues just keep getting longer (Mexico, Riviera, Turquoise, etc.)... This PTS thing is not making things easier...
Well done,
T.
Great color on the car. I'll definitively add this on my list of possible choices for my next car. But I have to say, that list of nice Porsche blues just keep getting longer (Mexico, Riviera, Turquoise, etc.)... This PTS thing is not making things easier...
Well done,
T.