So after looking and listening at 997.1 turbo exhaust on the net I decided to go with the Kline for several reasons. First, from the limited exhaust clips posted on the web I liked what I heard. Second, from the limited number of reviews out there all owners seemed to say the same thing about exhaust drone and that it was pretty much non existent. I am still exploring this as I haven't made any extended highway trips yet, but so far so good. third was the price. SamboTT hooked me up the exhaust and shipped it quickly! Thanks!

So, my impressions. I think everyone has seen from the photos posted online that it is a quality piece with nice welds and two very pretty stainless cans. I had it installed professionally and they were very pleased with how easily everything worked out. Exhaust looks good from the back without hanging too low ( I will post some pics later).

The sound from cold start up is not much louder than stock in my opinion other than a deeper tone. The sound when you put your foot in it is what I love. You just hear massive amounts of air being pushed through the thing. It has a much more raw sound than factory but still sounds relatively subdued from inside the car with the windows down. I still haven't heard it from outside the car yet as I haven't had a chance for someone else to drive it for me. Looking forward to that.

The best part is the additional performance I feel I have gained. As mentioned before you can hear and feel the air moving when the turbos come on boost. Much better throttle response and just a greater overall thrust. I have no dynos to back up this claim but I have been modding and club racing cars long enough to know when I have picked up some performance. Can't wait to see what happens when I throw a tune at the car in the up coming months.

So overall if you have been on the fence about giving the Kline exhaust a try get off. I have read probably every exhaust thread here and the other board and I know the Europipe is the standard. If you own a Europipe, FVD or any other 4k+ exhaust congrats but I can't imagine that it's twice as good as the Kline, because they cost twice as much. Those might be better but 2x better!? I guess time will tell if I made the right decision or if I have made my first step on the Leo path!

Video and pics to follow!

 

Congrats - at least you didn't go down the path of spending first, researching second.

 

Where in GA are you located? I'm in Valdosta, GA.

Glad you found an exhaust you like! I'm still looking We don't have many other 997tt's around here so it's difficult for me to hear all the exhausts, maybe I need to go to a PCA meet.

 

I am in Augusta

 

Welcome to club Kline

 

I am going to dyno tomorrow before installing my Kline, so hopefully I will have some hard data in a week or two!

 

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost all together including the product and installation?

 

I got a demo system from ebay will install it myself, think I paid £1200 for the system.

 

Check your PM

 

Congrats looking forward to the vids.

 

Subscribed as I am needing one to replace my BBI I sold off my 08 now that I picked up a 2010 turbo.

 

Inventory on the way guys! pm with any questions and we can get you set up.

 

Slight update:

My wife and I took a 300 mile round trip in the car last weekend that was primarily highway driving. She knew I had gotten the exhaust intalled earlir in the week. Her quote while traveling down the interstate was:

"Thank god this car is not loud. I hated riding in your M5" That car had a corsa exhaust on it.

So it passed the wife test if any of you were wondering.

 

That's great!! We each hear sound differently - I had a Corsa on my 2008 M5 and thought it was loud too...or at least different than the EP2 I currently have on my 2008 TT.