Ok, so since getting back from La Carrera Panamericana with the GT3, I've been looking for some "fun" upgrades to do to the car. I'm looking for some good horsepower upgrades that were reliable and measurable.

I've always heard great things about Farnbacher-Loles, but always thought of them as too "aloof" to do anything cool to street cars. Boy, was I wrong. Through a friend-of-a-friend, I got connected with them and had a few good conversations about GT3 performance upgrades. I met Roger from the shop and really liked what the guy had to say and the work that they were doing... so we sent a crew up to shoot their shop to shoot some video:

http://www.garage419.com/episode/419_20080103

As soon as I get the GT3 back together, It'll be heading up there for some go-fast parts.

Anyway, I'd love to know what you guys think of this piece... and if there are any other shops we should get profiled on the show.

 

Wow those pipes are the coolest ones !!!!

 

I would love to have that Cayman with the 3.8 X50 swap...That is just crazy. Thank you for posting this.

 

The pipes on that GT3RS shown look pretty crazy but one thing comes to mind immediately. It does not seem to offer weight savings as other aftermarket systems out there. That's a lot of pipes. Headers on brief appearance look good. There are cats, mufflers and resonator pipes. I wonder what is the weight?
My GT3 without a specific ECU tune is making that kind of power w/ the FVD headers (384 rwhp).
What is the cost of such a complete exhaust system and ECU?

Interesting stuff, would love to know the specifics.

GT3Ranger

 

Juan, I agree it looks heavy, but it claimed at 21 lbs lighter than stock.

 

Hey Jon, I gave up watching the whole video because is was constantly breaking up. Where did you find out additional information as you mentioned the claimed 21 lbs. weight savings?
Also do you know cost?

Juan

 

The info was posted on rennlist this week. Check out the 997 GT3/RS forum section and there is a thread about F-L.

 

It's also on YouTube. Sick video. Looking forward to part two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktnBHCE11YY

 

Thanks for the link. Those exhaust tips are hot. Revving the indoors does not impress me. Show it outside and running around.

 

Cost?

 

With the software, I think the total is $9800.

 

Here's the rest of the video we shot:

http://www.garage419.com/episode/419_20080110

 

based on that test drive im not so sure you can tell how well the car really performs. excuse me for speaking my mind.....

 

Agreed

 

Agreed as well, but tracks are a bit hard to come by in Connecticut in January.



So, we did the best we could.