MarcusG

Steve,

Are you around Newport at all during the week? Occasionally I'm up in Santa Monica a couple times a week also.

You can drive my car or I could of course buzz the tower wherever you happen to be.

socalsteve

Rarely am I in the OC, but Santa Monica is very do - able. Which exhaust system do you have?

Thanks!

Steve

MarcusG

It's an S with PSE.

The base and S sound almost identical with the PSE.

The PSE adds zero Hp or torque. :/

I'll let you know this weekend when I'm up in SM. //

socalsteve

Cool, thank you!!!

StudGarden

Besides the valves (which I assume could be forced open all the time if someone wanted?) what else does PSE do for an S model? Besides the on/off button. If I got PSE it would always be on, period. That said, when the time comes I think I'll only look at solutions that add power and save weight and the sound will take care of itself. Those huge deadweight side mufflers will have to go.

promocop

IMHO I just drove a 2015 C2 at my dealer that had PSE I found it obnoxious and loud and for almost $3k, totally unnecessary. My 2 dents

socalsteve

On this forum, you are definitely in the minority. Most say its a " must have" option. I'm still debating it.

There are less and more expensive options as well. But I think you are of the mindset that the car on its own is plenty loud.

To each their own...

Porscheforever

I'm getting the PSE installed on my base C2. It has to be back ordered so hopefully in the next 2 weeks!

The stock sounds nice, but is way tooooo quiet to my liking especially during sporty driving in mountains or highway.

Dalema

Sounds like Sharkwerks is just what you need. Give Alex a call - he's great in walking you through their options.

I have a C2. At the time they only had a C2S application, so I switched to the S center exhaust and got the SW side muffler bypass (deletes side mufflers and replaces with a pipe). Super loud, super pops and gurgles when you back off the throttle and when it snaps up gears. Downside was a bit of boom in the cabin between 2,300 - 2,700 revs. I love it!

Subsequent, they have developed something for the C2, I think it leaves the side mufflers and replaces the center with pipe (?). Apparently quieter in the cabin. As I said call / email Alex.

lunarx

I actually agree with promocop and I typically had an aftermarket exhaust on every performance car I owned, except the AMG (because it sounds perfect already).
PSE sounds perfect when off (below 3500rpm) it sounds drony when on ( below 3500 rpm). At High RPM its fine but it still misses on delivering a proper tone.
I dont know which aftermarket exhaust has a better tone (not just louder like a sharkwerks bypass).
Nevertheless, I would recommend adding the console switch and then research aftermarket before doing PSE.

I am actually reverse retrofitting to a standard exhaust, from PSE. I rather it be quiet than have the drony PSE tone that forces me to hit the off switch all the time.

I may go aftermarket later, once I hear something in person that sounds right.

wanderfalke

Someone here will want to swap parts for sure.

lunarx

Do you mean that you heard a good aftermarket exhaust?

socalsteve

Did you mean to say: If you dont find an aftermarket exhaust that you like and decide to do PSE, then make sure to add the center console switch?

If not this, then I am really confused!

Thanks!

lunarx

I think the switch is a good idea to add, if you want to have more control over low RPM sound levels.

Just saying the PSE center muffler is not all that great sounding.
It's barely OK.
For what people pay to retrofit PSE, its better to put that money towards a nicer sounding aftermatket exhaust.

Porsche_nuts

Lunarx - so you have not found a nice sounding AM exhaust from Fabspeed, AWE, Ark, etc? Also, seems you don't like Sharkwerk?