rmc1148

Thanks leftlane it was a little lonely out there lol.

mcbit

I'm not really interested in loud exhausts, I'd be happy with a quiet one which gave more power.

Dock

For me, sports cars are about the "driving experience". For street driving, I spend the majority of my time at something other than WOT and/or near-red line operation. And I spend way more time driving at something other than 8-9/10s of the cars cornering ability. So the way a car drives and sounds at something other than max. (or near max.) performance efforts is my real target area.

I found the OEM 996 Turbo lacking in several areas in terms of what I personally thought it should be; ride height was too high, shifter was too vague/throws were too long, the power was a bit lacking, the steering wheel was too big (diameter) with the grip too thin, and the sound was too quiet. In terms of driving the car, the three modifications I made that find the most use are the FVD steering wheel, the B&M short shifter, and the Europipe exhaust.

Turbodan

I am enjoying the tech art exhaust my car came with. pretty quiet below 3500 and then comes alive. I do however miss my muffler by pass and 100 cel cats from my old 993tt, that thing sounded so good that I sold the stock mufflers cause I never wanted to be tempted to put them on. Check the you tube video in my signature to hear it.

race911

Ruf whatever came with mine, and can't imagine changing it out.

FL-03Carrera

I have the Europipe (EP) Stage II Loud and absolutly love it. Really loud when the engine is cold, once warmed up it gives off the really nice growl. Some cars have the right to sound mean, my TT is one of them

autobonrun

Very cool video, very cool.

DaveCarrera4

same here, except drilled 1.5" holes. Stock exhaust sounded like a Camry. I like how it sounds but truly miss the growl of my former C4S. That system shown above as a bypass is for a NA motor. I've yet to hear an aftermarket exhaust on a TT that sounds good with no drone.

jumper5836

My car came like this as well. Stock modified exhaust. Actually it is very loud compared to my 996 3.6l NA fabspeed exhaust. I thought turbos where suppose to be quieter.

Dock

Have you heard the Europipe?

Mark Dreyer

also no drone with Fabspeed. It sounds great. Nice angry race car type growling/popping sound at start up and awesome sound throughout the rpm range while driving. Still no GT3 sound but not bad. :-)

kalyan

Mine came with AWE Tuning exhaust. Sounds really good, but there is some drone at highway speeds in 6th gear.

DaveCarrera4

Dock, Have not, can you point to a good youtube or other source to hear it from inside and out? Unless you know someone with that install, and go for a ride, hard to tell. Have ridden in an "x-pipe" car - hated it.

Dock

I've tried several times to make a video that presents a reasonable audio account of my Europipe (EP) Stage II Loud, but have found it difficult to succeed. I have a new audio recording plan in mind and will attempt to get something recorded (and on YouTube) that does the EP justice.

If you ever get through Atlanta, you are welcome to hear my EP.

wross996tt

Funny, Steph even posts a caution for using this exhaust on a cab... due to drone...

Every exhaust has drone...period! The question is how loud and what frequency as to whether it matters. Whether it is perceived as being too much is very subjective.

Anyone that says "it has no drone" just does not have the measurement system to detect it...which of course means it doesn't matter to them...lol

Drone is in the ears of the beholder...