PSE versus after-market
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The clips on their website are actually really good. Just scroll down on the page for each component and watch (and listen) to them.
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ashr43 (03-16-2021)
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Can't vouch for sound quality. It's an iPhone. https://streamable.com/dl4e2m
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The underlying sounds coming out of the motor are really good. Easy to appreciate coming from an ND2 Miata which is flat and rhythmic all the time.
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Can't vouch for sound quality. It's an iPhone. https://streamable.com/dl4e2m
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When I got my GWR Race it was hundreds of miles before it was tolerable on the highway without hearing protection and I still use plugs for highway drives (top up or down). I feel like the Boxster doesn't have this problem anywhere near as severely. So significantly less drone, but there is no muffler so yes it's got sound. I plug up on the highway just because of the wind.
Regarding the valve. The valves on the Boxster hardly do anything. I have wired the valve open and was disappointed at barely hearing a difference. The switch from normal to sport has more impact on the sound of the car than wiring the valve open/close.
If you look at the OE exhaust there are two mufflers and I believe that the valve only bypasses one of them on one side. You can kind of get why Soul added a second valve so you can get all the sound which is a nice improvement.
I have zero regrets in terms of volume level and drivability. I am not thinking "Oh I wish I had gone to the trouble of installing the valved version.". If I could find someone else to do it I would definitely have done it because from time to time volume is the primary concern, but it's a sports car and I accept that it's not going to be quiet.