Another exhaust sound data point
08-14-2020, 01:29 PM
#601
I used to have the 981 Spyder and that was one of the best sounding Porsche that I've heard (besides GT3). Some people doesn't like the pops and bangs that the 981 had and although I really enjoyed them and used to "play" withtwith throttle all the time to hear them, nowdays I think
that I can be happy without them but as per sound and intensity I'm aiming to leave the 718 Spyder sounding equally exciting or better than the 981, I need to be amazed with a proper 4.0 growl.
To achieve this Cargraphics is a good option but I also want to wait the akra system and maybe Capristo... other brands aren't really good options IMHO..
So , if you were looking something similar , are you completely satisfy with sound or do you think that there's even more room for improvement, maybe waiting Akrapovic kit?
I know everything is very subjective , but if you agree that the benchmark in sound was the 981 Spyder then probably I would conclude the same you did with your mod
08-14-2020, 01:44 PM
#602
I was thinking of this thread when I was lying in bed at 11:30 last night with the windows open on a beautiful, unusually warm Monterey evening, when I began to hear the sing song sound of those FuelRun tards from LA that came up again this year for Car Week (even though it's not happening) and proceeded to just run up and down Highway 1 for 20-30 minutes with their race exhausts blaring. Though the highway is about 1.5 miles away from me, I felt like I was sitting on the front straight at Laguna at an endurance race. And they were nice enough to pound downshift after downshift off their rev limiters so we could enjoy every BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP minute of their awesomeness.
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08-14-2020, 02:00 PM
#603
Drifting
I was thinking of this thread when I was lying in bed at 11:30 last night with the windows open on a beautiful, unusually warm Monterey evening, when I began to hear the sing song sound of those FuelRun tards from LA that came up again this year for Car Week (even though it's not happening) and proceeded to just run up and down Highway 1 for 20-30 minutes with their race exhausts blaring. Though the highway is about 1.5 miles away from me, I felt like I was sitting on the front straight at Laguna at an endurance race. And they were nice enough to pound downshift after downshift off their rev limiters so we could enjoy every BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP minute of their awesomeness.
God bless,
TT
08-14-2020, 02:16 PM
#604
Oh I hate it too. My comment was being sarcastic. Social media brought the Instagram Car Bro crowd to Monterey last year for Car Week and they behaved as expected. Was hoping they weren't coming this year. I was wrong. Can't wait for tonight...
08-14-2020, 03:22 PM
#605
Drifting
God bless,
TT
08-14-2020, 04:13 PM
#606
thanks a million!
08-14-2020, 04:13 PM
#607
Oh I love the sound (and smells) of the racetrack. Just not at midnight. And I much prefer the sound of race cars than the awful noisemakers these guys have on their cars.
08-14-2020, 04:59 PM
#608
Well that's why my benchmark is the standard 981 Spyder, not the ricers sounds / race headers.
I tend to think that getting rid the OPF/GPF would be enough because that's the big issue, but also something is telling me that an well engineered exhaust would also be needed to work in conjunction... always thinking in backroads pleasure no in the city anyway
Also important is that with the valves closed you can go around the neighborhood quietly. So I considering this thread not the same of the others..
I tend to think that getting rid the OPF/GPF would be enough because that's the big issue, but also something is telling me that an well engineered exhaust would also be needed to work in conjunction... always thinking in backroads pleasure no in the city anyway
Also important is that with the valves closed you can go around the neighborhood quietly. So I considering this thread not the same of the others..
08-14-2020, 06:51 PM
#610
Great, but now that you have the muffler done , do you think that worth it?
I used to have the 981 Spyder and that was one of the best sounding Porsche that I've heard (besides GT3). Some people doesn't like the pops and bangs that the 981 had and although I really enjoyed them and used to "play" withtwith throttle all the time to hear them, nowdays I think
that I can be happy without them but as per sound and intensity I'm aiming to leave the 718 Spyder sounding equally exciting or better than the 981, I need to be amazed with a proper 4.0 growl.
To achieve this Cargraphics is a good option but I also want to wait the akra system and maybe Capristo... other brands aren't really good options IMHO..
So , if you were looking something similar , are you completely satisfy with sound or do you think that there's even more room for improvement, maybe waiting Akrapovic kit?
I know everything is very subjective , but if you agree that the benchmark in sound was the 981 Spyder then probably I would conclude the same you did with your mod
I used to have the 981 Spyder and that was one of the best sounding Porsche that I've heard (besides GT3). Some people doesn't like the pops and bangs that the 981 had and although I really enjoyed them and used to "play" withtwith throttle all the time to hear them, nowdays I think
that I can be happy without them but as per sound and intensity I'm aiming to leave the 718 Spyder sounding equally exciting or better than the 981, I need to be amazed with a proper 4.0 growl.
To achieve this Cargraphics is a good option but I also want to wait the akra system and maybe Capristo... other brands aren't really good options IMHO..
So , if you were looking something similar , are you completely satisfy with sound or do you think that there's even more room for improvement, maybe waiting Akrapovic kit?
I know everything is very subjective , but if you agree that the benchmark in sound was the 981 Spyder then probably I would conclude the same you did with your mod
08-14-2020, 08:55 PM
#611
Three Wheelin'
Are you keeping the stock header and cat? The 982 has the deep bass tone in stock form. After the mods (valves open + GPF-delete + Exhaust), do you still have that bass? My choice would be these mods as well.
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metalone (08-15-2020)
08-15-2020, 12:38 AM
#614
Now I think that a bunch of new videos are coming soon with cargraphicts exhausts, Janko for sure, and I have the feeling that The Car Guys may opt for Cargraphicts too... I hope Akrapovic doesn't delay their release too much to have at least one more sound comparison to confirm the best one...
08-15-2020, 01:33 AM
#615
Instructor
Delivery day start up and drive by. @Soul Performance over axle pipes are being delivered next week, so curious to hear difference before deciding on the next step, if any.
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