porcho heat

Just wondering what everyone's running, and if they have a soundclip/video of what it sounds like.

Getting ready to put her back on the road and going to have a stainless exhaust made... I'm thinking 2.5" straight pipe, or with a muffler...

What do you recommend? Will the straight pipe's sound be too annoying/attention catching to daily drive? if so, any mufflers you reccomend?

Sound clips wanted!

Thanks,
Jerry
(83 944)

Techno Duck

This my 944 with the SFR catback. Its 2.5 inches and has a Borla XR-1 muffler. I love the way it sounds, very unique. Other mods which might change the sound are a drilled airbox, K&N panel filter and FRWilks DME chip.

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RMills944

I agree - the 2.5" SFR with the Borla is the way to go.

Windows Down:
http://files.nosoupforyou.net/Ryan/SFR1.AVI
Windows Up:
http://files.nosoupforyou.net/Ryan/SFR2.AVI

porcho heat

That sounds pretty bad-***... Is it very attention grabbing?

Also, on the SFR site, it says

"944, 944S and 944S2 2.5" 304SS Borla Cat-back Exhaust $699 "

But the picture looks like it connects to the headers, and the cat goes in between the two pieces?

Unless I should look at this when I'm a bit more awake, but I think I'm right

Funn944

I have an '86 N/A that I put 3" pipe from the header all the way to a Magniflow muffler at the back. I also had them make me a test pipe to replace the cat, but have not installed it. Sounds great at 5500 rpm, it's fairly loud but not ricey.
I'm sure it will be louder with the test pipe in place. It does attract attention if I get on it. Absolutely use a muffler !! Have you ever heard yours without a muffler? Especially at the end of a long open pipe. They charged me $300.00 for the whole thing including the cat and muffler.

RMills944

The SFR 2.5 is the max I'd go on the pipe size - and it sounds amazing! The 3" will lose you power cause of the backpressure. It does set off car alarms though...

Techno Duck

It is not to loud unless your really on it, in which case it does turn heads. A fun thing to do is drive through a parking garage and bring it up to 4k+ in first...sets off all the car alarms in the area as you pass by.

porcho heat

I usually keep it at 3-3500 daily driving it... Should be fine

So anyone know about my question about the SFR site? or anywhere else I could order this?

RMills944

You'd have to order it through SFR. I'm not sure if they give a discount to Rennlist members, but one of the guys up there runs around the 944 Turbo board. Try searching through the SFR group buy posts from a while ago and you'll find him posting in there.

Mighty Shilling

Mine sounds DAMN nice... I have an MSDS (i think) header, 4-1 3" collector, equal pipe length, etc. etc. mated to a custom built exhaust from a place in Denver called Bud's muffler. I think the entire setup cost about $800.00, with muffler, cat, resonator, piping, exhaust tip, and labor.