FEATURED SOUL CAR: Allen Barreno’s 2014 Cayman S – 6 Speed Manual Transmission

EXHAUST, ENGINE, POWER

• Soul Performance Products Competition Headers – “Best performance/$ ratio in terms of simple bolt-on mods”
• Soul Performance Valved Exhaust – “I chose valved exhaust instead of race pipes as I still drive the car to and from the track – I don’t have a trailer (yet). Being able to muffle the exhaust even a little bit helps for the long drives home after an exhausting track day.
• IPD Plenum / GT3 Throttle Body
• COBB Accessport Tuner – “I chose Cobb because of the flexibility – going w/ a future turbo or 4.0L swap, the Accessport gives me flexibility to tune for either in the future.”
• OEM Porsche Center Radiator – “Added reliability/cooling when tracking the car in the summer, especially in the California deserts”
• Running 91 Octane Gas (California)

BRAKES / SUSPENSION

• MCS 2-way Dampers w/ Remote Reservoirs
• Swift Springs (728 Lb / 672 Lb)
• Tarret Monoball Top Hats
• Tarret End Links
• Tarret Rear Anti-sway Bar
• GT3 Front Anti-sway Bar
• RSS Front LCA – “Should be one of the first mods to make the most out of tire life and turn-in”
• WRTeknica Adjustable Caster Puck for front LCA
• RSS Front & Rear Toe Links
• RSS Rear Toe Locking Plates
• Pagid RSL29 pads and Castrol SRF Fluid – “These two are critical in taking full advantage of the light weight and nimbleness of the Cayman platform by braking harder, later, and repeatedly without fading. The OEM brakes are good up to intermediate levels or low speed AutoX, but any faster will disintegrate the OEM pads and boil the DOT fluid”
• Girodisc 2-piece rotors 350mm F / 325mm R – “The six-year-old OEM cross-drilled rotors started showing hairline cracks, so I went w/ the slotted rotors as a replacement.”
• Goodrich Stainless Steel Brake Lines
• Corner balanced and aligned at WRTeknica

“Lowering cars first requires adjustments to the geometry to handle correctly. A good kit means nothing without a proper alignment when lowering for performance benefits. From there, the adjustability of the dampers and anti-roll bars are up to the driver and their balance preference. I started taking detailed notes at the track on how adjustments to suspension and aero affected the balance. I avoided making huge changes at the track (unless something felt really off) and focused more on driving consistently, then compared notes and settings at home.”

WHEELS / TIRES

• Titan 7 T-S5 18×10 and 10×9
• Nankang AR-1 275/35R18, 255/35R18
• Motorsport Hardware wheel studs – “These are so much easier than dealing w/ the factory wheel bolts.”

INTERIOR / SAFETY

• Studio RSR Bolt-in Half Cage
• Sparco QRT-R Seats
• Sparco HANS 6-point Harnesses

EXTERIOR/ AERO

• GT4 front bumper and rear valence – “This was done to get better access to future aero and open up the front ventilation for the third radiator”
• Verus Engineering Diffuser & Flat Under-panels
• Getty Design Wing Assembly

FUTURE PLANS

• More Seat Time – Practice, practice, practice
• More Aero – the front needs some attention w/ a front splitter.
• More power – either via a Carrera motor swap stroked to 4.0L and the Powerkit, or via a turbo but that’s not going to be for a while. There’s still plenty of lap time left on the table for me to find. No need to hide it now by masking it w/ big power.

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Tunnel time with @chrisrhoad and his 981 Cayman with SOUL Performance Exhaust System! Our Boxster / Cayman systems are known for their drone fighting mufflers, like PSE but better! Let us know if you’re ready for more sound and a better Porsche experience!


-Mike

 

Pure Exhilaration! @phateee_win’s 981 Cayman S with SOUL Competition Headers and Valved Exhaust, ECU tune, IPD plenum with GT3 throttle body, and upgraded filters.


Check out the full feature on his 981 and 987 race car in our blog post here.



-Mike

 

"2014 Porsche Cayman base with SOUL performance non-valved exhaust. 2.7L. All other exhaust bits are stock. "

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A few sound clips and installation process of our 981 Valved Exhaust System! David put in the extra effort to run a wire and tap into the factory fuse box for power.


-Mike

 

My son was at the 991 event this Sunday in NJ and when he revved his 981 with Soul Exhaust John G immediately recognized the sound from a distance. It is quite distinctive and I have to admit while following him it sounds amazing.

 

It was really great meeting him this this weekend, Nick isn't it? It was an awesome event, you should come out to the next drive it would be great to see you again. Been too long

Regards,
John

 

I will make it a point to be at the next one. I like to give him some space to enjoy these events on his own. Who wants their old man hanging around LOL. It would be good to catch up, you didn't exactly catch me at my best last time.

 

Tommy L Garage just completed installation of our Valved Exhaust System on his Cayman S. Have a look and listen to how good it sounds!


-Mike

 

It would be great after all these years if a dyno plot of the catted street headers was made available here or on the product page. SP stated earlier in this thread one could expect 10-15 max whp gains but the delta between curves and shape of the resulting curves are more important. It's been several years and yet not a single dyno of the catted headers on a 3.4 9A1 is out there to be found. I believe SP offered a discount for anyone who provides a dyno, but why not just do the dyno yourselves? Did Soul never dyno test these headers before putting them on the market? Would seem an odd omission for a tuner.

 

Tommy L Garage back at it with a compilation of track day sounds from our 981 Valved Exhaust System:


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A quick clip featuring our Long Tube Street Headers:


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Here's a quick clip of our Performance Exhaust System in action on a Cayman S!


-Mike

 

Here's a quick clip of a Cayman GTS launching with our Valved Exhaust System and Competition Headers:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaQRasKJpBa/

-Mike