DJ23

With the weather improving it was time to complete my Winter Projects.

Brought my car home last Friday after having my new Stage II Europipe Exhaust and Michelin PS 4S installed. First I'll address the tires. I have driven on both tires now, the Pirellis that were delivered with my car last year, and now the Michelins.
I wanted to be objective so I thought it best to wait until I broke them in over at least 200 miles. So this past Saturday with the weather so nice I decided to visit my son in college up in Massachusetts. It's a 2 and 1/2 hour drive from CT, so I figured this would
make a good break in period for the exhaust as well as the tires. From the beginning the performance and grip of the Michelins were far superior. As I increased the speed the TTS stuck to the road, carving through turn after turn. The car just drove and hugged the road with supreme agility and athleticism. Additionally the ride comfort was extraordinary and smooth when compared to the Pirelli's. Inside the cabin, the noise level was much less, making the overall ride so much more enjoyable. I said to my wife Joanne, right then and there, I'll never have a new Porsche delivered without the Michelins.

And as far as my new Europipe Stage II Exhaust, it is everything Stef said that it would be. When I started it up I felt like I was in Le Mans. The sound, the rumble, were just exhilarating. It presented with an aural acoustics that was filled with a Porsche Symphony,
reflective of the engineering ensemble that it was meant to have. In normal mode there isn't any drone. Quiet initially, but you will notice the sound of the turbos whistling more. Gets more aggressive in sport mode with its pops and gurgles, and over 4000 rpm, it's flat out awesome. In sport plus you don't notice as much of the popping sound because of the sport plus program, but it accelerates faster towards the 6000 rpm range which sends the car into an entirely new level.

So with these two winter mods complete, I am extremely pleased. It's great that the warmer driving weather is here. Can't wait to get out more, and unleash my Red Mamba.

Jay

Big Swole

I have Europipe on my 997.2TTS and LOVE IT as well!!!


Have PS2's on the car now, because they were new when I bought the car. I really want to upgrade to the PS4S's soon but I can't justify the money without wearing these out first. I've put 5500+ miles on them in less than a year, so it won't be too long.


Congrats on the new parts and choosing the right Exhaust!!

Polivoks

Glad to hear that about the Michelins! I'm making the swap from Pirellis this week as well. The Pirellis came on the car and I planned on wearing them out before swapping to the PS4S, but I haven't been a big fan so I'm going to do it now so I can enjoy the PS4S all summer.

GordyRay

Hey thanks for the feedback. I have my car on order currently. Should come in early June. I don't know how you would get the Michelins on from the factory.
I was thinking of going with Sharkwerks exhaust. How did you decide to go with the Europipe and what is the stage II include? Thanks.

Elliott991TS

thanks for the review!

I have Pirelli's P Zero's and am planning to "upgrade" to Michelins PS 4S, but not sure when, the Pirelli's are new

Big Swole

Best exhaust out there. Sounds so awesome!

http://www.europipe.be/exhausts.html



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Penn4S

I am a Europipe fan. On my 3rd system over 3 TT cars.

IMI A

The EP2 for 991 turbo is much louder than the 997 version IMO. Almost jumped out of the seat it was so loud at WOT from standing start I was very surprised. Its also a 50 cel cat exhaust v 100 cel. Upgrade to Michelin next

Stef makes the best exhausts for 996, 997 and 991 turbo having heard many different exhausts.

stealthpilot

Wow. I have EP1 for my 991TTS. I wish I had the EP2.

Polivoks

Have you had any CEL issues with the 50 cel cats?

IMI A

No never had a CEL with any Europipe inc this 50 cel and 7500 miles covered by the car so far. This is Europipe's specific unique selling point over their competitors for 996,997 and 991.

991 stock other than EP2 Zorst.

It really is a super high quality exhaust at a very reasonable price point compared to Akrapovic , Capristo etc which are really of comparable quality. There are of course many cheaper exhausts out there but generally in life you get what you pay for hence other cheaper (and more expensive) exhausts throwing up CELs unless you remap.

DJ23

It was easy to chose the Europipe Exhaust. I had one installed on my 997 Turbo and it was awesome. No errors or CEL's. Just pure fun with that European Sports Car sound we all thrive for.
As far as the stage two exhaust. Contact Stef. You will need to send your exhaust tips to him to have them modified for the fit. He will send you a pair of loaners with the torque wrench to remove and install the used pair.
It's a great exhaust with 50 cell cats that gives .08 Bar back pressure. This alone will give you better performance and speed of your 911 engine.

Jay

GordyRay

Hi Jay,
Thank you for your response. I went to the website and listened to the videos and was definitely impressed. I am eager to get my car and to have it sound like the cars on the website.
Very Respectfully,

Gordy

IMI A

EP 2 sounds more sporty even when just blipping the throttle.


The stock exhaust very quiet but to be fair to Porsche thats exactly how most Porsche customers want their dd turbo s to sound after a hard days work. Quiet and refined. Correct me if I'm wrong but its the only 50 CEL exhaust on the market? Stef doesn't advertise this so much because demand already outstrips supply and he only makes exhausts for the full fat turbo models as he just doesn't have enough bandwidth for the other 911 models in the range.

Jim991

How does the Europipe exhaust compare to Kline on a 991 TT?