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It took some time but I finally did my "big three" for this year:
Soul Performance X-pipe
Apex VS-5RS in Anthracite
Racing Brake CCB upgrade with new OE Porsche PCCB calipers
Immediate thoughts:
I kinda wish the Soul exhaust tips weren't quite so pokey-outy
The RB CCBs feel great already even though they've only got a couple hundred KMs on them (i.e. not bedded in completely.)
The wheels are perfect. They look amazing in Anthracite on the silver car.
The yellow calipers look so good behind those Apex wheels. The car was born with reds and I chose to upgrade to the yellow PCCBs instead of migrating to red GTS calipers and while spendy, I'm glad I did.
Is this what you mean by "pokey-outy." These are my Soul GT2 tips on my SpeedTech X-pipe. I kind of like the look.
Is this what you mean by "pokey-outy." These are my Soul GT2 tips on my SpeedTech X-pipe. I kind of like the look. ...
No, those look perfect. Mine are like this:
They were even further out originally and I asked the shop to please move them in until near-flush or as close as they could get. This, they said, was the in-iest they could make them without them starting to get cocked at a weird angle.
The other slight grumble is that the two pipes on either side are sort of dwarfed by the openings in the OE lower fascia, leaving unsightly gaps. I bought this system used so it's possible there's a filler or backer piece I've missed. Having said all that, it still looks better than the Mercedes-esque OE tips.
They were even further out originally and I asked the shop to please move them in until near-flush or as close as they could get. This, they said, was the in-iest they could make them without them starting to get cocked at a weird angle.
The other slight grumble is that the two pipes on either side are sort of dwarfed by the openings in the OE lower fascia, leaving unsightly gaps. I bought this system used so it's possible there's a filler or backer piece I've missed. Having said all that, it still looks better than the Mercedes-esque OE tips.
It took a lot of fussing around with various exhaust system joints to get them recessed to where they are are now. Mine were initially poking out too far.
You may need to do a little cutting/grinding on the outer exhaust outlets to make them fit just right. Those outlets are at an odd angle for the Soul tips. That's what my installer ended up doing.
I don't mind the gap, and no, there is no filler piece that I'm aware of. It does look better than the Mercedes-esque OEM 991 Turbo tips.
I've never felt it looked dated, but as a CarPlay addict, Mr12Volt certainly made it feel up-to-date. That's the only the infotainment tech I ever use in any vehicle when driving, and I love the fact I still have digital audio in CarPlay and kept all the OEM PCM 3.1 functionality with the Mr12Volt modification to the PCM.
I do like your CF-trimmed steering wheel, which matches nicely with the OEM CF accent strips across the dash and doors, which mine also has.
Tell us more! Did you go with wider wheels or different offsets? Any wheel liner or bracket mods needed? Any contact/rubbing?
I'd really like to move to Cup 2's and wider sizes on my Turbo S.
I have HRE P101’s with stock offset and the wider tires fit just fine, no rubbing. I’d almost say I could have gone to a 335 in the rear based on how it sits on the rim but I’m not sure about clearance issues on the inner components.
07-04-2024, 05:06 PM
