Sport Exhaust
#16
Call me cynical, and I'm the minority here, but honestly there is no real difference with sport exhaust, atleast not an appreciable difference to justify $3,000. You blip the throttle, rev it up high, or drive it at speed, and yeah you can hear a difference. But don't expect to be blown away by it. It's subtle, and definitely not worth $3,000.
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Call me cynical, and I'm the minority here, but honestly there is no real difference with sport exhaust, atleast not an appreciable difference to justify $3,000. You blip the throttle, rev it up high, or drive it at speed, and yeah you can hear a difference. But don't expect to be blown away by it. It's subtle, and definitely not worth $3,000.
#18
997 S, and most recently 997 GTS Cab (test drive). I just wasn't impressed with the PSE option. I stepped on it several times, turned it on, then off again, and while I can hear the difference, my impression was the same as the last time I drove one with PSE, which was "yeah, I hear the difference, but the sound is subtle, over-rated, and definitely not worth $2,900". The sound is more noticeable when you're a pedestrian than a driver, I think.
#19
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+1. Hard to know what any given person is going to expect from PSE, but still IMO you're absolutely right Tim, the difference is very noticeable and more importantly, worthwhile.
#28
I've heard it in person, and the PSE sounds spectacular. Very very exotic sounding. Engaging the PSE lowers the exhaust note/tone at idle to a hostile deep sounding lope, and when you rev it, the note quickly climbs to a feverish pitch... the closest thing I could compare it to would be a Ferrari with tubi...but is still a very distinctive Porsche sound....just more exotic.
#30
Just do it. I have it on my 991