How do we improve the exhaust note of the 992
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Obviously, I am a huge Porsche fan. IMO they are the best all around sports car you can buy. On most occasions, I prefer to drive them over exotics I own. My only issue is the awful exhaust note of all non GT cars post 991.2. When I bought the 992 TTS, the dealer told me it was a must to spec PSE since it was the first time ever offered on TTS and it sounds "awesome." The reality is its terrible and no different than PSE on my 992 Targa 4S.
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
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^ I think the PSE sounds good, frankly. Is it a Ferrari F458? No
But I hope to finally install my Soul Sports cats when this Arctic hellhole of a February finally passes!
I know others here have changed their exhausts, and we have had a few threads about this topic
But I hope to finally install my Soul Sports cats when this Arctic hellhole of a February finally passes!
I know others here have changed their exhausts, and we have had a few threads about this topic
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I dislike the sound of my 992 S as well. My 991.2 with PSE and sport cats was perfect. The 992 with PSE and sport cats is no where near as nice sounding. I am looking forward to whatever soul is working on exhaust wise. I am also half tempted to buy the akrapovic slip on (which to me is NOT worth 4K) just to get more sound. I love how this one drives. I love the speed. But man the exhaust blows! And mine clicks like a MF'er which drives me nuts too.
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Obviously, I am a huge Porsche fan. IMO they are the best all around sports car you can buy. On most occasions, I prefer to drive them over exotics I own. My only issue is the awful exhaust note of all non GT cars post 991.2. When I bought the 992 TTS, the dealer told me it was a must to spec PSE since it was the first time ever offered on TTS and it sounds "awesome." The reality is its terrible and no different than PSE on my 992 Targa 4S.
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
Soul sport cats and maybe Akra slip-on? Capristo? I'm sure other options will come to market in due time.
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I dislike the sound of my 992 S as well. My 991.2 with PSE and sport cats was perfect. The 992 with PSE and sport cats is no where near as nice sounding. I am looking forward to whatever soul is working on exhaust wise. I am also half tempted to buy the akrapovic slip on (which to me is NOT worth 4K) just to get more sound. I love how this one drives. I love the speed. But man the exhaust blows! And mine clicks like a MF'er which drives me nuts too.
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Three separate dealers all went for a ride with me. two of the three heard the noise. They looked perplexed as to what it was. Which made me feel it was not normal. And then all three of them told me it WAS normal. 1 of them said they recorded the sound and uploaded it to Porsche who then said my motors recording matches what it should sound and look like on some sound graph. Another one told they drove another 992 on the lot and it made the same sound, so it must be normal. And the final one acted like they heard nothing and that I must be hearing things. And since I saw some (not all) others on this forum saying theirs does it too, I gave up. Figured if something breaks, I will take it in. Oh yeah! sport cats made it much louder. But the increased exhaust sound is worth it.
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Unfortunately, I think most good solutions will be pretty darn expensive. Time will tell!
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They already exist from iPE.
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Three separate dealers all went for a ride with me. two of the three heard the noise. They looked perplexed as to what it was. Which made me feel it was not normal. And then all three of them told me it WAS normal. 1 of them said they recorded the sound and uploaded it to Porsche who then said my motors recording matches what it should sound and look like on some sound graph. Another one told they drove another 992 on the lot and it made the same sound, so it must be normal. And the final one acted like they heard nothing and that I must be hearing things. And since I saw some (not all) others on this forum saying theirs does it too, I gave up. Figured if something breaks, I will take it in. Oh yeah! sport cats made it much louder. But the increased exhaust sound is worth it.
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Obviously, I am a huge Porsche fan. IMO they are the best all around sports car you can buy. On most occasions, I prefer to drive them over exotics I own. My only issue is the awful exhaust note of all non GT cars post 991.2. When I bought the 992 TTS, the dealer told me it was a must to spec PSE since it was the first time ever offered on TTS and it sounds "awesome." The reality is its terrible and no different than PSE on my 992 Targa 4S.
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
I think it's just a matter of physics and mechanical layout. A flat-six will never sound as good as a V8, and given the rear engine layout the 911 is handicapped from the get-go.
As to GT cars, I for one love the sound of my 991 GT3 at 9k, but anything below 7k sounds pretty pedestrian, and anything below 4k just sounds like a garbage truck with a broken muffler.
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Obviously, I am a huge Porsche fan. IMO they are the best all around sports car you can buy. On most occasions, I prefer to drive them over exotics I own. My only issue is the awful exhaust note of all non GT cars post 991.2. When I bought the 992 TTS, the dealer told me it was a must to spec PSE since it was the first time ever offered on TTS and it sounds "awesome." The reality is its terrible and no different than PSE on my 992 Targa 4S.
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
Does anyone truly have a great sounding 992? What have you done to achieve it?
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We're very much looking forward to starting development on a rear exhaust(s) for the 992 platform next week! We're weighing our options. We're considering a large diameter system designed from turbo back to produce maximum power without being too obnoxious. We're also focused on a valved system to give you the mild and wild experience that our 991.1 Carrera system is known for. We'll launch a development thread when the time comes.
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