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She's home. The tips do look good, though they will take a little getting used to.
As for the sounds of the slip-on, initial response is positive. I am hearing a lot more of the turbos and there is significantly more and deeper sound at lower rpms. I've only gotten to run it up about 5k once on my way home, but at those rpms it isn't significantly different from PSE so far.
She's home. The tips do look good, though they will take a little getting used to.
As for the sounds of the slip-on, initial response is positive. I am hearing a lot more of the turbos and there is significantly more and deeper sound at lower rpms. I've only gotten to run it up about 5k once on my way home, but at those rpms it isn't significantly different from PSE so far.
On the highway there was no drone that I noticed.
So far so good! Looking forward to your cold start experience tomorrow…
@aquanaut This is exactly what I am running into today as my car is in the shop.
I REALLY wanted to keep my stock tips with my Akrapovic but my installer is tackling this today and saying that the stock tips are much deeper behind the bumper than the Akra tips and they are conflicting with the new exhaust preventing reinstallation of the bumper.
Lots of people have said that you can keep the stock tips, but I've never seen anyone on here actually do it. Perhaps it is speculation and it really can't be done.
That is correct....cannot keep stock tips with the Akrapovic...but they do look great! Here's mine installed! Akrapovic pre-install 992S - Jan 2021 Close up - Akrapovic tips
Originally Posted by brianja
She's home. The tips do look good, though they will take a little getting used to.
As for the sounds of the slip-on, initial response is positive. I am hearing a lot more of the turbos and there is significantly more and deeper sound at lower rpms. I've only gotten to run it up about 5k once on my way home, but at those rpms it isn't significantly different from PSE so far.
She's home. The tips do look good, though they will take a little getting used to.
As for the sounds of the slip-on, initial response is positive. I am hearing a lot more of the turbos and there is significantly more and deeper sound at lower rpms. I've only gotten to run it up about 5k once on my way home, but at those rpms it isn't significantly different from PSE so far.
On the highway there was no drone that I noticed.
My concern is what you conveyed above that it did not sound significantly different from PSE. Keep us updated because I am on the fence and your objective opinion is welcomed and appreciated
Alright then, Akrapovic slip-on installed today with stock PSE cats. I drove it home 120 miles, about 100 interstate miles and 20 state miles state routes. Early impressions (need obviously more seat time):
Cold Start is WAY louder. I can see this being an issue when starting the car at 6:30am. Post cold start, sound is MUCH improved to my ears: deeper, raspier with a nice growl to it (not V8 growl but much more presence than PSE to my ears). In Normal mode car remains civil. You can cruise without much noise. I heard a slight drone in 8th in Normal mode around 95mph on the interstate... No drone though in the mostly used 70-85 mph range. In Sport and Sport Plus mode pushing RPM between 3-6k RPM it has much more presence than the PSE. I did not get beyond 6k RPM today. However, in that range the PSE also sounded great. As others have stated, the difference in driving with exhaust button on or off is less pronounced.
To provide some perspective as others did before (for my ears):
Cold Start: PSE: 5 ; Akra: 8 much louder to my ears (you have to yell at each other to carry a conversation)
Normal Mode: 10-20% more presence when cruising; stays civil.
Sport / Sport Plus: 30% louder than PSE; deeper raspier sound; sounds great to me.
I loved the sound improvement when driving. The cold start is my only concern... need a few more days here.
Last edited by German1967; 06-17-2022 at 05:39 PM.
06-13-2022, 03:11 PM
