top gear xpipe
Super impressed with these guys, i placed my order on sunday and it arrived wed, 3 days from the UK to Michigan, and its cheaper than anything in the US to boot. It fit perfect and the quality is just as good as the more expensive ones which i also have.
Now with speedtech headers, 200 cat top gear x pipe and muffler bypass the sound is awesome ! i have pse mufflers and a catless xpipe and have been changing pieces to get the correct sound and finally i have it. I have not driven a 996 GT3 but i have driven 991 GT3’s and its as close to that sound as this engine will get i think. The same setup catless was to loud, sounded good but it was way over the top so i figured the cats would tame it a little and it thankfully did. |
Glad to hear!
I've been tempted to go catless due to cost but with the Fisters that are going on, I worry it would be too loud. |
Originally Posted by tekkie
(Post 15818821)
Super impressed with these guys, i placed my order on sunday and it arrived wed, 3 days from the UK to Michigan, and its cheaper than anything in the US to boot. It fit perfect and the quality is just as good as the more expensive ones which i also have.
Now with speedtech headers, 200 cat top gear x pipe and muffler bypass the sound is awesome ! i have pse mufflers and a catless xpipe and have been changing pieces to get the correct sound and finally i have it. I have not driven a 996 GT3 but i have driven 991 GT3’s and its as close to that sound as this engine will get i think. The same setup catless was to loud, sounded good but it was way over the top so i figured the cats would tame it a little and it thankfully did. |
Originally Posted by 808Bill
(Post 15819781)
Have you noticed any loss of torque down low?
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Originally Posted by DGI
(Post 15819726)
Glad to hear!
I've been tempted to go catless due to cost but with the Fisters that are going on, I worry it would be too loud. |
Originally Posted by DGI
(Post 15819726)
Glad to hear!
I've been tempted to go catless due to cost but with the Fisters that are going on, I worry it would be too loud. |
Originally Posted by tekkie
(Post 15818821)
Super impressed with these guys, i placed my order on sunday and it arrived wed, 3 days from the UK to Michigan, and its cheaper than anything in the US to boot. It fit perfect and the quality is just as good as the more expensive ones which i also have.
Now with speedtech headers, 200 cat top gear x pipe and muffler bypass the sound is awesome ! i have pse mufflers and a catless xpipe and have been changing pieces to get the correct sound and finally i have it. I have not driven a 996 GT3 but i have driven 991 GT3’s and its as close to that sound as this engine will get i think. The same setup catless was to loud, sounded good but it was way over the top so i figured the cats would tame it a little and it thankfully did. Can you post a quick drive-by video of the sound? Considering how quickly one can take and post a video on youtube and that (as far as I can surmise) at least 40 rennlisters have TopGear cats, there are virtually zero videos of how these sound on our cars. It would be a welcome addition to the knowledge base here! |
Originally Posted by DGI
(Post 15819726)
Glad to hear!
I've been tempted to go catless due to cost but with the Fisters that are going on, I worry it would be too loud. Just a comment about sound: I have "Fisters" on my 996 (actually B&B's that Darin modified to stage 3) and deleted my cats for an x-pipe. Prior to removing the cats, the sound was perfect. Darin's mods to my mufflers would allow them to be pretty quiet when going easy on the throttle, and would really open up at full throttle. Easy to modulate when you wanted to keep it quieter......just go easy on the gas or leave it in a higher gear. With the x-pipe and Fister stage 3's it absolutely screams/howls at WOT. So much so that it's almost "need ear plugs" loud - almost like a straight exhaust. I can still keep the sound sort of quiet by going easy on the gas. That's the amazing this about Fisters…..they are quiet when you want it, and sound fantastic when you open it up. And I've never had any drone with the Fisters…..cat or catless. I have Stage 2's on the 993 and they're perfect, IMHO. Practically speaking, my 996 is now probably too loud for the street (and the neighbors) but it's great for the track. Cheers. |
Good deal, getting our cars to sound the way we want.. bliss :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by DeanClevername
(Post 15837009)
Can you post a quick drive-by video of the sound? Considering how quickly one can take and post a video on youtube and that (as far as I can surmise) at least 40 rennlisters have TopGear cats, there are virtually zero videos of how these sound on our cars. It would be a welcome addition to the knowledge base here!
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can you post a sound clip for all to envy?
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Originally Posted by David993S
(Post 15837087)
Just a comment about sound: I have "Fisters" on my 996 (actually B&B's that Darin modified to stage 3) and deleted my cats for an x-pipe. Prior to removing the cats, the sound was perfect. Darin's mods to my mufflers would allow them to be pretty quiet when going easy on the throttle, and would really open up at full throttle. Easy to modulate when you wanted to keep it quieter......just go easy on the gas or leave it in a higher gear. With the x-pipe and Fister stage 3's it absolutely screams/howls at WOT. So much so that it's almost "need ear plugs" loud - almost like a straight exhaust. I can still keep the sound sort of quiet by going easy on the gas. That's the amazing this about Fisters…..they are quiet when you want it, and sound fantastic when you open it up. And I've never had any drone with the Fisters…..cat or catless.
I have Stage 2's on the 993 and they're perfect, IMHO. Practically speaking, my 996 is now probably too loud for the street (and the neighbors) but it's great for the track. Cheers. |
Originally Posted by Pulx30
(Post 15839526)
Can you explain the different stages? Are the stages modifications to the muffler or the whole exhaust?
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Originally Posted by tekkie
(Post 15837287)
yeah let me see if i can get something later this week / weekend when the rain stops :)
I've got the FVD catless x-pipe and the power losses between 3-4k are a noticeable constraint at autox, though the power and sound improvement above 4k are so good I've left it on over a year now. |
Interesting - I'm in the UK and have been considering the Topgear 200 Cell X-Pipe and Sports Silencers for awhile to replace my blowing OE exhaust
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