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Old 07-25-2010, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dennis C
Those would be mine... I'm expecting them next week!
Here they are. Shipping out tomorrow.
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:08 PM
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Wow, don't those look nice...enjoy Dennis!
Old 07-26-2010, 05:53 PM
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Awesome! I can't wait to get them...
Old 07-31-2010, 10:15 PM
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Alright... I got home this morning on the red eye flight, and I had my new Fister sport mufflers waiting for me. I didn't have any trouble installing them. PB Blaster took care of the old bolts with no problem. I ended up taking off the rear tires and the rear bumper and heat shields to give myself better access to the mufflers. I love the sound! Here are a few quick pics and a video clip (sorry for the poor sound quality, it was the best I could do with my digital camera).

I used metal polish on my tips and they look much better too, although I still need to make a few adjustments... I think the right tip is a little crooked...

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Originally Posted by Silver6
Simply reducing radiated heated. No 50hp increase or anything like that. Just better dissipation of heat.
i think its like $170 difference
Old 07-31-2010, 10:50 PM
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It was $170 more. I like the looks of the ceramic coating, I like the rustproofing, and the heat dissipation is good too. It was worth the money to me.
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Originally Posted by Barn996
Wow, don't those look nice...enjoy Dennis!
+1, i bought my car used & it sounds a little throaty to me, but how do i know if i have the fisterD's or not?
Old 08-01-2010, 01:39 AM
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Nice Dennis!
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Dennis, looks (and sounds) great!
Old 08-01-2010, 06:27 PM
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Thanks Darin. I appreciate all your help with the transaction. I'm very happy with them.
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Ceramic coating can have huge benefits, depending on the application. The first time I heard of it, guys were doing the exhaust systems on racing snowmobiles. With the muffler inches from the intake on stock machines, they got measurable performance gains from doing it. I always thought it would be cool to do on the 996, given the tight packaging back there. No idea whatsoever if it would make any difference.

If you're bored, Google 'Thermal barrier coating'. The Wikipedia article isn't a bad starting point.
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They sound great Dennis, and look nice too. You won't be able to stay out of your Porsche now.
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Originally Posted by Barn996
Nice to have another FisterD customer who is happy with the upgrade to OEM sound.
i was looking to do something with mine also, but was looking under sponsors list & i didn't see fisterD, wanted to keep in the family, are they sponsors or is it listed under something else.
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I received my FisterDs last week, and I'm chomping at the bit to install them - work and guests have been getting in the way.

Thanks for posting the photos, Dennis. Your 996 sounds great. I'm so envious.

Darin - thanks for the great service. I'll send back my original mufflers to complete the swap as soon as possible.

Bob

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Old 08-04-2010, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyreb2010
i was looking to do something with mine also, but was looking under sponsors list & i didn't see fisterD, wanted to keep in the family, are they sponsors or is it listed under something else.
FisterD is my personal Rlist account. FD Motorsports is my small busines account. I usually post under FisterD.


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