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Old 04-03-2020, 01:28 PM
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Thanks, that sounds good, but a tad steep in price and looks like it requires a custom bumper to accommodate the center exhaust tips (correct?).
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Sounds great!

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Anyone has an idea what the difference is between these two?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911...wAAOSwEnBdhSGz

https://www.fabspeed.com/porsche-996...-bypass-pipes/

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Build quality and sizing. I'd get the cheap ones. I've seen people that simply took their mufflers and cut off the pipes.

You could also post up on the 996 board and see if anyone has a set laying around. People get them and take them off and then let them sit. I wouldn't be surprised if you found a few sets available.

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^ Any 996 (incl non-GT3) muffler bypass would do/fit?
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Same stock bumper. The Dundon full exhaust totally transforms the car. $$$ YES, but this car deserves the best. Dundon exhaust provides sound, performance, quality build and materials, less weight, and a life time warranty. Dundon full exhaust 37pounds vs stock full exhaust 112pounds.




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Old 04-03-2020, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hf1
^ Any 996 (incl non-GT3) muffler bypass would do/fit?
Should be fine. All the 996's are almost the same width and they all have basically the same configuration. Just push them deeper if they stick out too far.

Others here may be able to give a more definitive answer if you're still concerned. I'm going off memory and a few assumptions. But for a $500 difference, I'd just go with the ebay version and return them if they don't fit. It's a turn pipe. No way I'd spend $700.

Googled and found this: https://www.vividracing.com/fabspeed...04-p-7834.html Seems like Vivid thinks they're the same.

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Originally Posted by 4porsh
Same stock bumper. The Dundon full exhaust totally transforms the car. $$$ YES, but this car deserves the best. Dundon exhaust provides sound, performance, quality build and materials, less weight, and a life time warranty. Dundon full exhaust 37pounds vs stock full exhaust 112pounds.



Congratulations and awesome set up! Dundon steered me in the center exit direction which I’m thankful for their life time center muffler. I’ve had numerous issues with my previous set up breaking brackets and track event ending muffler failures which is no fun. Would love to compare the sound and power output of our two cars.





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I was looking to go this similar route, just with 997 GT3 headers and some type of custom rear section. I just have an issue with finding a set of tips that properly fit the stock bumper. Nice setup, any sound clips?

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Same stock bumper. The Dundon full exhaust totally transforms the car. $$$ YES, but this car deserves the best. Dundon exhaust provides sound, performance, quality build and materials, less weight, and a life time warranty. Dundon full exhaust 37pounds vs stock full exhaust 112pounds.



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Thx for the suggestions and clips! Dundon sounds great, too! Though not sure it sounds $7200 better than the muffler bypass pipes which also take 60lbs off while keeping most of the exhaust system stock. With the muffler bypass it's a simple plug and play swap to bring the car fully back to stock. Maybe I need to hear and compare them in person to become convinced.
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Originally Posted by hf1
$700.00??????? for the fabspeed parts?
har de har har.
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Originally Posted by cgfen
$700.00??????? for the fabspeed parts?
har de har har.
Well that answered it alright.
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wow sounds great!

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