Freddie Two Bs

Gents (and ladies), could you take a look at the pictures on my auction and confirm if the double tip setup looks like the factory option available on X50 cars?

Some guy in the comments is calling that "phony", as opposed to a double-pipe exhaust.

cmd4

I'll confirm it looks to be stock! Every X50 i've seen has those. Also note that I believe those tips were also a factory upgrade option for non x50(Believe the code was x54)Guess all of them are phony too. I'll never understand all the negative nancy's on for sale adds or auctions..Geez get a life! GLWS, I'm on the hunt but a year too early for me

T Kono

Yes, those are factory Porsche. Available on all Turbos, not just X50. On the VIN decoder its called "Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipes". X54 is correct for 2004 at least (my year). Bonus info: Those wheel spacers in your auction do not look factory. To my knowledge, Porsche only used spacers on the rear when the car was ordered with the 18" Sport Techno wheels. You would see "XRN" on the option sticker if spacers were fitted from the factory. GT3 wheels - not familiar with the offset on those.

techweenie

The comment wasn't about them being aftermarket, but about whether the dual outlets came from dual pipes or a single pipe. They are 'phony' in the sense that they are dual tips off a single pipe. I (and many here) have the same.

joehonee

My 03 X50 Aero came with regular ovals. Shopped around for a set of OEM dual tips for a while but now plan on keeping it stock. Maybe it’s the next sunroof delete

manimal

I believe it's a misnomer to call them "X50" tips, as I don't think all X50 cars had them (in addition to the fact that they were available for all TT's, as mentioned above).

iOPeR

I agree, my 03 with X50 option didnt come with the dual tips.

jimq

+1

llenrow

+2

pfbz

They are genuine Porsche 'phony' 2->1 tips! ;-) Good for how many horsepower?

FRUNKenstein

+25 at the rear wheels. Same as for Guards Red paint.

nbressette

Its been deleted but I recall the tips in question and no, they were not factory pieces. They were aftermarket. The cuffs the connected to the tail pipe were the give away.

pfbz

If we are talking about Rick Brooklyn's BAT car, pictures are still available on the auction site... I'm not an expert on 996 exhaust tips, but considering that this car was optioned with the X54 Stainless exhaust tips from the factory, it seems unlikely someone would have removed the genuine tips and replaced them with aftermarket unless they were somehow badly damaged... And again, I don't have another set of tips to compare to, but the stampings and the date (09/04) sure would lead me to believe they are original...

T Kono

Those are definitely Porsche parts. Mirror images of mine.

Turbodan

Rick, why did you sell? Looks like you got a pretty good price. That car is really dirty under the back end btw.