Land Jet

I was at my indy shop last night while a friend had his Europipe installed, and our tech was saying to change spark plugs, you have to do a partial engine drop. What say you guys?

MidnighTT

I did mine without dropping the engine. Pulled the bumper and intercoolers off.

Jeff

PorscheDoc

No drop, just pull the rear bumper and intercoolers like Jeff said.

9Eleven

L, how did she sound when I layed on the throttle leaving TPC?

Land Jet

Mario, it sounded great. I could hear it from a couple blocks, but it was a smooth sound, not blaring and obnoxious. How does it feel to you now and on the way home? Was it worth $5000?

9Eleven

Sorry for the hijack. Yea I felt a difference. It spools up much quicker, I felt a lot more torque down low. It hit a steady 1.1 bar in 4th gear at around 4500 to 5000 rpm and the throttle response was instant. The sound was perfect. I really don't think any exhaust is worth 5 g's, or 3 g's for that matter, but if you've got to spend 3 g's or more, you might as well get the the best IMHO that's out there.

I'll put her back on the dyno this week, I'll let you know if you want to come by and check it out. I'm pretty sure she gained about 20 ponies. BTW, Tom at TPC opened the shop late last night just for me and did the install, even though we did everything we could to disrupt his concentration. He is a gentleman and a true Porsche enthusiast. I trust his knowledge and recommendations without hesitation. Thanks dude. Thanks also to Landjet and Cohare for hanging out and helping with the installation, I had a great time.

Mikelly

I"ve heard nothing but good about that shop and Tom... If I need a local Indy, I'll be heading 2 hours north to those guys for help...

I should have my lift wired and the shop in order by late fall. Anyone on this forum is more than welcome to use it for maintenance and other related day projects... Swapping an exhaust on a turbo car is cake and shouldn't take more than 2 hours with the car in the air!

Mike

cohare

Larry, I heard that too, and got a little nervous. Then i remembered others on the forum said they had done it themselves, and it was a PIA but not engine drop levels. I also had my reciept from when my previous owner got it done and I think the dealer charged him 600 or so.

99firehawk

some people do lower the rear engine mounts for acces some take off the intercoolers theres a few ways to get them out