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The two best sounding 997.2 Turbo exhaust systems that I've heard for the 997.2 Turbo is the Fabspeed Supersport X-Pipe and the Kline Inconel System. The Fabspeed being a bit more on the aggressive side from what I recall. Both had little to no resonance at cruising speed on the 997.2, and really woke the car up at full throttle.
Hi everyone!I just got my new turbo S to me and I love it! I am currently trying to decide on whether not I should add an aftermarket exhaust. I’ve done a lot of searches and reviewed tons of threads on the subject and have talked to a few people already but I want to put it out there for the board to see what people think. I have thought that I have never down to either a car graphic loud exhaust or a euro pipe exhaust. So I decided to post a pool with the choices of cartographic, euro pipe, leave it stock, or something else. What do you golfing?
Congrats on the .2 Turbo S!
Check out our Supersport X-Pipe - available with either HJS 200 Cell Sport Cats or as a Catbypass option and with Polished or Black Chrome tips.
Install is by way of direct bolt-on replacement with no cutting/welding required.
As John mentioned, it is an aggressive set-up but the nice thing is little to no drone and noticeable power improvements.
Thanks for all of your input on this topic guys. I’m almost cringing while I write this but I have decided to leave it stock...for the moment. I finally got a car that my family can fit in and they like the quiet car. I already have a system on my other car and the missus will barely get in it lol. At any rate, I will continue to enjoy the car and it’s seemingly endless torque and power. It’s just a blast to drive and having a couple of trips to Malibu a week is definitely helping. Cheers!
We recently built this special order, custom 997.2TT 3.0 X-Pipe with HJS cats for a customer. He wanted our 3" dual tips, but with 4" polished skins and he also wanted them to fit with our cats. Since upgrading our 997 turbo systems to 5+" cats, the dual tips on the 997.2TT have only fit the catless RACE version, as the cones interfered with the full 3" tip clearance. The challenge we accepted was to re-design the 997.2TT cat cones to allow the full 3" tips to fit AND additionally, fabricate 4" OD tips for a very close tolerance fit of the bumper cut-out, without a test car in house to verify fitment...After a little preliminary analysis with our jig, we felt it was a go and took the order.
Yesterday, I received an email that the system arrived and the car was going in today for the installation. I was a little nervous about the tip fitment, but cautiously optimistic. Today, I received the following email:
John,I just spoke to the guy at my shop. Said the tips just barely fit, but they fit and the exhaust and tips are straight and level. He said it sounds terrific. I pick it up in about an hour and one half. He mentioned how impressed he is with the welding, materials and construction. Thanks. B
As a result of this project, for anyone interested, we are now able to offer full 3" dual tips with catted 997.2TT systems, no longer just the catless version. Our web page will be updated shortly...
We recently built this special order, custom 997.2TT 3.0 X-Pipe with HJS cats for a customer. He wanted our 3" dual tips, but with 4" polished skins and he also wanted them to fit with our cats. Since upgrading our 997 turbo systems to 5+" cats, the dual tips on the 997.2TT have only fit the catless RACE version, as the cones interfered with the full 3" tip clearance. The challenge we accepted was to re-design the 997.2TT cat cones to allow the full 3" tips to fit AND additionally, fabricate 4" OD tips for a very close tolerance fit of the bumper cut-out, without a test car in house to verify fitment...After a little preliminary analysis with our jig, we felt it was a go and took the order.
Yesterday, I received an email that the system arrived and the car was going in today for the installation. I was a little nervous about the tip fitment, but cautiously optimistic. Today, I received the following email:
John,I just spoke to the guy at my shop. Said the tips just barely fit, but they fit and the exhaust and tips are straight and level. He said it sounds terrific. I pick it up in about an hour and one half. He mentioned how impressed he is with the welding, materials and construction. Thanks. B
As a result of this project, for anyone interested, we are now able to offer full 3" dual tips with catted 997.2TT systems, no longer just the catless version. Our web page will be updated shortly...
The SpeedTech exhaust system you see above is on my 2011 TT, it looks better in person and on the car - the dual wall tips are unique and beautiful. The sound level is what I feel is perfect. I have owned many other exhaust systems from Akro, Borla, Magnaflow, IPE and the SpeedTech system is the best sounding - with 1st class materials and workmanship. John is wonderful to work with. I never went more than 2 to 3 hours without a return message on any question or idea I had. The sound of the OEM exhaust system has always been a disappointment. I did extensive research before I decided upon SpeedTech. My car now sounds like a high end sports car should. This may sound strange, but the driving experience has completely changed with the new sound. I can still listen to the radio and have a conversation. The background exhaust sound is there, but not overbearing unless you get aggressive - then it screams! I do notice I increase my speed, just to hear the sound, so care is needed and an eye on the speedo. Remember when you were a kid and put playing cards with clothes pins on your bike to get a macho sound. Well, my car sound now gives me that special feeling I remember as a kid. It just makes our special Porsche more fun to drive!
03-17-2018, 04:25 AM
