Jay Laifman

I'm curious. On the Boxsters with 996 engines in them, do they sound like 996s or Boxsters? I guess the real question is what makes the distinctive difference between the 996 and Boxster? Is it the heads of the engines? The headers? Or the piping? And does the difference survive the transplant?

papasmurf

of a boxster (in hawaii I think) with a 996 transplant that sounds pretty good...Sorry I do not have a link to it.

sbelles

It's both the intake and the exhaust. The heads are identical except for the size. Mine has aftermarket headers and cat bypass pipes with a stock muffler and sounds great but not like a 986 or 996.

MountainCruise

Great insight shared from experienced members!