[Rutger Gert-jan]

Hi,



I am a new member of this forum and I have to say it has been a great help to me! (airbox, chips), thanx !



At the moment I am looking at a sound pipe for my 968 conv. This sound pipe replaces the centre muffler (after the cat) my main goal is to get a better sound out of my car, any power gains are a bonus....my question is how will this sounpipe affect the performance? has anyone tried this before? It bolts directly to all the original flanges etc. so no hassle with the fittings



Thank you in advance,



Rutger

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[Darth Vadar]

As Pete at RS Barn can tell you, the exhaust system of our 968's is rather unique, in that opening them up does not result in more, but often less, power.

Your car may SOUND faster, but the stopwatch will tell you differently.

I personally have never heard of a Sound Pipe, with bolt up fittings. Who makes it and where is it sold??? Is it basically a Cherry Bomb type muffler of days or yore?

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[Rutger Gert-jan]

Ok, I can take some pictures of the piece by the end of next week, i will post them on the forum!



Regards,



Rutger

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[Rutger Gert-jan]

Hello,



I just got my Soundpipe for the 968 in.....see the pictures <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



As it turns out it is made bij Cargraphic, and i think it looks pretty good, I will get it under my car this weekend, I will keep you posted!



Regards,



Rutger



       

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='Darth Vadar' post='31436' date='Feb 23 2007, 09:27 PM']As Pete at RS Barn can tell you, the exhaust system of our 968's is rather unique, in that opening them up does not result in more, but often less, power.

Your car may SOUND faster, but the stopwatch will tell you differently.[/quote]



Spoke with Wes over at Lindsey about a future exhaust for my car. As he puts it, the pressure on the exhaust stroke of the valve can be reduced with their exhaust in place giving you a better breathing machine. This will not add HP but will run through your RPMs faster.

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[buskey]

I too am new, lot's of great help here!



Sort of on topic - I was thinking about the ProMAX cat replacement to kick up the HP a bit but can't quite get past the price tag - about $600 delivered. Any thoughts on that or on a less costly alternative to losing that restrictive catalytic, albiet temporarily (have to put it back on for one day every two years to pass Aircare here in beautiful British Columbia).

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[flash]

welcome welcome



exhaust is one of the first places people tend to look when thinking about modding a car, but on this car, the rules don't apply - it's very finicky when it comes to exhaust



an aftermarket cat by itself is a completely worthless mod - you may pick up as much as 2hp at 7k, but that's it, at the risk of serious legal issues running without one, depending on the laws in your area



the stock cat on this car is surprisingly not that restrictive, and in fact, in playing with 100, 200 and 300 cell cats, i actually found less performance in street driveability with the lower restriction cats - i ended up with something entirely different, but a lot bigger than i thought i would have - it won't work with the stock header though



additionally, the tubing size coming from the stock header is odd, so it isn't simple plug and play with an aftermarket cat



if you are looking for performance in the exhaust, save up and go to the rs barn header and cat-back system - you'll get a lot more gain from it



hope that helps

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[buskey]

excellent, thanks for the great advace Flash. putting in the ProMAX chip this week, that should satisfy my HP craving....for a little while at least!



it's really helpful to see/hear about some of the mods being done here.....

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[flash]

yeah - there's quite a bit available, and a lot to choose from



have you done the airbox mod yet?

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[buskey]

going to do that one along with the chip when i get 'er back from the shop this week. getting a thorough checkup, changing all belts, water pump, etc. just bought it and don't want to leave anything to chance, even though she only has 55k on her.



would love to see your mod list some time.....would probably make me jelous and my bank account dizzy.

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[flash]

i know how you feel - i just turned over 45k and i am already thinking valve job just to keep things fresh



and yes, it makes me dizzy too

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[968rz]

[quote name='flash' post='32302' date='Mar 12 2007, 07:20 PM']i know how you feel - i just turned over 45k and i am already thinking valve job just to keep things fresh



and yes, it makes me dizzy too[/quote]

45K and time for a valve job? My winter beater has 175K and I just changed the wiper blades for the first time. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

lol - if i get to 95%, it's not good enough - remember, this is a toy for me - i want 100% out of it every time i turn the key



it will definitely get one by winter, regardless of mileage

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[Gregg]

Did the air box mod but the exhaust sounds like a Camry.

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[PorscheDude]

Call RSB, you will not find a better exhaust for the money.

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