02-17-2006, 10:57 AM
I can't believe how beautiful the new B&B performance muffler is! It's worthy of being classified as an art piece. Right now I've got it in the family room to admire. You can't say THAT about many car mufflers! The stainless steel is polished so well (the ENTIRE thing!!!) that it looks like it's chromed. It was well packed and arrived with 'nary a dent or scuff on it.
I used to build street rods so I weld..but I could never make beautiful welds like are on this outfit. On looks alone it's worth the extra $100 or so I paid for it. Sells at Precision for $805 plus shipping. I got it for about $700, including shipping with info from this listserv. In my mind it's worth every penny. Looks like it will bolt on in a half-hour of work. In addition to the primary muffler it has a large resonator built in so it shouldn't be so loud that the wife and neighbors will key my car. Car alarms go off when I rev my 928 cat-back straight pipe.
The 968 sound clips a couple of you sent me and others (non-968) which are available on the B&B website are exactly what I'm looking for in sound. (sound/vido clips at http://www.bbexhaust.com)
If I were designing and building a muffler system, this is pretty well what I'd build, only it would look like a piece of crap if made locally.
The 'vette gets a DOCUMENTED 10hp increase with the B&B cat-back alone. Not sure what the 968 will get but it should show some improvement.
The above is not meant to be an exhaustive study in passing gas..as it's not installed and dynoed yet. I admit that verbal claims don't cut it, so I'll wait to see how it performs. So far, I'm far from being dissatisfied.
It's 11 degrees today in my garage so I'll have to wait for a warm spell to install.
Wow!
Harvey
I used to build street rods so I weld..but I could never make beautiful welds like are on this outfit. On looks alone it's worth the extra $100 or so I paid for it. Sells at Precision for $805 plus shipping. I got it for about $700, including shipping with info from this listserv. In my mind it's worth every penny. Looks like it will bolt on in a half-hour of work. In addition to the primary muffler it has a large resonator built in so it shouldn't be so loud that the wife and neighbors will key my car. Car alarms go off when I rev my 928 cat-back straight pipe.
The 968 sound clips a couple of you sent me and others (non-968) which are available on the B&B website are exactly what I'm looking for in sound. (sound/vido clips at http://www.bbexhaust.com)
If I were designing and building a muffler system, this is pretty well what I'd build, only it would look like a piece of crap if made locally.
The 'vette gets a DOCUMENTED 10hp increase with the B&B cat-back alone. Not sure what the 968 will get but it should show some improvement.
The above is not meant to be an exhaustive study in passing gas..as it's not installed and dynoed yet. I admit that verbal claims don't cut it, so I'll wait to see how it performs. So far, I'm far from being dissatisfied.
It's 11 degrees today in my garage so I'll have to wait for a warm spell to install.
Wow!
Harvey
