FZP
Zandvoort
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The stock exhaust for 997.2 Carrera S is too quiet. Stating the obvious I know, car has the looks, performance and handling but is a few decibels short of a Tesla.
The plan A was to try and source a 2nd hand PSE with a cross over pipe. Found a 911, new into wreckers and someone beat me to the punch.
Plan B was to source a cross over pipe and release a bit of noise that way with a gundo hack. Not dead keen on choping into a perfectly good exhaust.I'd been waiting for someone to collect their crossover pipe they had removed, but near on 2 months later was getting edgy so I turned to eBay.
After scrolling through a million ads, i found in the bowels of ebay a Tubi Exhaust. Looked a bit rough in the pics, but took a chance. Drove down to see it from Cheshire to Bristol. A stroke of luck he lived in the next village to a mate, so if the exhaust wasn't kosher, it's a weekend away with nothing to lose.
Finally got it home and I'd like to bring it back as close to new as possible. After a quick Google it turns out being stainless steel, with the correct technique, they'll back to looking like mirrors.
Here are a couple of pics. The close up is a quick polish with Autosol on an area that had mild oxidisation. These exhaust systems seem to be extremely well made and are quite popular in the Ferrari/Lambo world.
I'm resisting the urge to get the exhaust on ASAP as from what I've researched on a bunch of YouTube videos, it's going to sound loads better. It will annoy me if I don't clean it up to the best of my ability.
I'm sure the bolts on the existing exhaust will be shot, so I'll be replacing with stainless steel. I believe the gaskets are copper so should be ok, but will replace if in doubt. For those who have done this with their own cars, are there any "gotchas" or special tools needed to complete the job of putting on an aftermarket exhaust, or am I best getting a local Indy to put it on for me.
Any advice on this would be appreciated. I'll take some pics s I go through the process.
Cheers
FZP
The plan A was to try and source a 2nd hand PSE with a cross over pipe. Found a 911, new into wreckers and someone beat me to the punch.
Plan B was to source a cross over pipe and release a bit of noise that way with a gundo hack. Not dead keen on choping into a perfectly good exhaust.I'd been waiting for someone to collect their crossover pipe they had removed, but near on 2 months later was getting edgy so I turned to eBay.
After scrolling through a million ads, i found in the bowels of ebay a Tubi Exhaust. Looked a bit rough in the pics, but took a chance. Drove down to see it from Cheshire to Bristol. A stroke of luck he lived in the next village to a mate, so if the exhaust wasn't kosher, it's a weekend away with nothing to lose.
Finally got it home and I'd like to bring it back as close to new as possible. After a quick Google it turns out being stainless steel, with the correct technique, they'll back to looking like mirrors.
Here are a couple of pics. The close up is a quick polish with Autosol on an area that had mild oxidisation. These exhaust systems seem to be extremely well made and are quite popular in the Ferrari/Lambo world.
I'm resisting the urge to get the exhaust on ASAP as from what I've researched on a bunch of YouTube videos, it's going to sound loads better. It will annoy me if I don't clean it up to the best of my ability.
I'm sure the bolts on the existing exhaust will be shot, so I'll be replacing with stainless steel. I believe the gaskets are copper so should be ok, but will replace if in doubt. For those who have done this with their own cars, are there any "gotchas" or special tools needed to complete the job of putting on an aftermarket exhaust, or am I best getting a local Indy to put it on for me.
Any advice on this would be appreciated. I'll take some pics s I go through the process.
Cheers
FZP