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Old 02-10-2012, 01:30 AM
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Thumbs up Much needed Fabspeed aggression

Man are the stock exhaust tips ugly! They've been bothering me for a while, but I wasn't sure I wanted the full sound of a catback exhaust making my daily driver unbearable. Drone was not an option and oddly enough, I've yet to head an aftermarket exhaust in person (besides a TPC setup).

So, the road less traveled (part 1 of 2)...

Out with the boring, in with the new. The craftsmanship is very nice on this piece. Has a very sturdy feel to it. True dual setup replaces the stock T:



How cool are these clamps? Tried to get my girlfriend to wear one as a bracelet, but it didn't come in a blue blox, so no dice:



Had to remove the wheels and then the exhaust just to get the stock T piece off. This piece is designed for the 987.2, so we had to remove about 1/8" from each side of the stock exhaust ports coming out of the muffler so it would fit properly.

Perfectly aligned and looking meaty:



Dark chrome looks classy and mean at the same time:



They stick out the perfect amount with a nice angle:



I did this mainly for aesthetic purposes, but I swear the engine revs a tad more freely and breathes a little better. The slight mechanical vacuum sound that irked me seems gone and the tone seems a bit throatier. Much of this could be placebo, but I'm totally happy. A co-worker said he heard me drive past him in the morning and the car sounded meaner. This was before he knew I had even changed anything.

Very happy! Thanks to Joey at Fabspeed and Ryan at RSR Autosport. Part 2 of the road less traveled coming soon...
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 05:48 PM
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I didn't expect much of a sound difference, but there's a slight change in tone that I like.

Here are before and after videos (not sure if I embedded them properly). I forgot to trim them before taking them off my iphone, so sorry for the fluff.



 
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Old 02-22-2012, 01:33 AM
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Those tips look ace
 
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Old 02-22-2012, 10:07 PM
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Thanks Chad!

(any mods know how to properly embed those videos so they don't link out to photobucket?)
 
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Looks very sharp. Fabspeed makes a great product. I have the fabspeed race exhaust with black powder coated tips and love them. Look stock but sounds like a crazy cup car.
 
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Congrats!! They look great!
 
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