Stunning Aqua Blue Turbo S & Aerokit in for SharkWerks Exhaust & TechArt Mods
Dec 12, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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Stunning Aqua Blue Turbo S & Aerokit in for SharkWerks Exhaust & TechArt Mods This stunning Aqua Blue 2012 Turbo S with the Porsche aerokit was almost perfect from the factory. Almost... The owner wanted Shark Werks to help address two key weaknesses. The exhaust note falls far short of its $180K price tag plus with a host of factory options and multi-function steering wheel the paddle shifters are not available. In to the Shark Cage she comes for our exhaust and TechArt paddle conversion...
Aqua Blue, Factory Aerokit, Turbo S but not quite perfect yet:
In she comes:
On the lift she goes (the Silver Turbo S next to her is getting the same treatment!):
Off with the lights, fender liners...
And the bumper:
Next up is the heat shield and 5mph bumper:
And with the bumper off we can see the cause of this undesirable silence. Also notice in the center that even on this almost-new car a hot-spot is already present due to the exhaust gases not having the most optimal merge or flow. We can do better than that:
Next it's time to remove the intercoolers:
Gone:
And with easier access off comes a catalyst and the stock exhaust:
A quick jog over to the "weigh-ins":
And by comparison here's ours almost 50% lighter. Always a plus to have less weight over the rear end:
And on goes the Shark Werks exhaust installed to the factory mounts and using stock clamps. She's going to sound deeper and more exotic now:
This is what she sounds like:
Shark Werks 997.2 Twin Turbo Exhaust System - YouTube
Notice the more optimal straight-through flow for each side now:
A good few bends indeed but no welded sub sections:
2.5 inch all the way through to accept the factory tips:
Bumper back on again and with the stock tips:
Now over to the interior. Off comes the factory multi-function steering wheel. The cumbersome buttons make shifting both confusing and irritating:
With the TechArt paddle shift conversion kit installed:
One side for upshifts and one for down:
Great looking interior:
And now ready to go home!
There's more on the menu coming soon...
Aqua Blue, Factory Aerokit, Turbo S but not quite perfect yet:
In she comes:
On the lift she goes (the Silver Turbo S next to her is getting the same treatment!):
Off with the lights, fender liners...
And the bumper:
Next up is the heat shield and 5mph bumper:
And with the bumper off we can see the cause of this undesirable silence. Also notice in the center that even on this almost-new car a hot-spot is already present due to the exhaust gases not having the most optimal merge or flow. We can do better than that:
Next it's time to remove the intercoolers:
Gone:
And with easier access off comes a catalyst and the stock exhaust:
A quick jog over to the "weigh-ins":
And by comparison here's ours almost 50% lighter. Always a plus to have less weight over the rear end:
And on goes the Shark Werks exhaust installed to the factory mounts and using stock clamps. She's going to sound deeper and more exotic now:
This is what she sounds like:
Shark Werks 997.2 Twin Turbo Exhaust System - YouTube
Notice the more optimal straight-through flow for each side now:
A good few bends indeed but no welded sub sections:
2.5 inch all the way through to accept the factory tips:
Bumper back on again and with the stock tips:
Now over to the interior. Off comes the factory multi-function steering wheel. The cumbersome buttons make shifting both confusing and irritating:
With the TechArt paddle shift conversion kit installed:
One side for upshifts and one for down:
Great looking interior:
And now ready to go home!
There's more on the menu coming soon...
