Stunning Aqua Blue Turbo S & Aerokit in for SharkWerks Exhaust & TechArt Mods
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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:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_71.JPG)
In she comes:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_11.JPG)
On the lift she goes (the Silver Turbo S next to her is getting the same treatment!):
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_19.JPG)
Off with the lights, fender liners...
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_26.JPG)
And the bumper:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_29.JPG)
Next up is the heat shield and 5mph bumper:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_30.JPG)
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_32.JPG)
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:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_34.JPG)
Next it's time to remove the intercoolers:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_35.JPG)
Gone:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_36.JPG)
And with easier access off comes a catalyst and the stock exhaust:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_41.JPG)
A quick jog over to the "weigh-ins":
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_44.JPG)
And by comparison here's ours almost 50% lighter. Always a plus to have less weight over the rear end:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_42.JPG)
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:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_49.JPG)
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:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_56.JPG)
A good few bends indeed but no welded sub sections:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_53.JPG)
2.5 inch all the way through to accept the factory tips:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_57.JPG)
Bumper back on again and with the stock tips:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_65.JPG)
Now over to the interior. Off comes the factory multi-function steering wheel. The cumbersome buttons make shifting both confusing and irritating:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_04.JPG)
With the TechArt paddle shift conversion kit installed:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_05.JPG)
One side for upshifts and one for down:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_59.JPG)
Great looking interior:
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_76.JPG)
And now ready to go home!
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_72.JPG)
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_73.JPG)
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_74.JPG)
There's more on the menu coming soon...
![](http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_photos/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit/2012_Porsche_Twin_Turbo_S_Aqua_Blue_Aerokit_SharkWerks_Exhaust_TechArt_Paddle_Kit_75.JPG)
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...