Just had sports exhaust fitted to my 981 CS
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As the title says, I have just driven back from OPC Portsmouth after they fitted my sports exhaust.
I now have, for me, the perfect spec Cayman S.
It sounds great, I'll give it a proper blast tonight on the way to out Bournemouth pub meet.
Great (for Porsche) price from Portsmouth too.
Jason
I now have, for me, the perfect spec Cayman S.
It sounds great, I'll give it a proper blast tonight on the way to out Bournemouth pub meet.
Great (for Porsche) price from Portsmouth too.
Jason
CampingGaz said:
I think you need a detour via the A3 tunnel at Hindhead for some 'exhaustive' testing :P
Rest assured, that is on the cards. We are off to Brighton in a couple of weeks, so there's another nice tunnel there too. Coming from the C63, it's nice to hear the exhaust it can be a bit muted on the Merc.
TackMEU said:
Great (for Porsche) price from Portsmouth too.
Jason
Do you mind saying how much they charged? Was it some kind of special price? I'd checked Portsmouth before and they seemed to be charging full retail on the parts plus charging slightly more hours than Guildford for the fitting.Jason
SimonOcean said:
Do you mind saying how much they charged? Was it some kind of special price? I'd checked Portsmouth before and they seemed to be charging full retail on the parts plus charging slightly more hours than Guildford for the fitting.
£1800 all in. So in my eyes, not too bad at all. They were happy for me to spread the word.
TackMEU said:
SimonOcean said:
Do you mind saying how much they charged? Was it some kind of special price? I'd checked Portsmouth before and they seemed to be charging full retail on the parts plus charging slightly more hours than Guildford for the fitting.
£1800 all in. So in my eyes, not too bad at all. They were happy for me to spread the word.
It is crazy that they would have quoted me such a higher price. Geeze... What did I do to deserve that!? Probably dropping in for too many cappuccinos. Please would you PM me the contact in parts that you dealt with?
SimonOcean said:
@TackMEU: Thanks for the reply. Just to check, this is £1,800 inc VAT. correct? I just checked my email from Porsche Portsmouth. In April they wanted £2,475.87 inc VAT for the exhaust and the interior switch / associated vacuum tubes. I passed. But at £1,800 it is another story.
It is crazy that they would have quoted me such a higher price. Geeze... What did I do to deserve that!? Probably dropping in for too many cappuccinos. Please would you PM me the contact in parts that you dealt with?
I will do so tonight. It is crazy that they would have quoted me such a higher price. Geeze... What did I do to deserve that!? Probably dropping in for too many cappuccinos. Please would you PM me the contact in parts that you dealt with?
Have you heard one with PSE?
TackMEU said:
I will do so tonight.
Have you heard one with PSE?
Thanks.Have you heard one with PSE?
Yes, I have and it sounds great. I had PSE on my prior 997 and I miss it on my 981. I've also listened to videos (rather than mk 1 ear) to the aftermarket boys attempts. Although some of the aftermarket weight less and deliver a few extra bhp, I think that the PSE sounds the best. Plus the interior switch is neat and useful for not annoying people.
SimonOcean said:
Thanks.
Yes, I have and it sounds great. I had PSE on my prior 997 and I miss it on my 981. I've also listened to videos (rather than mk 1 ear) to the aftermarket boys attempts. Although some of the aftermarket weight less and deliver a few extra bhp, I think that the PSE sounds the best. Plus the interior switch is neat and useful for not annoying people.
With the added bonus of no issues come extended warranty time. Yes, I have and it sounds great. I had PSE on my prior 997 and I miss it on my 981. I've also listened to videos (rather than mk 1 ear) to the aftermarket boys attempts. Although some of the aftermarket weight less and deliver a few extra bhp, I think that the PSE sounds the best. Plus the interior switch is neat and useful for not annoying people.
I'm considering getting PSE for my 981 CS but I'd really like to hear one first. The dealer didn't have one to try and when I was at Silverstone they also didn't have one. The did have a GTS there but they wouldn't let me drive it, only sit in it and rev it in the car park which wasn't very satisfactory.
I don't have sports chrono so I'm wondering if I will get the pops and crackles on overrun since there's no sport + button? Does sport+ change the engine map to give the pops?
I don't have sports chrono so I'm wondering if I will get the pops and crackles on overrun since there's no sport + button? Does sport+ change the engine map to give the pops?
SimonOcean said:
I can confirm that you do not need sport chrono to get pops and crackles if you have the PSE.
Does anyone have PSE with a manual 'box? If so, do you also get to enjoy the pops and crackles? Just wondering if they are triggered by some form of PDK driven electrickery....iantr said:
Does anyone have PSE with a manual 'box? If so, do you also get to enjoy the pops and crackles? Just wondering if they are triggered by some form of PDK driven electrickery....
My car is manual, it pops 'n' crackles, but it has sport chrono, so it rev matches on downshift. Not sure if it does it without that or not. Edited by TackMEU on Monday 16th June 05:37
TackMEU said:
CampingGaz said:
I think you need a detour via the A3 tunnel at Hindhead for some 'exhaustive' testing :P
Rest assured, that is on the cards. We are off to Brighton in a couple of weeks, so there's another nice tunnel there too. Coming from the C63, it's nice to hear the exhaust it can be a bit muted on the Merc.
iantr said:
SimonOcean said:
I can confirm that you do not need sport chrono to get pops and crackles if you have the PSE.
Does anyone have PSE with a manual 'box? If so, do you also get to enjoy the pops and crackles? Just wondering if they are triggered by some form of PDK driven electrickery....Gassing Station | Boxster/Cayman | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff