New exhaust for gt3 rs 3.8
New exhaust for gt3 rs 3.8
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woppum

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1,137 posts

216 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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Looking for new pipes. There seems to be little on the Internet comparing prices, quality and noise.mwhat does everyone recomend. Obviously akrapovic is the fave but seems very very expensive ?

keep it lit

3,388 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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will you be wanting to take the car on track with a new exhaust mate?

woppum

Original Poster:

1,137 posts

216 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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Yes I will, but obviously even as standard the car is limited to a few tracks in any case!

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3,388 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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from experience I see a fair few 997 gt3's fail noise tests at various tracks still running std exhausts!.. the only place I see gt3's running after market exhausts without hassle is the ring (135db's).. I reckon you'd be screwed at any uk track for excessive noise if you fit an aftermarket system.. we fitted a sharkwerks backbox by-pass system to our 3.8rs and this would fail most if not all uk tracks.. but it's easy to install & remove if your handy with the tools, so you could run it on the road, and swap back to std for track...?

woppum

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1,137 posts

216 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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That's interesting, I'm in contact with alex at the moment. He seems to think it would be fine as only when you press the button it bypasses?

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3,388 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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be good to ask other owners on here such as discocolin & ttdan for info.. i was with them on track at donington recently and they were getting grief from the noise nazis.. i recall they were all running std systems, with the valves tricks in place, but sure some of them got booted off..?

7gt3 with sharkwerks by-pass is deffo louder than 105db !!

woppum

Original Poster:

1,137 posts

216 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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Ok thanks for that!
As much help as possible pistonheads - I need help!

majordad

3,631 posts

227 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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When I talked to the Akrapovnic Man at the FOS he said the GT3RS GEn 2 already had one of their exhausts so no real room for improvement there.

woppum

Original Poster:

1,137 posts

216 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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You mean as standard?
I don't think that's correct I'd so. The gen 2 rs exhaust is stainless steel, par the tips which are ti

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3,388 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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majordad said:
When I talked to the Akrapovnic Man at the FOS he said the GT3RS GEn 2 already had one of their exhausts so no real room for improvement there.
I thought the only car that came with an Akropovic system fitted as standard was the gt2rs.. no Akropovic system on our 7.2 gt3rs.

fioran0

2,410 posts

202 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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whats your general thinking behind the exhaust change out?
Looking to make it sound more like it looks?




Edited by fioran0 on Sunday 16th September 23:14

ttdan

1,113 posts

223 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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majordad said:
When I talked to the Akrapovnic Man at the FOS he said the GT3RS GEn 2 already had one of their exhausts so no real room for improvement there.
Maybe he meant it was their R&D or are they OEM?

Anyway, any other exhaust on the .2RS will make it louder and as its borderline on most UK track days as standard....

I guess it depends why you want to change it?

The "trick" you can use is to close off the valve on the switchable exhaust which will stop it going in to sport mode an therefore keep it quieter on drive by. Does seem to choke the power a bit tho at the top end.

majordad

3,631 posts

227 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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He said the box part was theirs, and I ve seen somewhere the RS part even has their name stamped on it.

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3,388 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th September 2012
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majordad said:
He said the box part was theirs, and I ve seen somewhere the RS part even has their name stamped on it.
ok i see David as to Akropovic designing the rear silencer box.. i agree that changing the rear box to a bypass or other make might not see any performance gain.. though the cup box may add a bit of flow/power.. i think the rudeboy op wants a bit more sound..? can't fault the lad!!

Dblue

3,288 posts

230 months

Monday 17th September 2012
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Come from Scud , back to GT3 and the only thing it lacks is the drama.New pipes high on the agenda.
Like Sa said, Akrapovic seems the quality choice but its very pricey.SW , Fabspeed , Europipe all much cheaper.




Edited by Dblue on Monday 17th September 10:03

DiscoColin

3,328 posts

244 months

Monday 17th September 2012
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Might also be worth finding out how NXI20 is getting on. He has a new exhaust for his 3.9 996 which is supposedly driveby safe everywhere, less than 105 static and should also be compatible with a 997. Not positive, but I think it was from MTM and took them ages to supply (it was about to be fitted the last time I caught up with him).

As has already been said - the stock one for a 997 GT3 cannot pass the new noise regime at Donington without putting a vacuum cap on the release valve for the bypass.

Edited by DiscoColin on Monday 17th September 19:12

37RB

31 posts

179 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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I run a gen2 gt3 rs with an akropovic system, with a car graphic remote switch allowing the system to be on or off, thus not coming on with the sport button. 101db static and passes all 105db drive by's. It is 119db's when noisy! Can only run noisy abroad though!

ttdan

1,113 posts

223 months

Tuesday 18th September 2012
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Is that the full system or just the back box? I'd imagine you need to keep the side mufflers in order to keep the "switch ability" ?

37RB

31 posts

179 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Its the full race system but has the side mufflers in, these are akropovic as well, from what i understand the car graphic just activates the vacuum, either on or off effectively shutting or opening the bypass to the side mufflers.

Slippydiff

16,426 posts

253 months

Wednesday 19th September 2012
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DiscoColin said:
Might also be worth finding out how NXI20 is getting on. He has a new exhaust for his 3.9 996 which is supposedly driveby safe everywhere, less than 105 static and should also be compatible with a 997. Not positive, but I think it was from MTM and took them ages to supply (it was about to be fitted the last time I caught up with him).
M & M

EFA.

I note Europipe no longer list any exhausts for N/A Porsche GT models, anyone know why this is ? Lack of demand ?