201 mph in my 996 TT today! :)

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Some of you may know, that I recently put a Fabspeed sports exhaust (cats & back boxes, Fabspeed claim + 35bhp) & a BMC air filter (+5ish bhp?) on my 2001 996TT. (So it should be around 460 bhp @ the moment).

Well today was the first opportunity since fitting them that I had the chance to really open her up – 201 mph on the clocks, 193 mph showing on the Road Pilot GPS speed! - and she still had some left in her. Previous dash clock speed I’ve seen was 196 mph, before the mods.

The exhaust system is quite loud; I wouldn’t want to drive more than 2 or 3 hours before I think I would start to give me a headache! But it sounds awesome! People stop and look when driving through town and on the motorway it burbles along very nicely, do I’m please. It certainly feels a lot quicker to drive, freer to boost.

– This is what a sports car should be like! - IMHO.

It had it’s 36k service the other day, when the workshop manager bought it back, he got out, with a big grin on his face saying “this is mental! It makes other 911 seem tame, even turbos” – well, a sell’s thing maybe, but I was well please.

Gerry

PS can’t wait to get it chipp’d, now where’s DMS’ number…...

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Who would say on here?
Not to far from where you are, that's all I say

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Yes I must get around to post the pics - I'll sort it this week.

Of course this speed wasn't on the public highway!

When is Brunty?

>> Edited by 911 habit on Monday 2nd August 11:25

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I’ve also kept the exhaust system looking standard.

Steve, I’ll get it dyno’d when I get the ECU done (hopefully a before & after), not sure when, but certainly within the next few months. I’ll keep you posted. – Unless you’re arranging another rollin’ road day soon ??

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rich1231 said:

911 habit, any chance you can tell me the cost of the exhaust? And where you got it from? Rich

www.design911.co.uk/index.htm?Region=UK
They are £ 1995.00 +VAT, however they where doing a July special for £ 1795.50, which is what I went for, however, they were out of stock, BUT luckily had a very little used (sub 500 miles) second-hand one, which was £1350! Bargain! +£200 for fitting, which was a balls up +VAT

Design911 use a local garage to do fittings, they, when removing my tail pipes, snapped the old bolts on the clamps and rather than drilling out and re-tapping them, they just drilled a separate small hole in the centre, bottom of the tail pipe and put a aluminium rivet in! This would have vibrated loose eventually. So, I took it upon myself to remove the tail-pipes, drill out the old stainless bolt ends, re-tap and put in some new stainless bolts. – Sorted.

So, I would recommend buying from them, but get a reputable garage to fit them eh!

There website is still advertising the july special, so if you ask them nicely I’m sure they would still do the pipes for £1750 +VAT.

Let me know how you get on.

Gerry
“keeping in the boost!”