Just installed my bypass pipes....WOW!!!
07-25-2011, 09:48 PM
#31
Again, it is no big deal for me. Car is not my daily driver and I have no issues with it. Granted, they are not for everyone...but works for me. Different strokes for different folks
I do have the OEM cats on it also. Still, when you need to, you can go easy on the gas.
I do have the OEM cats on it also. Still, when you need to, you can go easy on the gas.
07-25-2011, 09:59 PM
#32
That's because your cobra and vette had a nice rumble to them. You need to drive it more, if you don't i'm breaking into your garage to take it for a joy ride.
07-26-2011, 08:26 AM
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03 SVT Mustang Cobra & Z06 Corvette
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07-26-2011, 10:18 AM
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Nordschleife Master
would love to hear these - anybody in SF have these?
07-26-2011, 05:04 PM
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07-26-2011, 07:55 PM
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I just installed mine this afternoon. I have mixed feelings on them. They sound great but they are just a tad too loud for me. I'm 24 and have yet to lose my hearing and want to keep it that way so I'll be putting the stockers back on in a few weeks.
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07-27-2011, 03:47 AM
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Drifting
Nice 
Do you miss the torque of the Z06? I test drove one and was VERY impressed with the massive power available from about 2000 RPM. In order to get the same zip from my 996 I need to be above 4,500+/- RPM. Different strokes for different folks i guess but the Z06 is certainly better suited to U.S. roads were you are often accelerating from low RPM.
Do you miss the torque of the Z06? I test drove one and was VERY impressed with the massive power available from about 2000 RPM. In order to get the same zip from my 996 I need to be above 4,500+/- RPM. Different strokes for different folks i guess but the Z06 is certainly better suited to U.S. roads were you are often accelerating from low RPM.
07-27-2011, 10:12 PM
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I have had the Fabspeed muffler bypass pipes for over a year now and I love the sound! This is not my daily driver but I will not put the mufflers back on. They weigh 25 lbs each by the way....
07-27-2011, 10:25 PM
#42
My SVT Cobra was way louder then my Porsche. I don't think it's all that bad. You can basically control the sound with the gas pedal.
07-28-2011, 12:41 AM
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You can control the noise with the gas but man that start-up rev is loud, coupled with the sound resonating through my garage I'm quite certain I woke up all my neighbors this morning.
07-28-2011, 02:56 AM
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Also, if you pay for Fabspeed...you are nuts. They all work the same. I actually got my 996 with Fabspeed tips on the OEM exhaust that now sit in the corner of the garage. Granted I like their intake, but the exhaust stuff is way overpriced. This is coming from an Ex-BMW Dinan guy...
Again, these are not for everyone, but weight savings...other benefits...I like them and they stay.
After years of owning over 20 cars....and 20 year military retired guy, the exhaust is not a big issue. Come shoot my Kimber 1911 Raptor...that is loud.
Just a young at heart 40 year old here.