Italian Tubi Style exhaust for 997.2

[fast eddie]

Howdy,

I purchased this exhaust noted above because it was most likely covered by the original warranty. The upgrade was obtained from Champion's reccomended shop, co-located with the Champion Porsche Dealership in Pompano Beach, FL.

I'm not satisfied with the product at this tiime. It maxes out at about 4,000 rpms and develops a trumpet-like brrrraaaaaaatttttttt that I don't like at all. Below 3,500 rpms it sound great. Above 4,500 rpms its ok again. The growl off the line is gnarly and cool. If you shift up below say 3,600, it's OK. If you shift up above that rpm, it sounds like a trumpet, or some cheap accura or KIA 4 cyl. joke. I'm hoping it will mature to a more sedate sound as it ages. If it doesn't, it's gone.

Expensive **** experiment. About $3,500 for purchase and install. However, it did not sound as advertized or as depicted on u-tube. I probably should have gone for the Porsche retrofit sport exhaust with the on off overide on the dash. More expensive but if your'e keeping the car, who cares? My service manager should have told me, specially since the prices are so close.

Did I get 10-20 more HP since the engine breathes more freely? I do really think I did, It feels like more power is available. No I did not dyno the thing, just a visceral feeling. Would I buy it again knowing what I know now, NO!

Going to attempt a deal with the installer. Trade both systems back for the Porshe Sport Exhaust. They will probably want my children and dog for exchange. If it means loosing the proverbial shirt, may simply switch back to the original. I just like to hear the engine/exhaust note more than factory, I drive by sound partly.

If you ever change your exhaust syst., make **** sure you keep the old system and store it in your garage. It's like a woman, who knows until you've ridden her?

Still love the car!

Ed

[phillipj]

Sorry to hear that Eddie. I have heard some pretty bad stories about the Tubi. A lot of people don't like the sound yet they are very popular. Go figure. I think the PSE is till the best sound on a 997..

[gota911]

I had my dealer install PSE on my 997.2 (2010) about 5 weeks after I bought the car. PSE, coupled with the Sharkwerks by pass pipes to replace the center muffler, gives my car an awesome sound. It is exactly what I wanted and expected. a secondary "plus" is that if needed, I can turn it to quiet with the push of a button.

I almost went with Tubi, glad I didn't.

[fast eddie]

Hello phillip and gota,

Thanks for your replies, allways good to have feedback.

I'm still surprised my service mgr. didn't even mention the pse option!

My own fault for not doing deep enough research.

Is the quiet button located on the dash, on the same panel as the suspension and sport mode buttons?

Regards,

[phillipj]

On my 2006 Carrera S my PSE was activated by the "Sport" button. I believe there are other options though when you have it installed post factory...

Good luck selling the Tubi exhaust Eddie. You should be able to sell it quick on E Bay...

[grayman]

You should look into FVD. It sounds deeper and with an aggressive growl above 4,000 RPM. The build, fit and finish is top notch.

[alan93rsa]

FVD does make a a couple of nice systems for the 997.2 cars. There are several options. The one on my list is the long tube headers with 200 cell sport cats and PSE.

[Mako]

This is a great write up, very helpful for someone who is looking into getting a new exhaust

[gota911]

Hello phillip and gota,

Thanks for your replies, allways good to have feedback.

I'm still surprised my service mgr. didn't even mention the pse option!

My own fault for not doing deep enough research.

Is the quiet button located on the dash, on the same panel as the suspension and sport mode buttons?

Regards,

My PSE button is next to the PASM button. Since I do not have Sport CHrono, the PSE has a tailpipe icon on it.