Fabspeed Intake enhancement - 996

[Brian D. Barrett]

Anyone out there install the Fabspeed silicone intake tube with the muffler removal kit form Fabspeed? Notice any difference?

[mcvgums]

That was the first mod on my car, and it was a great sound improvement, I didn't notice much BHP change until I put the Fabspeed mufflers on. I love the combo, and it takes the tame 996 factory sound and gives it the some teeth. It is an easy install, and a fun way to dress up your engine. :clapping:

I also painted my dipstick and oil filler cap red to match. I think that officialy makes me the biggest geek on this forum.

[911dark]

I'm still waiting for my Fabspeed parts to arrive. Been on order now for several weeks. Delayed due to Fabspeed moving to a new location. (on order: headers, sport cats, mufflers, intake, ECU tuning)

[skyline]

posh git

[quicksilver77]

Improved sound, and throttle response, but not power.

[ianwallwork]

The Fabspeed intake sounds superb on the 3.4 but produces no extra power. Not surprisingly, the sound liberated by the Fabspeed intake matches the sound of their mufflers very well indeed. (The mufflers sound really good on the 3.4 too and do produce extra power). Loved my old 3.4 in this configuration

On the 3.6, it makes the engine sound awful (very flat sounding). My car has PSEs though and it could be the combination of the intake and PSE that just didn't sound right. The intake and Porsche mufflers have sounds that are at slightly different frequencies and they simply don't work together well. It may sound much better with Fabspeed mufflers but I've never tried this combination on the 3.6. I also felt that the 3.6 lost significant power with the intake fitted - the reasons I can't even guess at but it was quite noticeable.

I would also advise you to ignore the bit in the instructions that tells you to remove the flow straightener in the intake and replace it with a silly little carbon-look plastic ring. The flow straightener ensures the airflow over the MAF is even and can cause part-throttle fuelling issues if removed. (The O2 sensors will compensate to a point but can end up going out of range if they have to compensate too much). Also don't use with an oiled filter (K&N for example) as the oil they're impregnated with can kill MAF sensors!

Ian