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Changed the tail pipes on my Cayman when I first bought it and it took the OPC nearly 2 hours as bolts snapped and everything had 'welded' together.
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Dealing with the broken exhaust studs doubled the time it took me to replace the clutch, flywheel and rear main seal.
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Easily within budget, especially now the exchange rate is so much better, plus looks standard, unless you decide to change the tailpipes.
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Use oxy acetylene torch and some special tools
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Gert recons to be able to swap exhausts inside 2 hours every time including dealing with the studs but he uses an oxy acetylene torch and some special tools.
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Gert recons to be able to swap exhausts inside 2 hours every time including dealing with the studs but he uses an oxy acetylene torch and some special tools.
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Just bought a 2006 987, pick it up friday. Its got the standard exhaust and sounds fine...but while looking for a car I saw one that had a relteck (sp?) sports exhaust and it sounded MUCH better.....so, without a HUGE spend...what are my options to make a std 987 sound better? (budget £5/600 would be nice)
Check out the "Carnewal GT Exhaust" thread started on the 5th May.
I put this exhaust on mine soon after buying my 05 BS.
It still makes me smile everyday
Carnewal GT Is the way I went. Easily within budget, especially now the exchange rate is so much better, plus looks standard, unless you decide to change the tailpipes. But the biggest plus point for me was Gert, who developed the modification, had put a huge effort into developing the internal modification to get just the sound he felt best suited the car. A nice balance between volume, note and character. It's quiet when you want it, but when your on it, it's sensational.
If your within reasonable reach of Dover, a day trip to Brussels and he will fit if for free while you relax in his guest house. But you can buy with delivery if you prefer.
http://www.carnewal.com/products/P87/p87007/P87-1-...
ok, carnewal it is!
I guess the order and fit myself option is cheapest?? Whats the fitting likely for me to get done here? I'm in Reading so a drive over there is doable, but would only bother if it was less than the fitting cost in the UK
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ok, carnewal it is!
I guess the order and fit myself option is cheapest?? Whats the fitting likely for me to get done here? I'm in Reading so a drive over there is doable, but would only bother if it was less than the fitting cost in the UK
A lot of happy owners with the Carnewal mod. The Designtek one also sounds quite good on a 987 if you like it a bit louder and raspier. Have a look here for some sound clips
http://www.boxa.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=6137...
it was a designtech one I heard - but happy to go with carnewal based on the good reviews.
what will i be looking at fitting wise (cost?) and is it an easy job - can my regular "service the car on the driveway" guy sort it? He's done all routine work on my cars till now - I wouldnt have him service the boxster....but is the exhaust just a bolt in place job any decent spanner man can do?
Changed the tail pipes on my Cayman when I first bought it and it took the OPC nearly 2 hours as bolts snapped and everything had 'welded' together. Car was 4 years old with 33 k miles on the clock. Fortunately for me they had quoted a fixed price for the job, but I did have to sit and wait while they did it!
IMO - get someone who knows what they are doing or you could get a larger than expected bill for labour costs. Better still drive to Belgium and enjoy a days road trip!!
Dealing with the broken exhaust studs doubled the time it took me to replace the clutch, flywheel and rear main seal. Not only were the 6 studs on my Gen 1 Cayman a pressed fit into the flanges on the manifolds but their heads were welded to the flange too. It took me about 8 hours to grind and drill them out using an angle grinder, Dremel, 90 degree angled drill, flexi extension drill and conventional drill. Plus several cobalt drill bits. I also had to disconect the control arms so I could swing the rear struts outward to improve access. All this was done on axle stands. Access for driling and grinding was the main problem.
A few weeks later I went to Belgium to get the Carnewal exhaust fitted and wish I'd done this first. Gert recons to be able to swap exhausts inside 2 hours every time including dealing with the studs but he uses an oxy acetylene torch and some special tools.
Likewise, I went the Belgium to see Gert.
Same situation with knackered bolts.
But Gert does the fitting for free, so the trip pretty much covered it's self.
I'd much rather been driving to Belgium and back, rather than struggling with axlel stands and angle grinders
Any tips on the trip? Ferry or tunnel? Good place to stop for lunch? What to do while the job is carried out?
and, go easy on me on this one.....GF wants nice tail pipes!!! She saw one with oval pipes (I think cayman style?) Anyway - I see tail pipe options are on the carnewal site but look expensive! Is there not a "halfords" style option where I can slip something on the end of the carnewal system that looks "shiny" ??
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Any tips on the trip? Ferry or tunnel? Good place to stop for lunch? What to do while the job is carried out?
When I went, I took my son, so we just hung out at Gerts guest house, which is on site, watching some TV !
We took the tunnel which is always very easy, then we drove back to Bruges to spend the night / next morning, before getting back on the tunnel.
I'm sure it can easily be a day trip though as Gert only takes about 2 hours to fit.
I believe he also has a complimentary car should you want to go explore.
We were delayed by a major tunnel problem which meant that we arrived at our hotel in Bruges around midnight instead of around 6pm so didn't get to see the town at all. I've used the tunnel 6 times and been significantly delayed (several hours) 3 times - I'm sure I'm just unlucky! It took around an hour or so from Bruges to get to Gert for 10am.
We spent less than 2 hours at Gert's place and that included a good natter.
As we were heading onwards for a long weekend in Germany/Luxembourg, we didn't check out the locality around Gert's. On the way back from Germany we stopped off at the Spa circuit for a wander around (great place, really atmospheric) but that is at least a couple of hours further on from Gert's if coming from the UK.
Emailed him back and forth today! Very accommodating!
Hopefully going to go over there in a couple of weeks - travel on a Friday and stay in Bruges overnight in order to visit him Saturday morning.... Then home (no need to do Spa as I did a track day there on my R1 a few years ago.... So already ticked off the list!)
oh, still interested if there is a solution to the girlfriends desire for shiny tailpipes?
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