Soul Performance Products - 987.1 Exhaust and Headers Showcase

Meet the Soul Performance Products Competition Suite for 987.1 Cayman / Boxster - performance components built by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts. DEVELOPMENT: We have had ample time around many exhaust configurations for the 987.1 and set out to build the ideal setup for enthusiasts. We decided on this design as it offers an incredible sound when you have the pedal down, but it is VERY refined when driving around town. The Soul mufflers practically eliminate droning – even with aftermarket catless headers the sound is reserved during partial throttle! No valves necessary – we are confident that our system is a solid option for those who like it loud when it’s appropriate but reserved around town. Expect no check engine lights CONSTRUCTION: Each system is made from mandrel bent T304L stainless steel tubing and features mufflers with fortified casings in the interest of durability. Choose from three attractive 3.5” tip options - or we can even build you a custom set to meet your needs. Our precision engineered headers are meticulously fabricated from T304L stainless steel. Proven design elements including port matched flanges, smooth radius primary tubing, and collectors that optimize the exhaust flow all work in conjunction to maximize power gains. Every set is rigorously quality-checked prior to shipping. POWER: The 2006 Cayman S was advertised as making 276 crank horsepower from the factory, which translates to around / under 250 wheel horsepower. During testing on a Dynojet dynamometer at Eurocharged Cincinnati, a Competition Package equipped vehicle put down an average of 286 wheel hp and 244 ft-lbs of torque, with the strongest run being 291 whp and 250 ft-lbs of torque. BOLT ON AND GO: Each product is tested in a fixture to ensure perfect fitment. Thorough installation instructions are included in the box for a straightforward install that can be performed by most DIY enthusiasts. LIFETIME WARRANTY: Enjoy your Soul exhaust components with confidence on both the street and track as they are covered by our Lifetime Warranty! Our team will quickly work with you to resolve any issues that you may have. Unboxing: Driving POV: Sound Clips: ​ Quick Website Links: PORSCHE 987.1 BOXSTER / CAYMAN COMPETITION PACKAGE PORSCHE 987.1 BOXSTER / CAYMAN PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEM PORSCHE 987.1 BOXSTER / CAYMAN COMPETITION HEADERS We'd love to take care of you and outfit your Cayman or Boxster with a high quality system that doesn't drone when you're headed home but offers a symphony when your right foot commands it. These components are ALWAYS in stock. Let us know if you have any questions!

Your exhaust , your way. Tip customization is available for a small setup and fabrication fee to make them unique to your car!

Another set of custom tips!

Soul , Could/would you build a 200 cell cat model of your headers for 987.1 S cars. Specifically, I would like to see a 24 inch long tube header attached to a 200 cell cat, that I could connect to an aftermarket catless muffler, in my case a Milltec product. I have only found competition headers in your listing for my car model while 987.2 has a cat header. I would think that 987.1 has 5 times as many cars on the road as 987.2 and rates this build. There are numerous enthusiastic 987.1 owners who do not necessarily track their cars, but use them on the street as either a daily driver or for sport. This type of header would give them little more mid range HP and torque. I know there are exemption forms that I could use to get around the state DEQ requirement if I installed your headers without cats, but that process is very involved in the state of Washington.

Apex1 I'm sorry we missed your comment. I don't have an ETA on the headers you are asking for but they are on our development project list.

Thanks, I would think you could sell quite a few of these long tube headers , especially if they are longer than the competitions and look great in the under car shot. Maybe 20 inches would be more realistic for headers , knowing they flow into the cat. Do you also offer different coatings, as some are gold and others sort of silver? Please let me know if you intend to pursue manufacturing this product or do you need a test vehicle. I would volunteer my car through a local speed shop if that would help for a 987.1 3.4 motor. Not sure about doing before and after dyno tests though. Its a pain to get my car to Cantrell Motor Sports in Bellevue. Maybe I could do a Cobb tune at the same time to add crackle into the down shift cycle and add some mid range torque.

We have to manage pricing vs performance for the 987.1 We're exploring our options for runners and catalytic converters and will getting into development in the distant future. We do not offer coatings - we leave that up to the customer to decide what they think is best - it's best to go direct there. We have a local vehicle that we can use for development when the time comes. Unfortunately COBB does not support the 987.1 models.

Any (Black Friday / cyber monday) sale going on?

Absolutely! Sale pricing is applied to the products and take note of the discount code on the main page of our website.

Competition Headers + Performance Exhaust = another happy SOUL owner

Are you ready for some SOUL ? Give us a call at [phone removed] and let's chat about optimizing your 987.1 .

I feel like I need to provide another update. I have the full exhaust (long tube headers + mufflers) and as reported in other threads, my car came Alive after this upgrade. I have stock intake, TB and even OEM Air filter and yet the car was transformed after this upgrade. A big jump in low end TQ, mid range. I never had PSM interfere on exits of corners until I added the exhaust . I didn't need to take the car for a dyne run to feel the change in HP. A week ago I added a Tune to the car, The tune company's claim of HP/TQ addition are similar to what Soul Performance claims I got with headers /mufflers. Well, life is full of lessons learned because those claimed ponies never showed up. I am sure the car is technically making more HP/TQ than it was before tune. But there change is absolutely not nearly as much as I got from the Exhaust system (especially Headers )

Thank you for the update!

We hit the road and installed our Performance Exhaust on a customers car while it was waiting for new parts during a full service detail at Oakes Detail! Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeGnQEKgjas/?taken-by=soulperformanceproducts

Love the black tips, very nice

Thank you! Here's a closer look!

Do you recommend Titanium heat tape wrap to increase internal temp and reduce outside temperature on your competition headers all the way to the rear muffler, especailly around 997 turbo brake cooling ducts installed on 987 on the thrust arm to cool the rear brakes. Also, is it possible to install the competition headers and then add a 100 cell cat just before the muffler with the Titanium tape all the way to the cat. Is there a reason the cat needs to be closer to the motor if the pipe is wrapped? I plan on having two different brake cooling ducts in the rear, the 997 Turbo on the rear thrust arm and a GT2 duct banded to the lower control arm. One is in front of the brake and the other is in the rear of the brake. The reason is the that 987.1 do not have a PSM defeat to turn off the rear brake stability during trail braking, so they work a lot harder than they should and get very hot.

Ceramic coating / heat wrap is like you said a great way to keep heat in, which in turn increases exhaust velocity while prolonging the life of components near the exhaust . The further back you place a catalytic converter from the engine the less efficient the catalytic converters will be for emissions purposes - you want the cats hot and at optimal operating temperature for effective catalyzing to take place. Given you are adding cooling components and discussing trailing braking will your car be primarily seeing track use? Any reasons for the cats as you could disable any CEL's with a tune? -Mike S

I need the cat's to pass the State of Washingtion DEQ air quality requirements first try. This means that I do not want to go to a repair shop and get a waiver after paying the shop for $150. of supposed tune up to get the car closer to passing the test. My car would be fully warmed up when I pull into the test facility. The 987.2 have two sets of these cats, one set is in the muffler, correct. So how far downstream from the exhaust port should the single 200 cell cat be positioned with the engine o2 sensor 's. Im just wondering if I could get a one off by using your competition headers and a local muffler shop to install the headers , cats, and wrap the entire system in titanium weave wrap.

The 987.1 exhaust has catalytic converters in it - the 987.2 does not. I can't advise on the success of the downstream catalytic converters as we have not tried it - giving you a suggestion without data doesn't help and I don't make false promises. Dundon has done something similar with the GT3 but the total exhaust path is shorter. The choice of catalytic converter also plays a big role. Cheap 100 cell cats won't work as well as say the HJS HD 200 cell cats. Have you considered just swapping the headers out for inspection when the time comes? -Mike S

Not quite the same as changing to race tires . If I have a lift in my garage, I would think about it as long as the pipe connection is the same exact size in length and width between the header and the exhaust pipe. I suppose I could do it. I could then wrap both sets of headers with titanium wrap as well as the length of the exhaust pipe to my Milltec stainless muffler. Do you know if your headers are exactly the same size and length as the OEM part with the cat? What about the O2 sensor on the race headers ? I do not want any codes showing up requiring a software package delete. Let me know.

If you remove / move the factory catalysts you will almost certainly get a check engine light due to "catalyst inefficiency". You have around a 75% chance of success of not having a check engine light by using our catted O2 spacers . With these the O2 sensors will still receive scrubbed exhaust gasses. Our headers bolt in to the same exact locations at factory in regards to length.

I recently had Super Sprint Race headers installed and now the check engine light is on. I am interested to try these Catted O2 spacers . My only concern is would they fit since the space is pretty tight around those headers .

Do you have any videos of just the exhaust ? (no header upgrade). Thanks!

Hello. Kindly allow me to jump in to this thread. Just had Soul headers installed on my 2008 Cayman S Sport by Holt Motorsports. I am very satisfied. This little Porsche really moves now. Throttle response is excellent down low. Best I can compare it to is this... I owned a 997 GT3 for four years; and now we refer to the Cayman S with Soul as "the junior varsity GT3 ". The car flat out flies now, it's a little rocket. Will be taking to track in April and can report back.

That is exactly the type of info I would like to hear about.

Glad to hear you are satisfied! We can't wait to hear your track feedback! The Stradman just gifted our full exhaust suite to Clayton at Summit Auto Lab! We're looking forward to a full install video very shortly. -Mike S

Prepping 987.1 exhaust shipments! All foam packed and ready to go! Let us know when you're ready for yours!

Hope one of those is mine! Been waiting a few weeks for them to ship.

I can vouch for the excellence in build, installation and effect of the Soul Performance Long Tube Street headers with HJS 200 cell cats on my 987.2 already fitted with a Carnewal GT exhaust mod. I had the headers installed along with an IPD Competition Plenum and GT3 TB - the effect at the track this past weekend (first time out after install) was dramatic both in terms of sound and performance. I drove about an hour to the track and can state that I get ZERO drone from this set up. At highway speeds, the engine sound is barely discernible over the tire noise on our crappy roads. Blip the gas pedal and you know immediately by both the sound and acceleration that there is an engine behind you. On the track, the sound was pure, flat six sweetness with growls on accelerations, pops and rasps when I lifted off the pedal. Power response was likewise impressive - the car is quicker, faster and with all hesitation gone at all points of the RPM curve. Here's a sadly too short video of the car during a threshold braking exercise. We tracked in the PM but I did not get any video (my buddy, tracking his Rolls Royce Wraith, was in the same group as I).

Yes indeed!

Thank you very much for the kind words! I'm going to share this video on our social media today - let me know if you would like to be tagged! Cheers to your buddy rolling his Rolls onto the track! -Mike

No worries sharing the video.....here's the Roller....waiting to lead our group out onto the track. Despite it's 2.5 tonne weight, it's pretty impressive. That enormous V12 doesn't hurt either...

Clayton at Summit Auto Lab put together this video of the installation process of our complete Competition Package!

Just taking a peak inside a few boxes that came to me last week. These are destined for my Boxster once the engine replacement is completed. Headers : And look how nice these tips are: There's also a 3rd box in the set - exhausts + O2 spacers. Thanks Soul PP!

You're most welcome, thank you for choosing us! -Mike