My FABSPEED cat-back

Club Members, Here a few quick photos of my FABSPEED cat-back exhaust before the car goes back into the shop for the headers to be installed this weekend. I will be doing a full article on the installation process with detailed pictures of the car from underneath as well as sound and dyno videos. look at the back... the mufflers do not hang low at all. Bottom picture are a few other cars in my stable /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbsup.gif Edited by - Kenny on 08/08/2006 07:52:08 AM

Kenny, That is a fun garage.

So much fun /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/dance.gif

They look really good, i do have one question though. Is it the angle of the pics are do the tips seem to hang a little low? Alos, how do you like the cobra? I drove a 2000 saleen s281 sc for 6 years and thought about going to the cobra but decided to wait for the cayman s .

Matt, Its the angle of the pics, the tips are perfectly straight. Like i said I'm going to take more pics this weekend when the headers are being installed. I'll make sure to get all angles so we all can see. That cobra is ridiculous. It's pushing 18Lbs of boost with a 150 shot of nitrous. Dynoed at the <u>wheels </u>before nitrous @ 575HP & 675TQ. Now imagine a 150hp shot on top. Should be low 10's. Right now low 11's.

I have an 05 STi. One of the best performance cars for the money IMHO. /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbs_up.gif

In the STi you can do things that you can not do in any other car. Its definitely a fun car./fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/drive.gif

Kenny, I am at parade, but let's catch up when I get back about you doing an install article on the Fabspeed . FWIW those tips are 'low' regardless of the photo angle, but that's OK, it is just 'different' as long as they aren't 'too low' and it doesn't appear that they are.

Hey K-man, Yeah lets catch up when you get back. Put it this way they are lower then yours, i just looked at your pictures. Like you said 'different' /fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbsup.gif

Looks like the local authorities have stationed a patrol car to the right of the Cayman

LOL.... no thats just a plane old town car, not worth having it in the pictures./fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbs_up.gif

Kenny: have u posted the sound clip to the website?

Kenny, I understand from talking to Jay at Fabspeed that you should have your headers now, let me know if you need help crafting an installation article for the website, Jay is looking forward to seeing one and I want to help you in any way I can. Feel free to email or PM me.

K-Man, The headers are on my car, everything went great. I am going to PM you now so we can talk. Thanks.

Tokz, No i have not posted a sound clip yet but I'm absolutely going to, as well as pictures and more. I'll get it all done within the next couple of days. Thanks

btw, did you hear the droning sound during low rpm ?

I'm going to have to say no. I have been driving the car now since Friday with the full system on and i have been really trying to listen for any resonance or droning sounds and as far as i can tell there is none. At idle it sounds very smooth with a more aggressive hint of whats to come. Low RPM it's very pleasant, not droned down and not over the top loud. At RPM above 4k it really starts to wake up and by 6k it sounds amazing. I absolutely notice a difference in sound now that the headers are on vs just the cat-back. I've also been told that from behind the car when I'm driving it sounds very aggressive and fits the car. Come to think about it i can get a sound clip up today before i do the article and all that other stuff. I'll post something a little later today.

Kenny: thank you. that made up my mind aboug getting the fabspeed exhaust . and about the sound differences that you heard, with and without installing the headers , does the sound difference very obvious?

Tokz, I mean it sounds deeper, more aggressive. The combination of the sound from the intake (air resrictor removed) and the full exhaust now sounds intoxicating. Every time i drive the car now i forget I'm in a Cayman. And also putting the sounds behind the feel of the power now is so smooth and believe me before you know it your well into the tripledigits. I wish you could drive my car tofeel whatI'm talking about .But please do yourhomework and decide which system fits your personality.Esthetically the exhaust looksincredible. The polished mufflers look greatfrom behindand from the side of the car you can see the polished headers threw my wheels. Very cool.I promise as soon as it stops raining I'm going to take some better pics and post them. I told K-Man i wont have the article don't for a few more days b/c i don't have a dyno aroundhere so i need to take a road trip this weekend (weather permitting) But please wait to see what thefabspeed system has to offer. You wont be disappointed. Regards, Kenny

sounds great. i had talked to jay about the full system too...i had concerns about the volume/resonance but it sounds reasonable for street...AND WIFE driving. thanks for the input!

Kenny, your car looks sweet. I look forward to your sound clip and article. I am going to leave my Cayman stock for a while and really appericate all you guys feedback.

Thanks for the report on Fabspeed ! It is nice to have all the information about different systems here on site! w

Thanks for the comments / feedback guys. I promise some pics and a sound clip by tomorrow.

really looking forward to your full review, article and the pics. It would be great to have reviews of the different exhaust systems/ power kits with pics, sounds, dyno results, etc. I am seriously considering the upgrade but want...like many of you to let someone else take the plunge before i commit....btw..that cobra rocks!...would love to get my paws on one of those.

kenny: i read from the fabspeed exhaust is that they uses the boxster muffler and claimed it as Cayman muffler?? this is proven frm the video that is available for download which says '987 boxster muffler video' is this true??what about the sound clip?

Kenny, We need to get to work on this article, let me know if you need some help!