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Jim, my advice is, if you can’t identify the part with play, just start replacing from the least expensive first. You don’t say whether it’s front or rear? Basically drop links rattle, tuning forks sound like snooker balls banging together and coffin arms creek.

I’d go for the car with sports plus if it’s pdk, absolutely brilliant

Now decided very happy with the modded exhaust, the old one is up for sale on ebay.  I've kept the price sensible as its collection only.

Exhaust for sale

6 hours ago, scaramanga said:

Can I just check - has anyone with these exhaust mods (including the Carnewal mod) seen an EML light come up, post the mod ?

There is no reason why you would get a light as the exhaust gas sensor is at the header cat, which is unchanged. I can however confirm from data that I do not have a light.

40 minutes ago, Chuckie66 said:

Yea phone call quality is poor. Any settings on PCM or iphone to fiddle with?

Not that I know of - for me it just works and sounds pretty much as I'd expect

19 minutes ago, Jonttt said:

They let anyone join here now 🤣

You're here as living proof! 🤣😂🤣

1 hour ago, Chuckie66 said:

Spotify is really good, but as soon as you switch to a phone call the sound quality drops, as ifs a poor mobile phone connection, a re-dial isn’t much better. With engine off it’s a bit better. 

 

AH, ok. You mean the phone call sound quality is poor?  Music etc are fine?

1 hour ago, Desiro said:

So if I understand! It was all black and you have changed it to beige, except for the steering wheel?

In all seriousness, I like the beige with the black wheel. What colour is the exterior?

Just to clear up what I've done, which perhaps wasn't clear.

From this

to this

Breaks up the all beige interior nicely imo.  Exterior is Agate Grey

2 hours ago, McDonald said:

A much better match for the interior. Black looks odd in that environment.

I think you miss understand, I have added the black

Can you describe the issue with the audio quality?  What's 'not great' about it?  That might help determine with it's business as usual or there is a specific problem

Colour change for the steering wheel (replacement wheel) and the pdk shifter, which I painted.

7 hours ago, mneil said:

Came direct from Germany, perfect in every way😃. Got zuffenhaus porsche near Brum to fit them, definitely need specialist with an induction coil to release manifold bolts without snapping.

Thanks, they’re on the list then

10 hours ago, mneil said:

Top gear with 200 cell cats. Decent price and definitely made a big difference to low and mid range torque.

I’ve tried to get them to tell me what brand cats they use without luck. But they are a great price. Fit ok?

Which headers did you go for?

1 hour ago, Medic-one said:

Cheers. 

I read quite a few reviews about that mod from people with a 987.1 that were really happy with it, but also read that on the 987.2 DFI engines it doesn't make a big difference. 

I see you have a 981, I assume they are DFI engines as well? 

So you're happy with it, it is a big difference in sound, and no dronning etc? 

I'm only about 15 minutes away from hayward and scott, so tempted to go for this if you say its worth it. 

It is not obnoxiously loud.  It is not night and day from standard, but it is louder, raspier at low revs and just the same howl but louder higher up the rev range.  It gurgles nicely on the overrun, which is the biggest change. It it were louder I would want switchable, but this seems just about right to my ears (which are not the best). I did 30 miles on the motorway with the roof down and didn't notice any drone, but to be honest I am not sure what drone is. If you can fit it yourself buy a second hand exhaust, they are about £100. Get it modded and fit.  For about £350 total excluding vat if you don't like it you can sell on and put your original back on.  I'll be keeping it on. 

1 hour ago, Mushroom3 said:

With what may I ask. The can is facing the wrong way!

3 hours ago, Medic-one said:

May I ask how much you paid for this ? 

Is it the bypass mod listed on their website ? https://www.haywardandscott.com/porsche/986-987-boxster/porsche-boxster-987-bypass-mod.html

It is this. Prices on the page.  https://www.haywardandscott.com/porsche-boxster-981-bypass-mod.html

1 hour ago, bandit_287 said:

Bought not brought. 

I brought the exhaust to Hayward Scott. I bought the exhaust second hand from Cridfords. Thanks for the grammar lesson, unnecessary but appreciated.

10 hours ago, robporsche said:

did you have it done while you waited,  they are literally just down the road to me .....

I didn’t. I brought a second exhaust and dropped it off with them and picked it up the following week. I then got my good friend Sid at Porsche Torque to fit it for me.

Ian at H&S will do it whilst you wait but says it can take a while depending on how s difficult to remove your existing exhaust is. He’s super helpful so drop him and email if yoU are interested

11 hours ago, Madlil said:

Sounds amazing. I have the Revolution internal mod which is similar to the Carnewal. Looks like this is an external bypass?

Yes, this is external. Can’t be seen once on the car, unless you lie on the ground.

I removed the sill trim with the boot release button on and gave it a spruce up 

I couldn't stump up the money for PSE and with Carnewal less convenient currently I went a different route.  Brought a second exhaust (better condition than the one currently on my car, which was nice) and had it modified by. Hayward and Scott in Basildon.  Very very happy.

Video link

1 minute ago, mja986 said:

Think the insurer would treat the removal of factory fit locking nuts as a modification that you'd need to tell them about and let them decide if it increases the risk and possibly the premium

Makes sense. 

5 minutes ago, Rob™ said:

Got the same in silver... hmm. That's a quite scary price.

I’ve never seen anything on my insurance about locking wheel nuts, might need to check

51 minutes ago, Rob™ said:

Just got my summer 20s back from being refurbed and was about to change them when I realised my jack doesn't quite fit under with the slightly smaller winters on, so bought a lower profile jack, got halfway through swapping the wheels over and the locking wheel nut thing has broken! Aaaagh.

I'm going to have to buy a new one, then I'm going to replace the things with normal bolts.

And why are the wheels torqued all the way to 160Nm? Seems a bit excessive to me.

Those Porsche locking nuts are rubbish. Had to replace mine, luckily not expensive. Ditching them, that’s and interesting thought