Dermot Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 The only thing my 981 (non S) is missing is the PSE. Anyone got recent prices on a retrofit. It is an OPC only job or could a good independent do it. I only want to go OEM on the exhaust side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dermot said: The only thing my 981 (non S) is missing is the PSE. Anyone got recent prices on a retrofit. It is an OPC only job or could a good independent do it. I only want to go OEM on the exhaust side. Gives you the ballpark £. https://tequipment-finder.porsche.com/uk/981/Boxster/&ac=product&pr=660ACA72C3728B9FC12579810049EBBB Some variation in OPC pricing if you ring around. An indy offered to do the retrofit on mine (987.2) but there wasn't much in it re pricing between them and an OPC, still considering if I want this toy at some point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted April 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 If you going the GB owners club can you get a discount on the parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMA Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Dermot said: The only thing my 981 (non S) is missing is the PSE. Anyone got recent prices on a retrofit. It is an OPC only job or could a good independent do it. I only want to go OEM on the exhaust side. @Greenman I think bought a second hand unit and had a local place fit it but still needed to go to Porsche to have it all coded in, it's far more than just an exhaust, with valves and vacuum pipes and a new switch block on the centre console. I was lucky I negotiated in one being fitted as part of my OPC car purchase deal. But I would say it's worth the money having OPC fit it, gives you 2 years warranty on the parts too I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTBoxster Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) Swindon OPC have recently quoted me £3000.00 (RPM slightly less) for my 987.2. Seems they don't have all the parts available for 987.2's at least at present. That quote was a couple of hundred more than when I enquired a year or so ago. Hence I am pondering the Milltek option instead... Edited April 14, 2022 by JTBoxster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_dellible Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Swindon OPC wouldn't quote me for PSE retrofit on my 981 Cayman 'cos they had no realistic expectation of getting parts in "this quarter". On an unrelated note I'm still peeved that I got a x3 as a courtesy from Swindon OPC recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Regardless of the cost get it fitted, it’s the best mod you can do to a 981. I drove a 981 without PSE and it sounded cr*p! It’ll set you back about £2.5k but it’s worth every penny. 😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Get it done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 43 minutes ago, bandit_287 said: drove a 981 without PSE and it sounded cr*p! Got to say I completely disagree with this! The none PSE cars still sound great they are just much quieter, a simple exhaust can’t make a cr*p sounding car sound great. The fundamental quality of sound is all there without the PSE, it’s just it’s highlighted and heightened by the PSE (and crackles and pops added). Certainly if the car is not a daily then the PSE adds a level of thrill that just isn’t there without, so highly recommended regardless. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) If you stand outside and a 981 without PSE fitted drives past on full chat and then compare that to a 981 fitted with a PSE you will agree the 981 without the PSE sounds no where near as tasty, my friend and I compared the two. If you’re driving the car I agree the engine sounds great but the exhaust note is nothing like the PSE fitted car and sounds cr*p. Edited April 14, 2022 by bandit_287 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 I paid £2300 at Cotswold Porsche and they did a great job 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 cr*p and quiet are very different things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmaster999 Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 I had PSE retro fitted by my local OPC back in Oct 20 at a cost of £2118 as my car had the sports tail pipes. When they first quoted they were a bit over the advertised price on the tecquipment website so I just brought this to there attention and they matched the price advertised 👍 Awesome mod which obviously gives you the opportunity to have it in smiles and grin mode or more sedate sensible mode 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moospeed Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 22 hours ago, Dermot said: The only thing my 981 (non S) is missing is the PSE. Anyone got recent prices on a retrofit. It is an OPC only job or could a good independent do it. I only want to go OEM on the exhaust side. Have you still got the 488? A non-PSE'd Boxster must make you feel like you've gone deaf !! Or do the turbos squash that flat plane shriek? I haven't experienced that model "in the flesh" so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, moospeed said: Have you still got the 488? A non-PSE'd Boxster must make you feel like you've gone deaf !! Or do the turbos squash that flat plane shriek? I haven't experienced that model "in the flesh" so to speak. I was out with one last year and when we parked up the driver asked why mine was so loud. 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 When comparing quotes, do consider the sports tailpipe. If your car already has it, the quote should be 4-500 cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted April 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 yes, still got the 488. I have emailed Dick Lovett, Porsche ask asked for a price. Is the £2,593.00 price on the tequipment link still current? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Dermot said: yes, still got the 488. I have emailed Dick Lovett, Porsche ask asked for a price. Is the £2,593.00 price on the tequipment link still current? Ring a couple of OPCs and ask for quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRB99 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Why not consider a non-OEM exhaust? I’m getting a Designtek fitted to my 981CS next week, it’s much cheaper and still has the valved option, controlled with a key fob button. I’m not expecting it to impact resale value as much as the difference in cost versus OEM PSE and some can sound as good if not better than the PSE… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmr2 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 On a previous Boxster S 987 that I owned I just felt that the standard exhaust sound was much too restrained and quiet for my taste so I firstly fitted a fabspeed back box which was way too loud you just couldn’t have a conversation in the car. Took that system back off and sold it. So a few months later I thought I would try again and this time I fitted a Milltek back box but found this too quiet so took it back off and went back to stock. I sold that Boxster a few months later. Fast forward 10 years and as I had now retired I just had to get myself back into a Boxster ( Hard to live without them once you have owned one) I bought a nice 986S that had the PSE fitted and I have to say the sound from it is just sublime and exactly what I was trying to achieve all those years ago. I know we all have different tastes and exhaust notes are subjective but I think Porsche know what they are doing when it comes to designing exhausts for these cars. Just my two bobs worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRB99 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) I completely agree, though I have been reliably informed that the DesignTek Valvetronic exhaust is akin to the PSE in terms of tone and retaining the character of the flat six. With the discount from Design 911 and fitting by a specialist it works out at around £1150. And it’s full stainless, whereas the PSE is mild steel. Here are a couple of clips of it fitted to a 981: Edited July 21, 2022 by DBarthorpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmr2 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 That does sound nice in those videos 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 There was a chap in the Cayman group that had his original exhaust opened and modified for extra noise, a bit low rent perhaps but to be honest it sounded pretty good when he shared it so if you are the type that keeps that button on all of the time it may be worth considering. If I could find the link I would share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, daz05 said: There was a chap in the Cayman group that had his original exhaust opened and modified for extra noise, a bit low rent perhaps but to be honest it sounded pretty good when he shared it so if you are the type that keeps that button on all of the time it may be worth considering. If I could find the link I would share. "Poverty Sports Exhaust" Edited July 21, 2022 by iborguk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Some of the OEM parts in the PSE kit are still on back order. Cotswold Porsche ordered the bits in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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