As purchased, my Cup replica had a 3" exhaust (straight pipe as it is a track-only car). It is LOUD. Very. Loud. Had to take it down a notch... One of my goals is to move it back to the street, and that will take some pulling it back from the edge of full-race mode. Eventually, a high-flow catalytic converter, lightweight carpet, among a massive laundry list of items will help bring this back to be (somewhat) comfortable on the street. Think more GT3... think 944 Turbo Cup "reimagined". I am already around very loud noises all day, every day. To tone her down a bit, I researched, researched, and researched mufflers for the Cup which would not completely kill the deep sound or end up sounding like a Civic. I reached back to my college days, where one of my close friends built his LT1 Camaro into a monster, and opted for Spintech. I have watched Spintech over the years grow into quite a successful exhaust company (subsidiary of a larger metalworks company). I decided to finally (after first finding them in 2003, FOURTEEN YEARS AGO) go with Spintech! I just received my new Sportsman 3000XL in the mail. I had to remove about 3 inches of the exhaust pipe towards the rear, but other than that the install was pretty easy. The exhaust was fitted together with heavy torque clamps. but I still managed to break one lose. One replacement on the way. Here is a video of the Spintech Sportsman 3000XL on the 2.5L 944 Turbo Cup. As always, cell phone video sound is not the best representation of actual sound, but it's pretty good.
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After much deliberation, I decided to give the comparatively inexpensive Bimarco FIA racing seats a shot for the Cup car. I am still waiting on my seat brackets and possibly sliders from Wedge Brackets, however, I wanted to post a picture of the seat. I went with one seat for now, to check the quality/build/comfort/value of the seat before purchasing the passenger seat.
For around $400 shipped, they even put the Porsche crest on the headrest. Of note, it looks a bit lop-sided, however, that is imply because the picture was offset. It is straight! |
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