Stunning Aqua Blue Turbo S & Aerokit in for SharkWerks Exhaust & TechArt Mods
#1
12-12-2011 | 11:23 AM
Stunning Aqua Blue Turbo S & Aerokit in for SharkWerks Exhaust & TechArt Mods
This stunning Aqua Blue 2012 Turbo S with the Porsche aerokit was almost perfect from the factory. Almost... The owner wanted Shark Werks to help address two key weaknesses. The exhaust note falls far short of its $180K price tag plus with a host of factory options and multi-function steering wheel the paddle shifters are not available. In to the Shark Cage she comes for our exhaust and TechArt paddle conversion...
Aqua Blue, Factory Aerokit, Turbo S but not quite perfect yet:
In she comes:
On the lift she goes (the Silver Turbo S next to her is getting the same treatment!):
Off with the lights, fender liners...
And the bumper:
Next up is the heat shield and 5mph bumper:
And with the bumper off we can see the cause of this undesirable silence. Also notice in the center that even on this almost-new car a hot-spot is already present due to the exhaust gases not having the most optimal merge or flow. We can do better than that:
Next it's time to remove the intercoolers:
Gone:
And with easier access off comes a catalyst and the stock exhaust:
A quick jog over to the "weigh-ins":
And by comparison here's ours almost 50% lighter. Always a plus to have less weight over the rear end:
And on goes the Shark Werks exhaust installed to the factory mounts and using stock clamps. She's going to sound deeper and more exotic now:
This is what she sounds like:
Notice the more optimal straight-through flow for each side now:
A good few bends indeed but no welded sub sections:
2.5 inch all the way through to accept the factory tips:
Bumper back on again and with the stock tips:
Now over to the interior. Off comes the factory multi-function steering wheel. The cumbersome buttons make shifting both confusing and irritating:
With the TechArt paddle shift conversion kit installed:
One side for upshifts and one for down:
Great looking interior:
And now ready to go home!
There's more on the menu coming soon...
Aqua Blue, Factory Aerokit, Turbo S but not quite perfect yet:
In she comes:
On the lift she goes (the Silver Turbo S next to her is getting the same treatment!):
Off with the lights, fender liners...
And the bumper:
Next up is the heat shield and 5mph bumper:
And with the bumper off we can see the cause of this undesirable silence. Also notice in the center that even on this almost-new car a hot-spot is already present due to the exhaust gases not having the most optimal merge or flow. We can do better than that:
Next it's time to remove the intercoolers:
Gone:
And with easier access off comes a catalyst and the stock exhaust:
A quick jog over to the "weigh-ins":
And by comparison here's ours almost 50% lighter. Always a plus to have less weight over the rear end:
And on goes the Shark Werks exhaust installed to the factory mounts and using stock clamps. She's going to sound deeper and more exotic now:
This is what she sounds like:
Notice the more optimal straight-through flow for each side now:
A good few bends indeed but no welded sub sections:
2.5 inch all the way through to accept the factory tips:
Bumper back on again and with the stock tips:
Now over to the interior. Off comes the factory multi-function steering wheel. The cumbersome buttons make shifting both confusing and irritating:
With the TechArt paddle shift conversion kit installed:
One side for upshifts and one for down:
Great looking interior:
And now ready to go home!
There's more on the menu coming soon...
#4
12-12-2011 | 02:00 PM
Thanks and indeed it sure put a smile on everyone's faces around here
In person that thing just pops! Of course I'm partial to blue these days
In person that thing just pops! Of course I'm partial to blue these days
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#9
12-13-2011 | 12:14 PM
Thanks and I hope we see more like it
Cheers mate!
Danke!
