Just for fun I ran the VIN decoder on my 06' 997S to see the options it was equipped with and in addition to the short shifter, it said sports exhaust system. (Option ILXF if I recall) I don't however see a button on the lower part of the dash to enable/disable it. Should there be one?

This is my first 997 so please pardon my ignorance if I'm missing something.

-Andrew

 

If you also have the sport chrono option, all you need to do is hit the "sport" button and it will engage the sport exhaust. If you do not have the sport chrono option, then there should be a button that looks like 2 exhaust tips instead.

 

Oh, yes I do have the sport chrono as well. I wasn't aware that served as the "loud" button. Much appreciated, thank you!

So if I have it correct, the sport button adjusts the throttle sensitivity, stiffens the shocks and makes the exhaust louder. Additionally, I can dial the dampers back to "normal" by pressing the damper button while still leaving the rest of the sport buttons effects in place?

 

Yes this is correct. And if you're like me and others on this board, you'll want the exhaust on all the time but not the rest. To do this unplug the orange vacuum switch in the engine bay to engage the exhaust full time.

 

Is that orange plug the same for my 996?

 

There is another fix for the 996, gotta break a little resistor inside the PSE relay box. You keep all the PSE function, but no speed cut-out. look it up on renntech.org

 

There needs to be a fix like this for the 997....

Jason

 

I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I was told in a PCA High Performance Driving Clinic that the sport button also pre fills the breaks for better stopping. I will look that up.

 

Is the .2 different? I have PSE, Sport Chrono and the button on the center dash along with sport, sport plus and suspension buttons.

 

Yes.... the .2's have both.

Jason

 

Your suspension only stiffens up if you have PASM. Hitting the sport button on a PASM equipped car, will switch PASM to sport mode. But PASM always has a separate button which will enable you to turn it off independently of SC sport mode.

 

While we're at it, is there any harm in pressing these buttons (Sport, PASM, PSE, etc.) while the car is being driven? I normally activate or deactivate them at stop lights or before I pull out of the garage, but is it OK while driving down the highway? I'm assuming there's no harm...