Soul Sport X-Pipe 200 Cats w/ Fister III - WOW

[Chuck W.]

Exhaust sound is very subjective. What one may think sounds great another may dislike. This modification is for those, like me, that like exhaust with some sound to them. On my first 993 cab I had a loud exhaust; V8 loud. I liked it. The only issue I had with it is it masked the Porsche engine note. Still, I enjoyed the noise.

On my prior 993 turbo I had Fister modify the exhaust. The sound was good, but you can only do so much with the turbos. The whine of the turbos made up for any lack of exhaust note.

When I got the current cab I sent the exhaust off to Fister to have them modified to level III while the top end was being rebuilt. The cab came from the factory with the motor sound package but to my ear was very tame. The Fister IIIs are great and offered a great sound. But, after some time I was looking for some additional sound.

After a lot of reading and procrastination I elected to go with the Soul Sport 200-Cat X-Pipe. Being my 993 is a ’95 with a single O2 Sensor I appreciated the fact they constructed it for my car with a centrally located single O2 bung.

There is always conversation on weight saving and additional power when adding this unit. There may be, but these were not my reason for going with an X Pipe and 200 cell cat. I was only looking for additional sound with a different tone.

I dealt with John Gaydos at Soul when I ordered the system. He was great to deal with. He patiently answered all of my questions by phone, text and email without delay. He is a great guy. And, the system was sent the day I paid the invoice. Everything was well packed and came with a packing slip listing all of the parts.

This installation was very straight forward. It is truly a plug and play system. Because the system comes in several parts it is easy to fit and make any adjustments. The clamps are of the highest quality.

Now it was time to hear my efforts….. and record them. I let it idle while cold and rived the exhaust up into the 2000 RPM range. Great sound I then took my wife for a ride and brought the car up to operating temperature. We then recorded the car driving away and driving by. I shifted in the high 3000 RPM range. There is a pop here and there when shifting which I like. With the top down there is no drone at all! When driving on the freeway the sound in the car is no louder than it was with just the Fister IIIs. If you drive the car with a light foot the sound is very tame. Drive it aggressively at higher RPM and it lets you know its there. The sound reminded me of some of the Porsches that were on the track at Rennsport.

I have posted some videos here with the Soul system installed. They are good, but IMHO they don’t do it justice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYjYHFiRJ8A

[Cobalt]

I fit the prototype Gillette OBDII version to a 98 993 C2 with stock mufflers for SOUL and it sounded good but not as nice as it does with the Fister III's IMO. I was impressed with the sound before but wow. Power gains were impressive for a simple bolt up exhaust and unlike some of their competitors which didn't show any significant gains these did on a mustang dyno. Nice build quality and easy installation.

Thx for sharing sounds amazing and must be even better in a cab.

[SoulPerformance]

Chuck,

I am glad to hear you are happy with our Sport cats and had a great experience, We strive to make sure that our fitment is spot on and that we are providing the best quality and service. Below are some details of the gains:
+ Fits all Porsche 993 Carrera models (1994-1998)
+ Added performance and sound without a check engine light
+ Peak power gains of 8 whp and 8 ft-lbs of torque – max gains over 15 whp
+ Weighs 6.55 lbs / 2.9 kg less than the factory exhaust components (17.3 lbs vs 23.85 lbs (Bischoff))
+ Designed and built in-house at our Willow Grove, PA facility
+ All Soul Performance Products exhaust components are backed by our Lifetime Warranty for both street and track use

Paul