A new era begins as the beloved Porsche 997, 911 model hits the history books making room for the all new, awe-inspiring 991, the newest 911 model. It was created to help feed man’s insatiable appetite for luxury and performance all rolled up into a 911.
This particular 991 is a heavily equipped Carrera S model from the factory. It consists of options such as, PCCB brakes, PASM suspension, new 8 speed manual gear box, sports chrono package and the list goes on. With all the performance upgrades already added in Stuttgart, Germany, what else could be done? Well, remember that insatiable appetite? This 911 owner’s appetite is a little bigger than most. For an appetizer, a full race inspired exhaust system was ordered up direct from FVD Brombacher in Germany. FVD Germany tells us that this exhaust set up is THE MOST technically advanced system for a street car to date. There is so much detail that we had to quote them:
“FVD Brombacher’s 991 exhaust system in depth:
Many aftermarket exhaust manufacturers compare their products to the OEM Porsche® exhaust systems. They mention the benefits of their designs and point out the differences, etc. We will point out the common oversights with many aftermarket Porsche® exhausts and give you a detailed description of how our systems differ.
THE HEADERS on our latest 991 systems include a double plated flange (see website .pdf for details). This flange dissipates heat and vibration more efficiently and consequently does not warp like thicker single plate flanges commonly used by others. This small advancement is time consuming to make but is added in order to prevent loss of power over time due and will ensure years of trouble free operation even under severe track conditions.
When you look closely at the pictures of the FVD system you will see that the primary tubing is segmented and welded. It is not “mandrel bent” like many swear by in the aftermarket industry. Mandrel bent headers have been proven to crack under the severe stresses found on the race track during severe endurance events. The mandrel bending process actually stresses and thins the material by bending it around corners. Thinner walls are the weakest point and under high heat and vibration will be the first area to crack, which will lead to power loss. Our primary tubing is segmented and welded under pressure with the use of forming gas. Forming gas actually pressurizes the area being welded to create a smooth inner surface. This means that material walls in the bend are consistent and strong, ensuring reliability. But we don’t stop there, once the segmenting is completed, a tool is passed inside the header, which will actually grinds away any left-over slag. This process produces extremely durable headers with superior strength that ensures higher gas velocity and less exhaust gas restriction.
The header piping used in our 991 system incorporates a 2 ¾” motorsports style merge collector (see website .pdf for details). The collector smoothes out exhaust flow and turbulence created from the 3 primary pipes merging into one. Collectors create more velocity, which reduces backpressure and creates torque. Many exhaust manufacturers use “pyramid style” collectors or leave raw open-ended tubes, which create massive amounts of turbulence. Pyramid style collectors do a slightly better job than a raw tube but they still force air towards the flange. Our systems collector gently guides exhaust gases from the walls of the piping towards the center and lowest point of the 2 ¾” tubing. This dramatically reduces power robbing turbulence and increases the volume of gas and gas velocity which translates into superior low end and mid-range torque.
Our systems also include “AERO QUIP” connections after the cat instead of a flange. These “AERO QUIP” connections reduce weight as they only use one bolt and nut versus 3 found on most header / cat flanges. They also keep increase gas volume and gas velocity constant as the tubing diameter is kept consistent.
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS cores used in this system are the most advanced in the industry. They are produced by HJS in Germany and are a 200 CPSI (cell per square inch) tri-metal design. Tri-Metal cats are the freest flowing and environmentally friendly aftermarket cats produced today. Tri-metal catalytic converters perform all three necessary and mandated reactions to prevent pollution. Reduction of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and oxygen, oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water simultaneously. But we didn’t stop there with these catalytic converters; we also opted for the most expensive HJS “HD” cores. The new generation of HJS high performance catalysts is characterized by 30 % less weight and 15% less backpressure. They are nicknamed “HD” for high durability matrix design catalytic converters. They have a “SM-matrix” (winding of three flat and corrugated foils) and a special connection to the matrix sheath (see website .pdf for details), which equates to extremely high flow and durability for track and street use. The added benefit is that they DO NOT generate catalytic efficiency codes (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). Many of our competition simply state the cells per square inch or “German Cats” but they are not specific as this portion of any exhaust system is THE MOST EXPENSIVE component. We choose to include the best cores available on the market to ensure years of trouble free operation, reduce weight, increase horsepower and protect the environment.
THE MUFFLER section of our exhaust system incorporates an X pipe design to dampen and eliminate unwanted frequencies otherwise known as “drone” and gives the system the added benefit of increased torque in the mid-range. The actual muffler is vastly different than the common baffle plated muffles stuffed with packing material that are common in the aftermarket. Ours are uniquely made with double perforated sound absorption tubes. The acoustic silencer absorption tubes are made in a trapezoidal pattern and are perforated with varying diameters, which isolate and dampen unwanted frequencies. Perforated tubes at higher gas velocities, present much less flow restriction than baffle plates and consequently translates into larger horsepower gains at higher RPMs. Also they produce the aggressive gurgling sound and contribute to the low, deep tones that you hear with the exhaust valves open.
THE EXHAUST TIPS are a dual 3.5” round design and are double walled. The tips also use a stainless steel mesh insert which adds a slightly deeper, lower tone.
All of the points made above are far more time consuming to manufacture and add expense to our products. But we choose these methods to ensure maximum horsepower gains throughout a broad power band; all while maintaining reasonable sound levels with an exotic exhaust note that is purely Porsche®.”
We can confirm all of the above after having witnessed this set up before us. It is visually striking, light weight in construction, and rewarding in every respect, as an appetizer should be. The fine folks over at Pfaff Tuning did a superb job as usual installing this magnificent setup. After all, we are talking about McLaren technicians doing the work here. We all like to know that the chef in the kitchen finished first in his class don’t we?
Moving onto the the main course, only an extremely aggressive wheel set up would do here. So, forged 6061-T6 space grade aluminum mono block wheels were ordered up to be rush built for this project. We turned to our partners at PUR Wheels and asked for the “chef’s specialty”. They cooked up a set of Monaco Gold, 21″ PUR Design 4OUR wheels with a side of Michelin’s newest and greatest road tire ever, the Super Sports. We all know how important it is to eat light and lean, so the owner sleeps well knowing these are one of the lightest wheels on the market, thus helping keep this 911’s weight down. In fact they weigh much less than the factory 20″ set up. A side dish of BMC air filters helps in the breathing department, opening up the 911’s lungs at full throttle. Again, we had the gentleman at Pfaff Tuning handle the install.
Well there you have it, enjoy the pics… What’s that? Where’s the dessert you ask? You’ll have to stay tuned for that as IA Project Einfall just sat down at this table…
Exhaust:
991 FVD Brombacher Exhaust System basic facts:
– motorsport race headers
– 200 cell HJS “HD” Sport Catalysts.
– 25 lb. weight savings over OEM system (Weighs 59 lbs. (27,0 Kg), OEM weighs 84 lbs. (38Kg).
– 2 3/4″ Tubing (70mm).
– 4 x 3.5″(90mm) Round Tips.
– Motorsport merge collector.
– T 316 stainless steel for improved durability over T 304.
– Absolutely NO DRONE in the cabin.
– “Aero Quip” style motorsport connections without gaskets or flanges to ensure a leak free exhaust.
– Does NOT interfere with emissions and will NOT trigger the check engine light.
– ECU programming (software) is NOT NECESSARY.
– Under load (moving) with valves closed: 85dB*
– Under load (moving) with valves open: 90dB*
Wheels:
Brand: PUR Wheels
Model: 4OUR
Finish: Monaco Gold
Size: 21″
Tires: Michelin Super Sports
Intake:
Brand: BMC
For inquires feel free to contact us at info@inspiredautosport.com