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    Boxster S
    180sx 6sp Race Car
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    Lotus Exige
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    BMW M3, BMW 745i, 650hp Supra, Lotus Elise, RX7

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  1. Hey guys, I just bought myself a 2001 Boxster S last week, and its too quiet. After some hunting I was put onto a Fabspeed exhaust (Im in Australia, there arent so many porsche exhaust places here and the fact there is an aftermarket kit anywhere is somewhat of a miracle). I immediately jumped on the exhaust but now I have a concern. I believe the car it came from was a 1999 Auto, and mine is a 2001 Manual 6 Spd, So I checked up on the fabspeed site, and they list a different kit for the old versus new. Now im not sure what the differences between them are, but I assume the cat setup is probably different. I am now concerned that the exhaust may not be compatible, and was hoping someone could give me some info on whether I can make it fit, or whether i'm best trying to back out of the purchase (no money has changed hands yet, but considering its a pretty rare thing to happen to run into, it would suck to not be able to make use of this item). Is there any way of making just the mufflers fit up without causing dramas, perhaps with some customisation? Is there any difference between manual and tiptronic exhaust routing? Is there any difference between the Fabspeed 2.5, 2.7 and 3.2 (S) exhausts? I believe the shop that pulled the exhaust off mentioned it included Cat's but as far as I am aware my 2001 'S' has cats build into the headers and another set of secondary cats? Hoping these mufflers can be somehow grafted on and get someone to make up secondary cat bypasses.. I hope someone can point me in the right direction, as I need to make the decision tomorrow. If anyone has any info or suggestions that would be greatly appreciated! Kind regards Mark
  2. Had the exact same issue.. HID conversion into my Boxster S headlights. oil warning, charge warning and the spoiler came up.. Im glad its a common problem as I was about to buy a new battery, thinking my batt was not big enough to sustain all electrics happily. Its def to do with the 'boot up' of the HIDs, when you turn them on WHILE revving the engine over say 3000rpm, the issue doesnt happen. I also noticed a crackle in the stereo when they power up as well. I recently upgraded the foglights in my 7 series bmw which also did not like the HIDs - it also crackled in the stereo when they powered up in the exact same way, but i got no error lights. I would expect a relay setup will solve the problem, just to do that, you would need to mount the ballasts somewhere properly, losing the sliding plug arrangement the 986 headlights have (i have my slim ballasts mounted inside the headlight housings). I will most likely hunt down a relay set and mount the ballasts externally, as I am upgrading the driving lights to HIDs as well, meaning there wont be enough room for two sets of ballasts inside the headlights.
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