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Message: Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong
Changed By: Guenter in Ontario
Change Date: March 09, 2014 07:08PM
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong
Change Date: March 09, 2014 07:08PM
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong
[quote=Bobtesa]
PSE maybe more thrilling in the 981 than the 987. I think I read somewhere that the Boxster exhaust note was moved (somehow?) to be more on the driver's side in the 981. Do I remember that correctly? In any event, I have never been totally taken by my Boxster's sound. Yes, at 5,000 it wails a bit, but it is nothing like the sound of a 911 (that is NOT why I am thinking about a 911). Yes, it is all personal, but my 08 PSE seems incredibly overpriced for the minimal increase in exhaust note. Now, if the exhaust note of later models, 981, have been improved, then PSE may be worth it on the newer models.[/quote]
It could well be that there's a difference between the 981 and 987 sound with PSE. In my 981, I notice a definite difference with mine whether I have it turned on or not.
There are two main differences between the sound of a 987 and 981.
One is the 987 981 now has an intake for the engine on each side of the car, instead of just on the driver's side, so you get the intake sound in stereo. The exhaust system sound wouldn't be effected by this.
The other is the burble, cracking, popping sound when lifting the throttle at shifts or slowing down. This is enhanced with PSE switched on.
When driving, there are actually three levels of sound and/or performance if you have PSE.
1. PSE off. The car sounds good.
2. PSE on, The car sounds like a Porsche should (in my opinion.)
3. PSE on, Sports mode (standard on all 981's) on. (When you engage Sports mode, it automatically engages PSE). It sounds fabulous.
FYI: Sports mode raises idle by about 150 RPM and makes throttle response more instant than regular mode
Here's a video taken on the first PCA Fun Run I took the 981 S on. It was about a week after getting the car, so I was keeping shifts relatively slow and keeping RPM's bellow 4200 RPM. Unfortunately, there's a fair amount of wind noise. I'm trying to figure out how to filter it out when recording, but there are sections where you can hear the exhaust. You probably hear the burbling best around the 7 minute mark as we're slowing down, coming into town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfFOdvNTU3M&feature=youtu.be
PSE maybe more thrilling in the 981 than the 987. I think I read somewhere that the Boxster exhaust note was moved (somehow?) to be more on the driver's side in the 981. Do I remember that correctly? In any event, I have never been totally taken by my Boxster's sound. Yes, at 5,000 it wails a bit, but it is nothing like the sound of a 911 (that is NOT why I am thinking about a 911). Yes, it is all personal, but my 08 PSE seems incredibly overpriced for the minimal increase in exhaust note. Now, if the exhaust note of later models, 981, have been improved, then PSE may be worth it on the newer models.[/quote]
It could well be that there's a difference between the 981 and 987 sound with PSE. In my 981, I notice a definite difference with mine whether I have it turned on or not.
There are two main differences between the sound of a 987 and 981.
One is the 987 981 now has an intake for the engine on each side of the car, instead of just on the driver's side, so you get the intake sound in stereo. The exhaust system sound wouldn't be effected by this.
The other is the burble, cracking, popping sound when lifting the throttle at shifts or slowing down. This is enhanced with PSE switched on.
When driving, there are actually three levels of sound and/or performance if you have PSE.
1. PSE off. The car sounds good.
2. PSE on, The car sounds like a Porsche should (in my opinion.)
3. PSE on, Sports mode (standard on all 981's) on. (When you engage Sports mode, it automatically engages PSE). It sounds fabulous.
FYI: Sports mode raises idle by about 150 RPM and makes throttle response more instant than regular mode
Here's a video taken on the first PCA Fun Run I took the 981 S on. It was about a week after getting the car, so I was keeping shifts relatively slow and keeping RPM's bellow 4200 RPM. Unfortunately, there's a fair amount of wind noise. I'm trying to figure out how to filter it out when recording, but there are sections where you can hear the exhaust. You probably hear the burbling best around the 7 minute mark as we're slowing down, coming into town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfFOdvNTU3M&feature=youtu.be
Original Message
Author: Guenter in OntarioDate: March 09, 2014 03:22PM
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong
[quote=Bobtesa]
PSE maybe more thrilling in the 981 than the 987. I think I read somewhere that the Boxster exhaust note was moved (somehow?) to be more on the driver's side in the 981. Do I remember that correctly? In any event, I have never been totally taken by my Boxster's sound. Yes, at 5,000 it wails a bit, but it is nothing like the sound of a 911 (that is NOT why I am thinking about a 911). Yes, it is all personal, but my 08 PSE seems incredibly overpriced for the minimal increase in exhaust note. Now, if the exhaust note of later models, 981, have been improved, then PSE may be worth it on the newer models.[/quote]
It could well be that there's a difference between the 981 and 987 sound with PSE. In my 981, I notice a definite difference with mine whether I have it turned on or not.
There are two main differences between the sound of a 987 and 981.
One is the 987 now has an intake for the engine on each side of the car, instead of just on the driver's side, so you get the intake sound in stereo. The exhaust system sound wouldn't be effected by this.
The other is the burble, cracking, popping sound when lifting the throttle at shifts or slowing down. This is enhanced with PSE switched on.
When driving, there are actually three levels of sound and/or performance if you have PSE.
1. PSE off. The car sounds good.
2. PSE on, The car sounds like a Porsche should (in my opinion.)
3. PSE on, Sports mode (standard on all 981's) on. (When you engage Sports mode, it automatically engages PSE). It sounds fabulous.
FYI: Sports mode raises idle by about 150 RPM and makes throttle response more instant than regular mode
Here's a video taken on the first PCA Fun Run I took the 981 S on. It was about a week after getting the car, so I was keeping shifts relatively slow and keeping RPM's bellow 4200 RPM. Unfortunately, there's a fair amount of wind noise. I'm trying to figure out how to filter it out when recording, but there are sections where you can hear the exhaust. You probably hear the burbling best around the 7 minute mark as we're slowing down, coming into town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfFOdvNTU3M&feature=youtu.be
PSE maybe more thrilling in the 981 than the 987. I think I read somewhere that the Boxster exhaust note was moved (somehow?) to be more on the driver's side in the 981. Do I remember that correctly? In any event, I have never been totally taken by my Boxster's sound. Yes, at 5,000 it wails a bit, but it is nothing like the sound of a 911 (that is NOT why I am thinking about a 911). Yes, it is all personal, but my 08 PSE seems incredibly overpriced for the minimal increase in exhaust note. Now, if the exhaust note of later models, 981, have been improved, then PSE may be worth it on the newer models.[/quote]
It could well be that there's a difference between the 981 and 987 sound with PSE. In my 981, I notice a definite difference with mine whether I have it turned on or not.
There are two main differences between the sound of a 987 and 981.
One is the 987 now has an intake for the engine on each side of the car, instead of just on the driver's side, so you get the intake sound in stereo. The exhaust system sound wouldn't be effected by this.
The other is the burble, cracking, popping sound when lifting the throttle at shifts or slowing down. This is enhanced with PSE switched on.
When driving, there are actually three levels of sound and/or performance if you have PSE.
1. PSE off. The car sounds good.
2. PSE on, The car sounds like a Porsche should (in my opinion.)
3. PSE on, Sports mode (standard on all 981's) on. (When you engage Sports mode, it automatically engages PSE). It sounds fabulous.
FYI: Sports mode raises idle by about 150 RPM and makes throttle response more instant than regular mode
Here's a video taken on the first PCA Fun Run I took the 981 S on. It was about a week after getting the car, so I was keeping shifts relatively slow and keeping RPM's bellow 4200 RPM. Unfortunately, there's a fair amount of wind noise. I'm trying to figure out how to filter it out when recording, but there are sections where you can hear the exhaust. You probably hear the burbling best around the 7 minute mark as we're slowing down, coming into town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfFOdvNTU3M&feature=youtu.be