What did you do to your Emira today?

[seriously]

Got around to installing the matching gaiter, alcantara with yellow stitching. Big thanks to @Jimblob for the contact at Hide and Seam and the install tips. Turned out great and I like the way it looks.

I also dropped in the K&N air filter. I have not done the valve controller or 3rd cat delete yet, but there is an increase in supercharger whine with the new filter. I am only at 350 miles, so I have some time before I do the first oil change and if I am going to do either the controller or 3rd cat delete. I like the sound now, but time will tell.View attachment 50215

IMHO I would prioritize the 3rd cat delete over the valve controller. The 3rd cat delete will get you more sound. The valve controller just gives you a little more control.

 

[Time2Fly]

Hey brother . How did you take the side vents out ? I need to take them out and redo PPF on my side panels .

You need to remove the rear wheels and wheel well arch liners first. At the top and bottom of the vents there is a screw that needs to be removed. On the outer edge of the side vents there are three clips. That's it.

 

[kitkat]

IMHO I would prioritize the 3rd cat delete over the valve controller. The 3rd cat delete will get you more sound. The valve controller just gives you a little more control.

I disagree there, I didn't notice too much with third cat delete. The valve controller was way more sound in every area except for up top.

 

[seriously]

I disagree there, I didn't notice too much with third cat delete. The valve controller was way more sound in every area except for up top.

I don't have the valve controller so can't object. I can confirm that the 3rd cat delete does increase the sound to a very healthy level. If you're saying it gets EVEN louder noticeably with the valve controller, more reason I would stay away from it. But this is all personal preference.

 

[silent cilantro]

If I were to do it again I would prob do 3rd cat delete only and no valve controller. I feel like intake/supercharger noises are lost to exhaust noise below 4k rpm if the valve is fully opened using the controller. I mostly keep mine in OEM mode.

 

[crestima]

Wow, I get more confused every time I read posts like these last few. I still have my 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller in their packaging boxes awaiting installation, which I actually was planning to do soon. I understand that exhaust sound, like everything else, depends on opinions and preferences, but I recall so many favorable arguments for adding the two, that I was compelled to get both. Sure, I can always remove one, even both, or, in the case of the valve controller, just always leave it in OEM mode, but still, having made the investment, those alternatives don't leave me with the fuzziest of feelings. At this point, the hell with it, I'm installing both anyway.

 

[Blackthought_]

Wow, I get more confused every time I read posts like these last few. I still have my 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller in their packaging boxes awaiting installation, which I actually was planning to do soon. I understand that exhaust sound, like everything else, depends on opinions and preferences, but I recall so many favorable arguments for adding the two, that I was compelled to get both. Sure, I can always remove one, even both, or, in the case of the valve controller, just always leave it in OEM mode, but still, having made the investment, those alternatives don't leave me with the fuzziest of feelings. At this point, the hell with it, I'm installing both anyway.

To me, 3rd cat delete is where it’s at. Completely changes the sound of the car and it’s how it should have come from the factory. The valve controller is just the icing on the cake. Gives you the flexibility to put it on a setting (eg valve open) and forget about it regardless of the speed or gear you’re in.

 

[silent cilantro]

Wow, I get more confused every time I read posts like these last few. I still have my 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller in their packaging boxes awaiting installation, which I actually was planning to do soon. I understand that exhaust sound, like everything else, depends on opinions and preferences, but I recall so many favorable arguments for adding the two, that I was compelled to get both. Sure, I can always remove one, even both, or, in the case of the valve controller, just always leave it in OEM mode, but still, having made the investment, those alternatives don't leave me with the fuzziest of feelings. At this point, the hell with it, I'm installing both anyway.

Don't get me wrong, the valve controller fully opens the valve which makes the system louder across all modes and RPMs, so there is value to it. I just think I like to get a little bit of all the noises the car makes, vs drowning them in exhaust noise.

I only really open the valve for "rev it!" requests from kids in my neighborhood, which I must confess, brings me joy

 

[crestima]

All is cool guys. I'm just hoping that my Emira exhaust sound, by adding the 2 mods, gets me close to the Sports/Sports+ mode of my 911 which, in my humble opinion, has the "Goldilocks" level for a V6.

 

[scc.131.fe]

All is cool guys. I'm just hoping that my Emira exhaust sound, by adding the 2 mods, gets me close to the Sports/Sports+ mode of my 911 which, in my humble opinion, has the "Goldilocks" level for a V6.

V6?

 

[crestima]

V6?

Oops! Good catch. you're correct, of course, it's a flat 6, or so I've been told (I've actually never laid eyes on the darn thing anyway). But, what I really meant to refer to was the ideal sound of a 6 cylinder, regardless of configuration.

 

[Rupes]

Will 3rd cat delete create a problem for state emission testing?

 

[RyanGphoto]

I finally got around to ditching the heavy chromed dealership license plate frame for a simple black silicone frame and added the rubber U Channel trim around the plastic edges of the seats.

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Can you show a pic of the plate on the car by chance? I would love to get rid of the dealer plate holder!

 

[Sandalwood]

Will 3rd cat delete create a problem for state emission testing?

It shouldn't. It does not have any O2 sensor after the 3rd cat, so it's fully passive and doesn't throw codes.

 

[Gprodigy]

Wow, I get more confused every time I read posts like these last few. I still have my 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller in their packaging boxes awaiting installation, which I actually was planning to do soon. I understand that exhaust sound, like everything else, depends on opinions and preferences, but I recall so many favorable arguments for adding the two, that I was compelled to get both. Sure, I can always remove one, even both, or, in the case of the valve controller, just always leave it in OEM mode, but still, having made the investment, those alternatives don't leave me with the fuzziest of feelings. At this point, the hell with it, I'm installing both anyway.

Keep the fuzzy feelings man.

On fully open it sounds just as good as v10's. On touring/half mode it's pretty quiet. I'm a weekend driver not daily, so I expect excitement/fun from the car.

I live near downtown where kids and adults scream "REVV IT!" in excitement . The sound surpasses their expectations everytime. When I want to hear the music clearly or drive more stealthily in the neighborhood, it's very quiet when the mode is touring and the valves are closed/half.

 

[FlyNavy01]

IMHO I would prioritize the 3rd cat delete over the valve controller. The 3rd cat delete will get you more sound. The valve controller just gives you a little more control.

You have it backwards. 3rd cat delete only increases volume maybe 20%, whereas the valve controller on open mode bypasses the muffler and effectively turns the exhaust into straight pipe, which increases the sound by a lot more.

I have both installed and running the controller in OEM mode even with the 3rd cat delete is not much louder than stock. If I did it again I would skip the cat delete. The valve controller is much faster and easier to install as well in about 15 minutes.

 

[kitkat]

Will 3rd cat delete create a problem for state emission testing?

Not unless your state is willing to remove 15 or so bolts to remove the diffuser and examine the catalytic converter area behind the muffler. It should pass both a sniff test and an obd2 readiness monitor check as well.

 

[seriously]

You have it backwards. 3rd cat delete only increases volume maybe 20%, whereas the valve controller on open mode bypasses the muffler and effectively turns the exhaust into straight pipe, which increases the sound by a lot more.

I have both installed and running the controller in OEM mode even with the 3rd cat delete is not much louder than stock. If I did it again I would skip the cat delete. The valve controller is much faster and easier to install as well in about 15 minutes.

You are correct. My perspective is that on full throttle above a certain RPM you will be wide open with or without the valve controller. The controller allows you to be full open from 0.

 

[SSJAR]

You are correct. My perspective is that on full throttle above a certain RPM you will be wide open with or without the valve controller. The controller allows you to be full open from 0.

Wow, happy I could start that conversation when I was really just trying to show how much I liked my new gaiter....(LOL).

But, going to go to @GRP now and pick up the valve controller. Thanks for the conversation!

 

[Time2Fly]

Mounted up my Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4s on my @Aerie winter wheels.