Porsche 992.2 Turbo S SOUL Performance Exhaust System

Product Description

The SOUL Performance Exhaust System is a complete non-valved turbo-back exhaust solution developed specifically for the 2026+ Porsche 992.2 911 Turbo S T-Hybrid, engineered to dramatically increase exhaust flow, performance, turbocharger sound, and overall engine character.

SOUL replaces the restrictive factory catalytic converters, Gasoline Particulate Filters, and valved rear exhaust architecture with a substantially freer-flowing system featuring a minimum 3.5-inch exhaust path from the turbochargers back, compared with approximately 2.75 inches on the factory system.

At the center of the exhaust is SOUL's advanced XY-pipe, developed through extensive digital flow analysis, 3D scanning, metal additive manufacturing, and nine physical design revisions. Instead of simply crossing the two exhaust banks like a conventional X-pipe, the XY-pipe incorporates a shared center chamber with carefully calculated merge and bypass passages to blend the banks and produce a smoother, more refined, higher-pitched turbocharged flat-six exhaust note.

Integrated Helmholtz anti-drone chambers target the platform's natural 2,000–2,500 RPM resonance range, allowing the system to deliver significantly more sound and flow without sacrificing highway comfort.

Two configurations are available: a high-flow catted Performance Exhaust designed around untuned factory-ECU integration, and a Competition Exhaust that eliminates the catalytic converters for maximum flow and requires ECU calibration. SOUL Performance Products

FITMENT:

• Fits 2026+ Porsche 992.2 911 Turbo S Coupe

• Fits 2026+ Porsche 992.2 911 Turbo S Cabriolet

• Fits all worldwide 992.2 Porsche 911 Turbo S T-Hybrid models

• Compatible with the 992.2 Turbo S T-Hybrid twin-turbo powertrain

• Complete turbo-back replacement system

• Designed for worldwide vehicle configurations

• Does not fit 992.1 Turbo / Turbo S models

• Does not fit 992.2 Carrera, Carrera GTS, GT3, or GT3 RS models

SOUL explicitly specifies this system for all 2026+ 992.2 Turbo S T-Hybrid models worldwide. SOUL Performance Products

DETAILS:

• Complete non-valved turbo-back Performance Exhaust System

• Available in Performance / High-Flow Catted and Competition / Catless configurations

• Increases exhaust diameter from approximately 2.75 inches factory to a minimum of 3.5 inches turbo-back

• Removes restrictive factory GPF assemblies

• High-flow catted configuration uses SOUL-designed performance catalytic converters

• Competition configuration completely eliminates the catalytic converters

• Proprietary XY-pipe blends exhaust flow from both cylinder banks

• XY-pipe incorporates a shared central chamber with calculated merge and bypass passages

• Produces a smoother, more refined, higher-pitched turbocharged flat-six exhaust note

• Integrated Helmholtz anti-drone chambers

• Helmholtz chambers target approximately 2,000–2,500 RPM

• Designed to eliminate harshness, buzzing, booming, and objectionable cruising resonance

• Significantly increases exhaust-flow capacity

• Improves engine response

• Produces a noticeably harder pull throughout the power curve

• Significantly increases turbocharger sound

• Provides tasteful burbles during deceleration

• Catted system weighs approximately 47.6 lbs

• Competition / Catless system weighs approximately 43 lbs

• Comparable factory exhaust components weigh approximately 73 lbs

• Catted configuration saves approximately 25.4 lbs / 11.5 kg

• Competition configuration saves approximately 30 lbs / 13.6 kg

• Includes Valve Delete Modules

• Valve Delete Modules prevent valve-related check engine lights when the factory side-muffler valves are removed

• Retains factory oxygen-sensor locations

• Reuses factory heat shields

• Constructed from mandrel-bent .065-inch-wall T304L stainless steel

• XY-pipe, inlet sections, and tip sections are 3D printed from 316L stainless steel

• Catted system uses SOUL-designed catalytic converters with custom-specified precious-metal coating

• Triple-metal-matrix catalyst-core construction

• Back-purged TIG welded using ARCAL Prime argon gas

• Water-jet-cut brackets manufactured to ISO 9001:2015 standards

• Bracket tolerances of approximately ±0.003 inch

• Fabricated using thick-gauge aluminum fixtures to minimize welding distortion

• Every system undergoes rigorous quality control and fixture testing

• Foam-packed following final inspection

• Designed and manufactured in-house by SOUL Performance Products in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

• Backed by SOUL's Lifetime Warranty for street and track use SOUL Performance Products

3.5-INCH TURBO-BACK DESIGN:

The factory 992.2 Turbo S exhaust averages approximately:

2.75 inches

SOUL increases the exhaust path to a minimum of:

3.5 inches from the turbochargers back

This substantial increase in cross-sectional area provides additional flow capacity for the high-output T-Hybrid powertrain and reduces downstream restriction.

The larger exhaust path is designed to support:

• Increased exhaust-gas flow

• Improved turbocharger efficiency

• Reduced post-turbine restriction

• Stronger engine response

• Increased performance on factory software

• Additional headroom for ECU calibration and future power upgrades

The electrically assisted turbocharger architecture helps the engine take advantage of these large flow cross sections without the traditional response penalty associated with oversized conventional turbocharger systems. SOUL Performance Products

T-HYBRID TURBO ARCHITECTURE:

SOUL applied its development experience from the 992.2 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid platform to Porsche's significantly more powerful 992.2 Turbo S twin-turbo T-Hybrid system.

The electrically assisted turbochargers dramatically reduce the time required to develop boost pressure.

This allows Porsche to use unusually large exhaust-flow cross sections while maintaining rapid torque delivery.

Despite this potential, the factory system forces exhaust through restrictive catalytic converters and large GPF assemblies.

SOUL's Performance Exhaust reduces those downstream restrictions to better utilize the Turbo S powertrain's available exhaust-flow capability.

OPTIMIZED XY-PIPE:

One of the most significant engineering features of the system is SOUL's proprietary XY-pipe.

During development, keeping the two exhaust banks completely separated created an undesirable harsh, tractor-like sound.

A conventional X-pipe smoothed the tone, but SOUL continued development.

Using detailed 3D scans, digital flow simulations, additive manufacturing, thousands of miles of road testing, and nine design revisions, SOUL developed the final XY-pipe.

Instead of merely crossing the two banks, the XY-pipe incorporates:

• A shared central chamber

• Carefully calculated merge sections

• Dedicated bypass passages

• Controlled communication between the two exhaust banks

The result is a more thoroughly blended exhaust note that SOUL describes as robust, smooth, refined, and higher-pitched. SOUL Performance Products

3D-PRINTED 316L CONSTRUCTION:

SOUL uses its in-house metal additive manufacturing capabilities for several of the most complex portions of the exhaust.

The following sections are 3D printed from 316L stainless steel:

• XY-pipe

• Exhaust inlet sections

• Exhaust tip sections

Metal 3D printing allows internal flow paths and acoustic features to be created that would be extremely difficult to reproduce using conventional bent and welded tubing.

This manufacturing process is particularly important to the complex internal geometry of the XY-pipe.

HELMHOLTZ ANTI-DRONE SYSTEM:

Increasing exhaust diameter and removing factory sound attenuation can easily produce undesirable cabin resonance.

SOUL identified inherent drone frequencies in approximately the:

2,000–2,500 RPM range

Dedicated Helmholtz anti-drone canisters are tuned specifically around these frequencies.

The chambers target undesirable sound frequencies without forcing exhaust through a restrictive muffler.

SOUL reports that the resulting cabin character remains refined enough for comfortable highway conversation without the reverberation, harshness, buzzing, or booming typically associated with an aggressive aftermarket turbo-back exhaust. SOUL Performance Products

SOUND CHARACTER:

The Performance Exhaust is designed to provide significantly more character without sacrificing refinement.

Expect:

• Significantly increased turbocharger sound

• Stronger turbo spool and whistle

• Greater turbocharged flat-six presence

• Smooth, blended exhaust tone

• Higher-pitched character than separated exhaust-bank designs

• Increased exterior volume under acceleration

• Tasteful burbles during deceleration

• Stronger mechanical feedback

• Controlled highway cruising volume

• Minimal objectionable drone

SOUL describes the system as capable of remaining relatively understated during cruising while becoming dramatically more noticeable when the accelerator is pressed.

PERFORMANCE / DYNO RESULTS:

SOUL independently dyno-tested its development 992.2 Turbo S at Vollux Autowerks using the high-flow catted Performance Exhaust and 93-octane pump fuel.

With hardware changes only, SOUL reports maximum gains exceeding:

+100 lb-ft of torque around 2,500 RPM

and approximately:

+55 wheel horsepower

+45 lb-ft of torque

at approximately 6,300 RPM.

These gains were recorded without aftermarket ECU software.

SOUL notes that factory torque-management programming limits some of the potential midrange gains. Additional calibration can therefore take greater advantage of the increased exhaust-flow capacity. SOUL Performance Products

HIGH-FLOW CATTED PERFORMANCE EXHAUST:

The catted configuration is the primary Performance Exhaust System.

It incorporates SOUL-designed high-flow catalytic converters featuring:

• Custom-specified precious-metal catalyst coating

• Triple-metal-matrix core construction

• Increased exhaust-flow capacity

• Full 3.5-inch minimum turbo-back architecture

• Removal of the restrictive factory GPF assemblies

• Factory oxygen-sensor locations

SOUL engineered the system to replicate factory GPF pressure differentials and oxygen-sensor behavior, helping minimize the potential for a check engine light on an otherwise untuned vehicle.

This should be understood as an engineered CEL-mitigation strategy rather than an unconditional no-CEL guarantee. SOUL Performance Products

COMPETITION / CATLESS EXHAUST:

For customers seeking maximum exhaust flow, SOUL also offers a Competition configuration with no catalytic converters.

The Competition system provides:

• Completely catless architecture

• Factory GPF removal

• Minimum 3.5-inch turbo-back flow path

• Maximum available exhaust flow

• Maximum turbocharger sound

• Greatest weight reduction

• Most aggressive exhaust character

• Additional performance headroom for tuned applications

An ECU tune is required to run the Competition configuration.

SOUL explicitly specifies the tune requirement for the catless version. SOUL Performance Products

VALVE DELETE MODULES:

The factory 992.2 Turbo S uses exhaust valves within the side muffler assemblies.

Because the SOUL Performance Exhaust is permanently non-valved, those factory valves and mufflers are removed.

SOUL includes dedicated Valve Delete Modules with the system.

These modules prevent the removal of the factory side-muffler valves from generating valve-related check engine lights.

No exhaust-valve functionality remains—the Performance Exhaust operates through its unrestricted performance path at all times.

WEIGHT SAVINGS:

The comparable factory exhaust components weigh approximately:

73 lbs / 33.1 kg

The SOUL Performance / Catted Exhaust weighs approximately:

47.6 lbs / 21.6 kg

Approximate catted weight savings:

25.4 lbs / 11.5 kg

The SOUL Competition / Catless Exhaust weighs approximately:

43 lbs / 19.5 kg

Approximate catless weight savings:

30 lbs / 13.6 kg

The Competition version therefore removes approximately 41% of the comparable factory exhaust-system weight.

SOUL describes the overall reduction as roughly 30 lbs depending on configuration. SOUL Performance Products

PERFORMANCE VS. COMPETITION:

Performance – High-Flow Catted

• $10,495.00

• SOUL high-flow catalytic converters

• Factory GPFs removed

• Minimum 3.5-inch turbo-back architecture

• Non-valved

• Approximately 47.6 lbs

• Approximately 25.4 lbs lighter than factory

• Engineered around untuned factory-ECU integration

• Hardware-only dyno testing produced approximately 55 whp and 45 lb-ft at 6,300 RPM, with more than 100 lb-ft of maximum torque gain around 2,500 RPM

Competition – Catless

• $8,995.00

• No catalytic converters

• Factory GPFs removed

• Minimum 3.5-inch turbo-back architecture

• Non-valved

• Approximately 43 lbs

• Approximately 30 lbs lighter than factory

• Maximum flow and sound

• ECU tune required

EMISSIONS / USE NOTE:

The high-flow catted Performance Exhaust replaces the original Porsche emissions hardware with aftermarket catalytic converters and removes the factory GPF assemblies.

The Competition version completely removes the catalytic converters and GPFs.

The Competition configuration requires ECU calibration and is intended only for applications where removal of factory emissions equipment is permitted.

Customers are responsible for determining compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and international regulations.