9,000-RPM Porsche 911 GT3 With Tubi Style Inconel Exhaust Sounds Absolutely Wild

First and foremost, Inconel is a superalloy used for many things, including nuclear applications, oil field extraction processing systems, rocket combustion chambers, and gas turbine blades, among others. The superalloy can also be found in Formula 1 cars and other types of race cars thanks to its high strength and heat resistance properties.

Maranello-based Tubi Style made a name for itself on the racetrack, and the Italian manufacturer is also held in high regard for its road car exhausts. Hearing the GT3's flat-six engine reach 9,000 revolutions per minute on the dyno is one thing, but in combination with an Inconel exhaust from Tubi, it's a wildly different experience for anyone's ears.

Porsche says the 992-generation 911 GT3 develops 510 ps and 470 Nm of torque at the crankshaft, meaning 503 horsepower and 347 pound-feet. As per Bergamo Racing's dyno graph, this particular Neunelfer develops 504.2 ps and 457.6 Nm (497.3 horsepower and 620.4 pound-feet) at the wheels.

Following the Stage 1.5 upgrade, which includes the aforementioned exhaust system, it posted 528.1 ps and 478.0 Nm (520.9 horsepower and 648.1 pound-feet). Extremely impressive for a 4.0-liter engine, let alone a free-breathing one with six instead of eight or more cylinders. Then again, remember that the 911 GT3 flaunts a motorsport-derived powerplant.

Gifted with six individual throttle bodies, the GT3 further sweetens the deal with a dry-sump lubrication system that keeps the 4.0-liter engine lubricated in high-G cornering scenarios. The small-block V8 of the C8-generation Corvette Stingray features a dry sump as well, but as opposed to the Porker, the 'Vette comes with a DCT exclusively.

Stepping up to the GT3 RS also means dual-clutch transmission, which is only natural given that Rennsport is Porsche's way of saying track animal. Prospective customers are further presented with the optional Weissach package, which adds $33,520 to the final price of the already expensive GT3 RS.

Weissach stands for additional weight-saving measures that reduce curb weight by approximately 33 pounds (15 kilograms) over the standard configuration. Think interior grab handles in carbon fiber, magnesium shift paddles with rear milling, Race-Tex for the upper part of the gearshift panel, forged magnesium wheels, carbon fiber reinforced plastic for the coupling rods and underbody panel on the rear axle, as well as carbon fiber reinforced plastic for both the front and rear anti-roll bars.

The GT3 RS is currently available to configure on Porsche USA's website at $241,300 (sans destination charge). For the manual- or PDK-equipped GT3, the starting price is $182,900 for both the winged version and the wingless version.