ams exhaust w/auto =drone ?

sabredog · 07-27-2010, 09:05 PM

I am considering this exhaust on my stock downpipe e90 and I am very worried about droning . The vids I've seen have been on manual cars, so I would like honest opinions from auto trans guys with this exhaust /stock downpipes. thanks alot.

cn555ic · 07-27-2010, 09:22 PM

There will always be some drone with AT and don't let anyone tell you otherwise....There will be some that have more than others and those exhaust with resonators will drone a drop less than the other exhaust without resonators, but like I said around 2000-2500 under load there will be some drone, REGARDLESS of what brand you buy!

BrianMN · 07-27-2010, 10:08 PM

AMS makes amazing exhaust..go for it! in my MT it doesn't 'drone' rather you hear a quieter engine tone.

sabredog · 07-27-2010, 10:47 PM

thanks Brian. Do you know anyone with an auto though.I had another brand exhaust and it was awful. I won't name them because they were good guys.

materialdistractions · 07-27-2010, 11:18 PM

I've had the AMS exhaust on my E90 for almost a year now. I would say it took a couple thousand miles to fully break the exhaust it. Once broken in, I felt the exhaust was slightly quieter, especially in the rpm range you're talking about. It's definitely more noticeable than stock but certainly tolerable. I highly recommend this exhaust.

only1 · 07-28-2010, 02:56 AM

I have had the AMS exhaust on my auto e90 with catless downpipes for just over a month and it is very tolerable. In the 2000rpm range there is some mild drone in the cabin but it's not obtrusive at all. I do use the manual mode more often now just to keep the sound where i want it.

Belarus · 07-28-2010, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

There will always be some drone with AT and don't let anyone tell you otherwise....There will be some that have more than others and those exhaust with resonators will drone a drop less than the other exhaust without resonators, but like I said around 2000-2500 under load there will be some drone, REGARDLESS of what brand you buy!

+1

sabredog · 07-28-2010, 09:08 AM

THANKS

Hedges · 07-28-2010, 09:17 AM

Definitely have drone!

sabredog · 07-28-2010, 11:22 AM

Hedges , you have drone with your auto e90 ?how bad?

sabredog · 07-31-2010, 11:45 AM

Any Other Auto /ams Owners Care To Chime In About Their Experience.thanks

sabredog · 08-04-2010, 06:02 PM

ANYBODY ?

07-27-2010, 09:05 PM	#1
sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	ams exhaust w/auto =drone ? I am considering this exhaust on my stock downpipe e90 and I am very worried about droning . The vids I've seen have been on manual cars, so I would like honest opinions from auto trans guys with this exhaust /stock downpipes. thanks alot.
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cn555ic 460 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	There will always be some drone with AT and don't let anyone tell you otherwise....There will be some that have more than others and those exhaust with resonators will drone a drop less than the other exhaust without resonators, but like I said around 2000-2500 under load there will be some drone, REGARDLESS of what brand you buy!
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07-27-2010, 10:08 PM	#3
BrianMN Banned 117 Rep 2,428 Posts Drives: 4 Door Family Sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (7)	AMS makes amazing exhaust..go for it! in my MT it doesn't 'drone' rather you hear a quieter engine tone.
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sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	thanks Brian. Do you know anyone with an auto though.I had another brand exhaust and it was awful. I won't name them because they were good guys.
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materialdistractions Lieutenant 137 Rep 498 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US iTrader: (11)	I've had the AMS exhaust on my E90 for almost a year now. I would say it took a couple thousand miles to fully break the exhaust it. Once broken in, I felt the exhaust was slightly quieter, especially in the rpm range you're talking about. It's definitely more noticeable than stock but certainly tolerable. I highly recommend this exhaust.
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07-28-2010, 02:56 AM	#6
only1 Lieutenant 28 Rep 513 Posts Drives: 07 Z06, 09 e90335i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Markham iTrader: (5)	I have had the AMS exhaust on my auto e90 with catless downpipes for just over a month and it is very tolerable. In the 2000rpm range there is some mild drone in the cabin but it's not obtrusive at all. I do use the manual mode more often now just to keep the sound where i want it.
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sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	THANKS
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07-28-2010, 09:17 AM	#9
Hedges Major General 122 Rep 5,176 Posts Drives: 12 C63 AMG Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (8)	Definitely have drone!
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07-28-2010, 11:22 AM	#10
sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	Hedges , you have drone with your auto e90 ?how bad?
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07-31-2010, 11:45 AM	#11
sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	Any Other Auto /ams Owners Care To Chime In About Their Experience.thanks
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sabredog Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 335i 4 dr Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: delaware iTrader: (3)	ANYBODY ?
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