Aftermarket Exhaust Media Thread (325, 328, 330)

koches · 03-12-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by N52 Savage

Thanks for the info, I most likely will get it because I think it sounds pretty awesome. Annoyance to one persons ear may be music to another

That's my philosophy. The startup is so sexy, revving at a red light is so damn fun too!

koches · 04-06-2014, 06:38 PM

FYI if you have drone issues with the AA exhaust, I plugged the other 2 exhaust mounts with synthetic wine corks like I did to the other one and wow basically all the drone is gone now. Driving at 2k rpms on the highway is annoying some times but now the 2k rpm range is smooooooth and drone free. (maybe 10% of quiet drone left)

ARosee90 · 06-12-2014, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil E90

Magnaflow muffler with res delete:

That sounds beautiful

overdrivex · 08-18-2014, 09:45 AM

Oh boy...time to start saving up for that BMW performance exhaust!

spacemonkey1112 · 09-30-2014, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by overdrivex

Oh boy...time to start saving up for that BMW performance exhaust!

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1006007

Mike. · 10-08-2014, 02:40 PM

theres my setup

krahooligan · 01-16-2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Emozoo

theres my setup

Sounds similar to mine now! Just got the AA exhaust, resonator delete done and it sounds pretty aggressive. A bit of drone between 2000 to 2500 rpm but that's about it!

krahooligan · 01-16-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by koches

FYI if you have drone issues with the AA exhaust, I plugged the other 2 exhaust mounts with synthetic wine corks like I did to the other one and wow basically all the drone is gone now. Driving at 2k rpms on the highway is annoying some times but now the 2k rpm range is smooooooth and drone free. (maybe 10% of quiet drone left)

Pics?

Mike. · 01-16-2015, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by krahooligan

Sounds similar to mine now! Just got the AA exhaust, resonator delete done and it sounds pretty aggressive. A bit of drone between 2000 to 2500 rpm but that's about it!

get the secondary cats cut out

CertifiedOfficial · 01-16-2015, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by koches

FYI if you have drone issues with the AA exhaust, I plugged the other 2 exhaust mounts with synthetic wine corks like I did to the other one and wow basically all the drone is gone now. Driving at 2k rpms on the highway is annoying some times but now the 2k rpm range is smooooooth and drone free. (maybe 10% of quiet drone left)

Tried this. The hangers are shaped like diamonds, but I tried stuffing 1 cork in each hanger to no avail. Drone still present and annoying, my AA is coming off for a used PE.

koches · 02-07-2015, 05:42 PM

[u2b]

[/u2b]

Sorry. The video was meant to be longer...Camera battery shutoff and I didnt feel like doing this tomorrow.

This thing got so much sweeter sounding, especially upper RPMs!

Installed last february so roughly 12,000 miles later. Hope you like it.

Bspreen · 02-19-2015, 09:17 AM

I didnt see any high quality footage of this so I decided to do it on a hunch. Very pleased with the sound and noise levels. No highway drone when at 2600-3200 rpm (65-85mph)
The only droney part of the rev range is about 2100-2350rpm That is where the most "drone" occurs. Im not bothered by it because Im usually below 2000rpm or far above it. I had this performed at a local exhaust shop, they welded a flange in place so the muffler could be swapped in a matter of minutes with basic tools, and it uses the stock muffler hanger. Cost was about $120 after tax.

CertifiedOfficial · 02-20-2015, 08:49 PM

My Active Autowerke on my E90 330i before I swapped it for a PE muffler and had a shop delete the resonator. Loved the sound, but that infernal drone from 2k-2.4k was too annoying. And everyone that rode in my car knew it...

i'll make a vid with the PE later. It's too quiet for me, so I may remove the secondary cats in the future.

Michu · 08-06-2015, 10:20 AM

Eisenmann Race

Cold start

Cruising

matthewjmoser · 01-17-2016, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hubris

I didnt see any high quality footage of this so I decided to do it on a hunch. Very pleased with the sound and noise levels. No highway drone when at 2600-3200 rpm (65-85mph)
The only droney part of the rev range is about 2100-2350rpm That is where the most "drone" occurs. Im not bothered by it because Im usually below 2000rpm or far above it. I had this performed at a local exhaust shop, they welded a flange in place so the muffler could be swapped in a matter of minutes with basic tools, and it uses the stock muffler hanger. Cost was about $120 after tax.

what size tips (what kind) and what size piping ? love this video. makes me just want to do a muffler delete lol.

David0ff · 02-12-2016, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by matthewjmoser

what size tips (what kind) and what size piping ? love this video. makes me just want to do a muffler delete lol.

Does not seem loud at all

TopEndCC · 02-25-2016, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Evil E90

Magnaflow muffler with res delete:

I have the same set up on my car, I'm a fan!

3002 tii · 02-25-2016, 08:51 AM

Z4 3.0si (same motor as e90 330i). I've gone through few different configurations but here's some videos of my initial setup: Supersprint headers + Burns Y-merge + 3" piping with Vibrant resonator & Flowmaster muffler:

Cold start-up

On-track

Since then, I've added a 100 cell hfc and swapped out the Flowmaster for a Magnaflow. The car sounds less raspy with deeper tones. I'll try to upload a video next week.

Kamiler · 06-29-2016, 07:04 PM

Anyone do a dual exit exhaust but installed 1 muffler (aftermarket) Kinda curious how that would sound. Im assuming the muffler could cause some crackling and popping. Im kinda looking for a nice tone with that. So far im liking the muffler delete but at the same time i know a muffler could provide a deeper tone possibly. (sort of)

Any one looked into getting a electronic cut out? been looking at those as well, you can pick one from ebay for like 120 bucks and have someone weld that in.

Noir · 09-28-2016, 12:33 PM

Do you guys have any suggestions for my future endeavors?

I am planning to implement an actual x-pipe setup in my e90 330i, I share in the lament of that horrid rasp from 2-3k rpms with my AA headers.
(I am also sure the headers allowed me to cook my secondary cat lol...)

But I would like to get it to be a deeper/throaty tone.

I have my mufflers ready to go, just waiting on my diffuser to get here along with my mtech bumper and shallow trunk tray...

Any and all input would be greatly appreciated!!!

GTRZilla · 11-05-2016, 08:04 PM

Ruddigger · 11-20-2016, 05:28 PM

GTRZilla Damn, that sounds really really good. Do you have headers or anything else besides that exhaust done?

Here are a couple clips of mine, these are already posted in my build thread, but I guess I should put them here too.

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koches Captain 44 Rep 604 Posts Drives: 2009 328i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i xDrive [0.00]	FYI if you have drone issues with the AA exhaust, I plugged the other 2 exhaust mounts with synthetic wine corks like I did to the other one and wow basically all the drone is gone now. Driving at 2k rpms on the highway is annoying some times but now the 2k rpm range is smooooooth and drone free. (maybe 10% of quiet drone left)
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koches Captain 44 Rep 604 Posts Drives: 2009 328i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i xDrive [0.00]	12,000 miles later with the AA exhaust [u2b] [/u2b] Sorry. The video was meant to be longer...Camera battery shutoff and I didnt feel like doing this tomorrow. This thing got so much sweeter sounding, especially upper RPMs! Installed last february so roughly 12,000 miles later. Hope you like it.
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02-19-2015, 09:17 AM	#78
Bspreen New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: e90 325xi 6mt, e70 X5 35d Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW X5 35d [0.00] 2006 BMW 325xi [0.00]	High quality recording of 325i MT Muffler delete I didnt see any high quality footage of this so I decided to do it on a hunch. Very pleased with the sound and noise levels. No highway drone when at 2600-3200 rpm (65-85mph) The only droney part of the rev range is about 2100-2350rpm That is where the most "drone" occurs. Im not bothered by it because Im usually below 2000rpm or far above it. I had this performed at a local exhaust shop, they welded a flange in place so the muffler could be swapped in a matter of minutes with basic tools, and it uses the stock muffler hanger. Cost was about $120 after tax.
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02-20-2015, 08:49 PM	#79
CertifiedOfficial Lieutenant 18 Rep 483 Posts Drives: 06 JB 330i Non-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: ATLien iTrader: (6)	My Active Autowerke on my E90 330i before I swapped it for a PE muffler and had a shop delete the resonator. Loved the sound, but that infernal drone from 2k-2.4k was too annoying. And everyone that rode in my car knew it... i'll make a vid with the PE later. It's too quiet for me, so I may remove the secondary cats in the future. __________________ 09 E60 NB 528i 06 E90 JB 330i - Sold 07 UGM STI LTD
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08-06-2015, 10:20 AM	#80
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02-25-2016, 08:51 AM	#84
3002 tii Lieutenant General 2453 Rep 12,669 Posts Drives: Z4 M, X5, GX460 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (100) Garage List E86 Z4 M [10.00] F15 X5 xDrive35i [9.17] F10 550i (Retired) [9.17] E85 Z4 M (Retired) [9.41] F25 X3 xDrive35i (R ... [9.43] E82 135is (Retired) [9.56] E90 328i xDrive (Re ... [9.25] E86 Z4 3.0si (Retired) [8.93]	Z4 3.0si (same motor as e90 330i). I've gone through few different configurations but here's some videos of my initial setup: Supersprint headers + Burns Y-merge + 3" piping with Vibrant resonator & Flowmaster muffler: Cold start-up On-track Since then, I've added a 100 cell hfc and swapped out the Flowmaster for a Magnaflow. The car sounds less raspy with deeper tones. I'll try to upload a video next week. __________________ Follow for latest mods Last edited by 3002 tii; 02-25-2016 at 09:15 AM..
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Kamiler Enlisted Member 2 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 525xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	Anyone do a dual exit exhaust but installed 1 muffler (aftermarket) Kinda curious how that would sound. Im assuming the muffler could cause some crackling and popping. Im kinda looking for a nice tone with that. So far im liking the muffler delete but at the same time i know a muffler could provide a deeper tone possibly. (sort of) Any one looked into getting a electronic cut out? been looking at those as well, you can pick one from ebay for like 120 bucks and have someone weld that in.
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09-28-2016, 12:33 PM	#86
Noir Major 893 Rep 1,413 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: San Antonio iTrader: (1)	Do you guys have any suggestions for my future endeavors? I am planning to implement an actual x-pipe setup in my e90 330i, I share in the lament of that horrid rasp from 2-3k rpms with my AA headers. (I am also sure the headers allowed me to cook my secondary cat lol...) But I would like to get it to be a deeper/throaty tone. I have my mufflers ready to go, just waiting on my diffuser to get here along with my mtech bumper and shallow trunk tray... Any and all input would be greatly appreciated!!!
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11-20-2016, 05:28 PM	#88
Ruddigger Major 696 Rep 1,302 Posts Drives: 2012 E91 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	GTRZilla Damn, that sounds really really good. Do you have headers or anything else besides that exhaust done? Here are a couple clips of mine, these are already posted in my build thread, but I guess I should put them here too. __________________ My build thread. It's a wagon with stuff on it.
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