Bastuck Exhaust little too quiet ?

FarSeide · 10-17-2011, 07:51 AM

I recently had Bastuck exhaust put on but I can't seem to tell a difference (sound) between the stock exhaust and the Bastuck exhaust. Bastuck exhaust is not new so there shouldn't be any break in period. Anyone experience the same ?

enrita · 10-17-2011, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FarSeide

I recently had Bastuck exhaust put on but I can't seem to tell a difference (sound) between the stock exhaust and the Bastuck exhaust. Bastuck exhaust is not new so there shouldn't be any break in period. Anyone experience the same ?

it is only slightly louder than stock. Put some catless dps for best sound and power.

cn555ic · 10-17-2011, 07:58 AM

Bastuck is very tame for sure considering all the exhaust out there...In fact it sounds just like my CPE with custom resonators. If your into loud and throaty get the Vanguard exhaust and you will be happy. For me I am in love with my exhaust and thats the sound output that I was looking for with a catless setup.

FarSeide · 10-17-2011, 08:03 AM

Thanks for the heads up. I read that it sounds pretty awesome with the DPs or new mid pipes but I was expecting little bit of sound difference. I don't want rice rocket sound but little bit of grrrrrr...

FarSeide · 10-17-2011, 08:30 AM

Just a thought... would a muffler shop be able to create a custom 3" mid pipes or would it be cheaper to buy one ?

Noticed that the prices for DPs or Mid Pipes are NOT cheap.

nitehawk · 10-17-2011, 08:36 AM

Bastuck is axle-back?

FarSeide · 10-17-2011, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nitehawk

Bastuck is axle-back?

Yes axelback.

99three · 10-17-2011, 12:24 PM

Bstuck + Catless DP's = horny sex!

Love mine.

Alpina_B3_Lux · 10-17-2011, 12:59 PM

The biggest difference soundwise is when you either delete the secondary cats or swap them out against (metal) race cats.

When I ran the Bastuck in my car two years back with catted DPs and stock secondary cats, the sound difference was indeed not very large. However, once I had catless DPs in there and exchanged the secondary cats against race cats, it was an entirely different matter.

You also have to take into account that the E90 sedan has additional mufflers in the midpipes, which the E92/E93 do not have.

Alpina_B3_Lux

PlutoniumTans · 10-17-2011, 01:47 PM

loud doesn't mean ricey imo, there are loud ass porsches, vettes, m's, amg's, and other european exotics etc. that sounds beautiful and mean, loud as hell yes, but not like civics

FarSeide · 10-17-2011, 03:24 PM

Thanks everyone for a great info... i guess i just have to invest in some DPs or mid pipes.

Universal_Magnetic · 10-17-2011, 04:27 PM

Bastuck is pretty quiet. I barely noticed a difference over stock until i got catless mid pipes.

enrita · 10-17-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FarSeide

Thanks everyone for a great info... i guess i just have to invest in some DPs or mid pipes.

Get catless dps, midpipes are useless .

ModBargains III · 10-17-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by enrita

Get catless dps, midpipes are useless .

+1 on the down pipes...

If your exhaust is too quiet, go with DP's for your best bet in getting more power, and opening up that exhaust a bit so you can hear it better.

JO3 · 10-17-2011, 05:10 PM

Catless DPs can make the stock exhaust pretty loud too. Has anyone gotten cattless DPs first, then got the Bastuck and noticed a big difference?

I have catless DPs and stock exhaust right now, and it's plenty loud for me, but I'm interested in improving the tone.

so?confused · 10-18-2011, 12:31 AM

eh am i missing something? my bastuck is considerably louder then stock. but i would like to hear it with a dp(in person)

tibra1 · 10-18-2011, 12:33 AM

Not on a bastuck but I also thought my AE was way too tame when I put it on..surprisngly its gotten louder as I have driven and broken it in last six months..

airrmatt · 10-18-2011, 03:09 AM

I have ar catless dp installed on my stock exhaust and it hardly made any sound difference. I will be installing a bastuck exhaust soon. Do you think it will be louder without replacin the midpipes. I hope so cause i dont want to be completely catless

Dr. G · 10-18-2011, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by airrmatt

I have ar catless dp installed on my stock exhaust and it hardly made any sound difference. I will be installing a bastuck exhaust soon. Do you think it will be louder without replacin the midpipes. I hope so cause i dont want to be completely catless

I'm in a similar boat, don't want to be completely catless and need more sound out of my BMW Performance mufflers.

Still can't get a conclusive answer as to what will give me a louder/nicer exhaust note... downpipes or a secondary cat delete. I have 0 care for the power since I will change the setup soon anyway, just need the sound right now. Also worried about rasp with the downpipes.

FarSeide · 10-18-2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. G

I'm in a similar boat, don't want to be completely catless and need more sound out of my BMW Performance mufflers.

Still can't get a conclusive answer as to what will give me a louder/nicer exhaust note... downpipes or a secondary cat delete. I have 0 care for the power since I will change the setup soon anyway, just need the sound right now. Also worried about rasp with the downpipes.

I've been told over and over again... Bastuck with DP == Best Sound.

You selling your AR DP ?

FarSeide · 10-18-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by **********s III

+1 on the down pipes...

If your exhaust is too quiet, go with DP's for your best bet in getting more power, and opening up that exhaust a bit so you can hear it better.

What's your experience with Smog though ? I know here in CA, your exempt from getting a smog check for first 6 years of the car but after that, are we gonna be able to pass smog ? Visual and/or sniffer ?

golfrsi · 10-18-2011, 10:35 AM

HPF 3.5 Fully Catless + ARDesign Catless DPs if you want loud!!!!!!

10-17-2011, 07:51 AM	#1
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cn555ic 462 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	Bastuck is very tame for sure considering all the exhaust out there...In fact it sounds just like my CPE with custom resonators. If your into loud and throaty get the Vanguard exhaust and you will be happy. For me I am in love with my exhaust and thats the sound output that I was looking for with a catless setup.
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10-17-2011, 08:03 AM	#4
FarSeide Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: 07 335i e90 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: BayArea iTrader: (6) Garage List 2007 BMW e90 [0.00]	Thanks for the heads up. I read that it sounds pretty awesome with the DPs or new mid pipes but I was expecting little bit of sound difference. I don't want rice rocket sound but little bit of grrrrrr... __________________ Spec MHD \| aFe Stage 2 \| AE Quad Catback \| AR DP \| VRSF 7" FMIC \| HKS SSQV III BOV w/ TiTek Pipe \| KW V3 \| 19" GTS 359M [Satin Black ZCP] 19 x 9 ET31 \| 235/35/19 \| 19 x 10 ET25 \| 265/30/19 \| M3 Rep Bumper + CF HM-Style Lip\| Mtech Rear Bumper \| DD Quad Diffuser \| ECS Air Scoop
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FarSeide Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: 07 335i e90 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: BayArea iTrader: (6) Garage List 2007 BMW e90 [0.00]	Just a thought... would a muffler shop be able to create a custom 3" mid pipes or would it be cheaper to buy one ? Noticed that the prices for DPs or Mid Pipes are NOT cheap. __________________ Spec MHD \| aFe Stage 2 \| AE Quad Catback \| AR DP \| VRSF 7" FMIC \| HKS SSQV III BOV w/ TiTek Pipe \| KW V3 \| 19" GTS 359M [Satin Black ZCP] 19 x 9 ET31 \| 235/35/19 \| 19 x 10 ET25 \| 265/30/19 \| M3 Rep Bumper + CF HM-Style Lip\| Mtech Rear Bumper \| DD Quad Diffuser \| ECS Air Scoop
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10-17-2011, 08:36 AM	#6
nitehawk Lieutenant Colonel 107 Rep 1,909 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6MT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (15) Garage List E92 BMW 335i [9.00] E92 BMW 335i \| Retired [10.00]	Bastuck is axle-back?
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99three Banned 28 Rep 838 Posts Drives: 993, e92, e36, F355, Z32, Jag Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in the 416 iTrader: (3)	Bstuck + Catless DP's = horny sex! Love mine.
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Alpina_B3_Lux Colonel 267 Rep 2,563 Posts Drives: Audi R8 LMX, BMW M550i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335i [8.90]	The biggest difference soundwise is when you either delete the secondary cats or swap them out against (metal) race cats. When I ran the Bastuck in my car two years back with catted DPs and stock secondary cats, the sound difference was indeed not very large. However, once I had catless DPs in there and exchanged the secondary cats against race cats, it was an entirely different matter. You also have to take into account that the E90 sedan has additional mufflers in the midpipes, which the E92/E93 do not have. Alpina_B3_Lux __________________ Audi R8 LMX, BMW M550i xDrive (G30 LCI); gone: Alpina B3 3,3 (E46), BMW 335i, Audi R8 V10 manual, Audi R8 V10, BMW M235i, BMW 550i F10
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PlutoniumTans Lieutenant 27 Rep 575 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brooklyn,NY iTrader: (2)	loud doesn't mean ricey imo, there are loud ass porsches, vettes, m's, amg's, and other european exotics etc. that sounds beautiful and mean, loud as hell yes, but not like civics
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10-17-2011, 03:24 PM	#11
FarSeide Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: 07 335i e90 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: BayArea iTrader: (6) Garage List 2007 BMW e90 [0.00]	Thanks everyone for a great info... i guess i just have to invest in some DPs or mid pipes. __________________ Spec MHD \| aFe Stage 2 \| AE Quad Catback \| AR DP \| VRSF 7" FMIC \| HKS SSQV III BOV w/ TiTek Pipe \| KW V3 \| 19" GTS 359M [Satin Black ZCP] 19 x 9 ET31 \| 235/35/19 \| 19 x 10 ET25 \| 265/30/19 \| M3 Rep Bumper + CF HM-Style Lip\| Mtech Rear Bumper \| DD Quad Diffuser \| ECS Air Scoop
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10-17-2011, 04:27 PM	#12
Universal_Magnetic Captain 39 Rep 835 Posts Drives: E92 335xi Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, On iTrader: (3)	Bastuck is pretty quiet. I barely noticed a difference over stock until i got catless mid pipes. __________________ BMS E92 335xi \| PROcede \| K&N \| KW \| VMR \| LUX \| Bastuck \|
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JO3 Lieutenant 14 Rep 566 Posts Drives: a lot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA iTrader: (8)	Catless DPs can make the stock exhaust pretty loud too. Has anyone gotten cattless DPs first, then got the Bastuck and noticed a big difference? I have catless DPs and stock exhaust right now, and it's plenty loud for me, but I'm interested in improving the tone.
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10-18-2011, 12:31 AM	#16
so?confused jr 22 Rep 555 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: new rochelle iTrader: (2)	eh am i missing something? my bastuck is considerably louder then stock. but i would like to hear it with a dp(in person)
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tibra1 Banned 132 Rep 6,773 Posts Drives: 2011 ZCP M3 - 2007 335i crashd Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (4)	Not on a bastuck but I also thought my AE was way too tame when I put it on..surprisngly its gotten louder as I have driven and broken it in last six months..
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airrmatt Enlisted Member 3 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	I have ar catless dp installed on my stock exhaust and it hardly made any sound difference. I will be installing a bastuck exhaust soon. Do you think it will be louder without replacin the midpipes. I hope so cause i dont want to be completely catless
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10-18-2011, 10:35 AM	#22
golfrsi Enlisted Member 2 Rep 33 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	HPF 3.5 Fully Catless + ARDesign Catless DPs if you want loud!!!!!!
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