Whats the best way to free up the exhaust system on a 323i? I'm not interested in importing full systems due to the cost issue so wanted something local.
My last car (SR20DET E30) I put on an XForce muffler and had no problems at all with it, anyone fitted one to an E46? They have an interesting Varex option which for a street car I want to take to the track days looks interesting:
ive got the remus on my 318i, constantly get compliments on how good it sound, even stephen from worx loved it
abit quieter compared to magnaflow and all them, but its legal, and being a plater thats good for me
cheapest option would be to just cut out ur cat and resonators and put highflow items in there. and cut off ur rear muffler and have a y- pipe into 2 straight tips from where the exhaust entered the rear muffler.
Well, it kinda does. Cutting out the cats at the headers (which is where they are found on the E46) for either straight, cat-less headers OR high-flowing cat replacements is almost equivalent to having new headers installed. Despite they are not the same material (ultimately affecting how much sound has change), it will still substantially change the note of the exhaust
Not to mention resonator deletes, which will change the note of the exhaust and make it slightly louder. The same can be said if you delete the muffler closest to the tips, which I am going to do after a little experiment. =]
cheapest option would be to just cut out ur cat and resonators and put highflow items in there. and cut off ur rear muffler and have a y- pipe into 2 straight tips from where the exhaust entered the rear muffler.
read my post again. i said cut them out and REPLACE them with high flow items. If you put high flow items in place of the stock ones its hardly a delete!
cheapest option would be to just cut out ur cat and resonators and put highflow items in there. and cut off ur rear muffler and have a y- pipe into 2 straight tips from where the exhaust entered the rear muffler.
I'm running a Remus with mid-pipe resonator removed thanks to Worx, happy with the sound although now going to get rid of the Remus for something a little different as I'm over the roaring noise.
I guess I will dig up the EPA test that was done a month ago. will scan it onto here for you.
I was shocked also! don't worry about that! but go and ask a EPA tester as well. I go off facts... Not something I just "guess" if I did guess work I would not be in business very long :lmao:
u do realise that 90dB has TWICE the intensity of sound as 85dB? and a 3dB increase or decrease in sound level equates to a doubling or halving of the sound level, so there is infact a fair bit of give there and running without a rear muffler will infact pass epa!
im still open to that wager...............
btw i havent actually had mine tested but ive had plenty of epa's on my other car so i know what passes and what doesnt; hence why id be willing to put my money where my mouth is and get my car tested.
How bout the loser pays for the noise test? Its only $20 and will put this to rest once and for all.
Stephen............ do you have any footage of a 6 cyl with the resinator (not muffler) delete......... as have been curious on this mod for a little while now....
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