What Exhaust AA G3 v/s UUC TSE3

Dstn8r · 03-11-2009, 02:25 PM

Ok, so last friday afternon a laidy rammed into by back bumper causing a few scratches and by OEM exhaust to bend (looks SH!T now, actually never looked good at all) so the car is in the shop waiting for an estimate and the shop told me what exhaust I wanted to replace it with (bein a friend of mine who owns the shop sure helps) so I really dont know what way to go. Before all this accident BS happened I was thinking of going with the famous "KPENG EXHAUST" but since the accident that idea has gone out the window and im tighed up between the AA G3 (1st picture below) or the UUC TSE3 (2nd picture below).
Saw a video of the AA exhaust on their website and I must say it sounds nice at hi rpm but it sounds very quiet at idle (not too sure if I'm liking that), also heard the UUC on the shopd owner m3 (e36) and 328 (e46) and the idle is a lot rougher and at hi rp they are about equal. I'm leaning more towards the UUC but iI just wanted some feed back from memebers on the forum.

Let me add that I have eBay headers and atm my car is not loud at all...
Thanks
D

Devious1 · 03-11-2009, 02:36 PM

uuc if you want some noise.

TxZHP04 · 03-11-2009, 02:48 PM

UUC with headers is likely to make your ears bleed.

kpeng · 03-11-2009, 02:59 PM

UUC + headers = Big no no. You will go deaf, and get a ticket in the process.

I guess my choice would be obvious.

aggieE46 · 03-11-2009, 04:00 PM

AA or Rogue Ikon are good choices here.

Active Autowerke II · 03-11-2009, 05:13 PM

I would naturally say ours, good sound, good performance. Check your inbox.

Dstn8r · 03-11-2009, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TxZHP04

UUC with headers is likely to make your ears bleed.

Love the taste of my blood.......................JK

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpeng

UUC + headers = Big no no. You will go deaf, and get a ticket in the process.

I guess my choice would be obvious.

Tickets...pppffff
i dont think one more will hurt the wallet

Quote:

Originally Posted by aggieE46

AA or Rogue Ikon are good choices here.

Any sound clips of the roque....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk@ActiveAutowerke

I would naturally say ours, good sound, good performance. Check your inbox.

replyed......

Any one with videos(idle or roling) that you couls post so I could listen and compare...

SKIPPY PB · 03-11-2009, 06:34 PM

Rogue ikon sounds sick. Check out youtube theres some alright videos in there.

Activ3 · 03-12-2009, 06:57 PM

I have the AA exhaust with headers.. but I'm also SC'd. I'll also say that TSE3 with headers is a bit too loud...

My car is not the cam car here:
http://e46nonm.com/?page_id=384

also Kpengs flyby vid of my car:

Dstn8r · 03-13-2009, 12:11 AM

Thank David the Only issue im having with the AA G3 is that its not loud at all @ low rpms but its sounds quite nice @ WOT so that what im mainly debating.

Chris-TK · 03-13-2009, 12:33 AM

UUC w/ stock headers

bigjae1976 · 03-13-2009, 07:57 AM

Might want to consider the TSE3 light. I'm not sure how much quieter it will be vrs the full TSE3 though.

dfjaws · 03-13-2009, 08:07 AM

I vote TSE3 with stock headers.

Or ebay headers if you're a baller.

Dstn8r · 03-13-2009, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

Might want to consider the TSE3 light. I'm not sure how much quieter it will be vrs the full TSE3 though.

That is actually the one I'm considering....

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfjaws

I vote TSE3 with stock headers.

Or ebay headers if you're a baller.

I have eBay headers and havent found a soundclip of a car with headers + TSE3 light

xdmikey · 03-22-2009, 01:03 PM

how come you're able to run headers and everyone else is having such fits w/them? i'd like to start modding, pipes first, but all the failures are making me reconsider it!
in houston i have to pass(but not the sniffer!)to drive.
i'd like to do something; thinking hard about the borla catback and do the shifter upgrade at the same time, as you need to remove the muffler to install it. any thoughts will be appreciated!

Dstn8r · 03-22-2009, 09:55 PM

I'm able to run headers because I ordered a set and got the wrong ones and had to buy a second set and they were the right ones....it was a PITA but well worth it.....haven't picked up my car yet from the shop (pick up is @ Monday at 10 am)...I didt like the way the Borla sounded dunno why it just didnt appeal....ill post a sound clip 2morro.....

RXP rider · 03-22-2009, 10:00 PM

heres mine with UUC, stock headers with Dinan intake.

vikes8411 · 03-25-2009, 04:58 PM

nice jetski who did your upgrades

FalconBMW · 03-25-2009, 08:22 PM

I realize that UUC w/ ebay headers will be really loud (how loud?)...but how does it sound? Does it sound like pure straight 6 goodness?

Chris-TK · 03-25-2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FalconBMW

I realize that UUC w/ ebay headers will be really loud (how loud?)...but how does it sound? Does it sound like pure straight 6 goodness?

It sounds great. Good enough to wake the dead.

03-11-2009, 02:25 PM	#1
Dstn8r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TAMPA Posts: 696 My Ride: RIP E46 330Ci View My Garage	What Exhaust AA G3 v/s UUC TSE3 Ok, so last friday afternon a laidy rammed into by back bumper causing a few scratches and by OEM exhaust to bend (looks SH!T now, actually never looked good at all) so the car is in the shop waiting for an estimate and the shop told me what exhaust I wanted to replace it with (bein a friend of mine who owns the shop sure helps) so I really dont know what way to go. Before all this accident BS happened I was thinking of going with the famous "KPENG EXHAUST" but since the accident that idea has gone out the window and im tighed up between the AA G3 (1st picture below) or the UUC TSE3 (2nd picture below). Saw a video of the AA exhaust on their website and I must say it sounds nice at hi rpm but it sounds very quiet at idle (not too sure if I'm liking that), also heard the UUC on the shopd owner m3 (e36) and 328 (e46) and the idle is a lot rougher and at hi rp they are about equal. I'm leaning more towards the UUC but iI just wanted some feed back from memebers on the forum. Let me add that I have eBay headers and atm my car is not loud at all... Thanks D __________________

03-11-2009, 02:36 PM	#2
Devious1 Invalid User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 10,802 My Ride: 330ci View My Garage	uuc if you want some noise. __________________

03-11-2009, 02:48 PM	#3
TxZHP04 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 5,731 My Ride: ESS TS2+ ZHP View My Garage	UUC with headers is likely to make your ears bleed. __________________ 04 IR 330i ZHP \| ESS TS2+ SC \| MagnaFlow "headers" \| KMS 3.64 LSD \| AST 4100 550/650\| APEX ARC-8 18x9 \| H&R front sway bar \| Vorshlag camber plates, RTAB limiters \| TMS subframe & swaybar reinforcements \| UUC SSK & DSSR \| UUC TM & TME \| BW motor mounts \| Dinan strut & shock tower bars \| vaio 4-bolt oil pump

03-11-2009, 04:00 PM	#5
aggieE46 Keep it clean Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Royse City Posts: 8,011 My Ride: Evo, 330Ci, Xterra View My Garage	AA or Rogue Ikon are good choices here. __________________ ^No longer looks like this Buy my:: 3.46 Differential Coolant hard line European Head Unit

03-12-2009, 06:57 PM	#9
Activ3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orlando/Miami Posts: 6,353 My Ride: gets DRIVEN. View My Garage	I have the AA exhaust with headers.. but I'm also SC'd. I'll also say that TSE3 with headers is a bit too loud... My car is not the cam car here: http://e46nonm.com/?page_id=384 also Kpengs flyby vid of my car: __________________ -David www.e46nonm.com \| My Videos 2000 328i - Custom Turbo tuned by AA www.activeautowerke.com \| www.precision-sport.com

03-11-2009, 02:59 PM	#4
kpeng Banned User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 25,711 My Ride: E46 330 and E30 325 View My Garage	UUC + headers = Big no no. You will go deaf, and get a ticket in the process. I guess my choice would be obvious.

03-11-2009, 05:13 PM	#6
Active Autowerke II Past Site Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 517 My Ride: BMWs View My Garage	I would naturally say ours, good sound, good performance. Check your inbox.

03-11-2009, 06:34 PM	#8
SKIPPY PB Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Removed - tim330i Posts: 1,016 My Ride: YZ125 View My Garage	Rogue ikon sounds sick. Check out youtube theres some alright videos in there.

03-13-2009, 12:11 AM	#10
Dstn8r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TAMPA Posts: 696 My Ride: RIP E46 330Ci View My Garage	Thank David the Only issue im having with the AA G3 is that its not loud at all @ low rpms but its sounds quite nice @ WOT so that what im mainly debating. __________________

03-13-2009, 12:33 AM	#11
Chris-TK Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 16,308 My Ride: Mazda View My Garage	UUC w/ stock headers __________________ K.

03-13-2009, 07:57 AM	#12
bigjae1976 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 11,395 My Ride: A car View My Garage	Might want to consider the TSE3 light. I'm not sure how much quieter it will be vrs the full TSE3 though.

03-13-2009, 08:07 AM	#13
dfjaws Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MN & VA Posts: 1,440 My Ride: '07 335i / '02 Z3 View My Garage	I vote TSE3 with stock headers. Or ebay headers if you're a baller. __________________

03-22-2009, 01:03 PM	#15
xdmikey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 511 My Ride: e46 cabrio View My Garage	how come you're able to run headers and everyone else is having such fits w/them? i'd like to start modding, pipes first, but all the failures are making me reconsider it! in houston i have to pass(but not the sniffer!)to drive. i'd like to do something; thinking hard about the borla catback and do the shifter upgrade at the same time, as you need to remove the muffler to install it. any thoughts will be appreciated!

03-22-2009, 09:55 PM	#16
Dstn8r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TAMPA Posts: 696 My Ride: RIP E46 330Ci View My Garage	I'm able to run headers because I ordered a set and got the wrong ones and had to buy a second set and they were the right ones....it was a PITA but well worth it.....haven't picked up my car yet from the shop (pick up is @ Monday at 10 am)...I didt like the way the Borla sounded dunno why it just didnt appeal....ill post a sound clip 2morro..... __________________

03-22-2009, 10:00 PM	#17
RXP rider Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: camdenton mo Posts: 880 My Ride: E46 325Ci 04' View My Garage	heres mine with UUC, stock headers with Dinan intake. __________________

03-25-2009, 04:58 PM	#18
vikes8411 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: GA Posts: 34 My Ride: 325xi 350sc SLK 320 View My Garage	nice jetski who did your upgrades

03-25-2009, 08:22 PM	#19
FalconBMW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pickerington, Ohio Posts: 188 My Ride: '02 325i View My Garage	I realize that UUC w/ ebay headers will be really loud (how loud?)...but how does it sound? Does it sound like pure straight 6 goodness? __________________ [IMG]http://**********/6brrz3o[/IMG] H&R Cup Kit///Meyle HD Control Arms & Strut Mounts w/ Z4 Reinforcement Plates///M3 Subframe Bushings & RTAB's///OEM Sourced SSK Rebuilt Trans///JleviSW Blackout grill///Smoked Corners, Sidemarkers, Eagle Eye Tails///Khoalty LED's Coming Soon:** Alpine INA-W910, Alpine Type X 12" (MB Quart Mono), VMR V710 Hypersilver 19's, M-Tech II, more.

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