02-11-2016, 08:25 PM | #23 |
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I went to a very small local shop here where I live in Texas. I prefer small shops, great prices, and good work that they rely on for repeat business and customer referrals. I honestly get compliments on it all the time, especially from strangers when it starts up. I always feel compelled to tell them it's just a muffler delete.
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03-15-2016, 12:55 PM | #27 |
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Is there another muffler? All I know is, I had the big one, that hangs down, and is nearest to the exhaust tips, removed.
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03-23-2016, 08:37 PM | #28 |
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08-29-2017, 11:45 PM | #29 |
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Apparently that one is a second resonator. I went to a local exhaust shop today to see what they recommended. They told me that they had experiences with a bunch of 328's and muffler deletes and that people complained that they were just too loud. They even took off the second resonator and turned the car on as if it were to just have a straight pipe back. And in my opinion it was too loud.
So in the end they convinced me to get a resonator delete. The verdict for me is, there isn't much of a difference. When cruising, it almost seems like it's quieter. Under pressure there's a bit more noise, but it's not as throaty as I was expecting/it sounded in the shop. I'm not sure how much the noise will change when the weather gets colder (it's about hovering in the 90's here). But I'll see how I like it over the next few weeks and decide if I want to keep it. (I'll try to get a cold start video soon). For those of you who have done the muffler delete, does anyone have a video of driving under acceleration (inside the car)? I had a sports catless exhaust in a previous car and the drone was just unbearable. I'm not wanting to repeat that. Or does anyone have experiences with other mufflers? I read something about using a magnaflow muffler. |
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08-30-2017, 12:00 PM | #31 |
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I appreciate the quick response! And sorry to pester you, when driving did it sound like an M-Sport exhaust? My roommate has one on his 128i, so it's all I have to compare to when it comes to BMW exhausts.
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Here is a video I took last night after my initial post of just the resonator delete. You can hear it being slightly throatier, but not by much. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z8U5sGX2VyLLI3163 |
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09-01-2017, 03:30 PM | #37 |
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I got it done yesterday and unfortunately it didn't sound like expected. It sounded good at idle and to about 2500 rpm, but after that it droned in the cabin pretty terribly. I'm not sure if it was the modification itself or if it's the shop that did it (leaning towards the latter). But my girlfriend is hating it cause she can't hear anything I say when I accelerate. I tried taking a video but unfortunately my phone doesn't pick up the droning.
I'll record how it sounds at start up and idle and try to get another one of in the cabin. But I've already got an appointment to switch back on Tuesday |
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07-02-2023, 10:29 PM | #39 |
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If there were any marginal gains, it would’ve been hard to tell since I had a tune on it. I’ve done deletes on several cars now and I think it gives a sporty tone without it being obnoxious. X3M and even a MkV Supra.
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