Quieter muffler

[Jim Lepage]

My E30 have stock headers, E36 M3 mid section and those two small Magnaflow mufflers.



This setup sounds nice but it's way to loud for my taste. I'm looking for a quieter muffler with a nice but not to loud sound. What are you suggesting ?

[hugh jass]

are you running a cat? if you are you can always add a resonator after it to quiet things down.

[Jim Lepage]

are you running a cat? if you are you can always add a resonator after it to quiet things down.

Yup I have an E36 M3 cat. I'm not sure a resonator would quiet is as much as I'm wanting. I was thinking of a stock E36 M3 muffler but I found they're heavy and a pain to fit.

Stromung or Supersprint are nice but a little pricey

[hoveringuy]

Yup I have an E36 M3 cat. I'm not sure a resonator would quiet is as much as I'm wanting. I was thinking of a stock E36 M3 muffler but I found they're heavy and a pain to fit.

Stromung or Supersprint are nice but a little pricey

Heavy. Yes.
Pain to fit. Just a little bit.

But the exhaust tone is excellent. Some growl but no rasp or drone. I love mine with OB2 headers and OB2 cats.

[daniel]

i used to have an e36 m3 exhaust on my car. it did not fit very well. it was OK during normal driving and sounded awesome at WOT. now i have a custom exhaust (2.5in single to a magnaflow something) and while overall it is quieter and sounds better during normal driving, i hate the raspiness of it at high RPMs in low gears (1st-3rd). the rasp is so loud and so high pitched that it hurts my ears, and that is not pleasant.

[Franken30]

Is the E36 M3 exhaust (mid pipes and cat back) difficult for an muffler shop to fit in E30 or just for DIY'ers?

I am strongly considering buying used mid pipes (w/cats) and cat back/muffler from E36 M3 for $175 - is this a decent price?

Any idea what I should expect an muffler shop to charge for installation?

Thanks for any info.

[BTP325ic]

try ansa muffler there not so loud.

[evilnickwong]

I have a single tip Ansa on my 318i and to be honest, it's fairly close to stock, just a bit more of a low rumble.

[Jim Lepage]

I read that Ansa mufflers rot in no time. Is it true ?

I'm now looking for Supersprints since I read they're quiet but deliver a nice sound at WOT. Their application mufflers are pricey but their universal ones not so much. The only downside is they're not offering them with 2 inlets.

Do you think I can use a ''Y'' pipe before the muffler and fit an universal one ? (edit, I don't think so, the bigger inlet they're offering is 2'')

[evilnickwong]

My Ansa is god knows how old, I got it used 2 years back and it's fine till today.
We don't have any salt or such here in the tropics though.

[sharky]

yes ansa's rust to shit

[e30s50dan]

diddo !! had one one of my porsche's many moons ago,never again!

[Jim Lepage]

Ok, so what are the good -not too loud- cat-back mufflers on the market ?

I'm looking for Supersprint since they're quiet and well constructed.

Should I take an E36 muffler



or the cheaper E30 M3 muffler ?

[theox69]

Sorry to threadjack, it's sort of on-topic.
Would an e36 328is supersprint muffler fit on a 325i?