Which do you prefer?

[csp713]

I'm looking into buying an exhaust setup for my 84 325e and was wondering what yall prefer (brandwise) whether catback or just muffler idc, i would like to know what yall trust/think sounds good/gives good or decent performance gains?

Thanks for putting up with my noobieness
-Chris

[JasonC]

Do you want it loud, quite, or in between? Your not going to see much performance gains on an e though. I got glass packs on mine and it's very loud. If i ever change it, i may get a Hooker muffler for it. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HO...R/?image=large But i'd get dual in and out for mine.

[csp713]

loud. legal. but loud. will this fit on my e?

[JasonC]

You can make anything fit, well except for this guy LOL http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=141801

And aren't they cracking down in VA with cars and thier aftermarket exhaust?

[csp713]

naaa my friends got a straight pipe and no tickets for over 2 years. and my dads a cop so i can get away with 1 ticket.

I just can't find out what size the exhaust on my car is and therefore cant find any "universal fit". But how do i fit a 2 inch on a 1.75'' exhaust? im pretty sure thats what it is because magnaflow's cat is 1.75 for my car.

Noob question: Where can I find the diameter of my exhaust... on internet?

[urbancynic]

dont mean to hijack the thread, but do i exhausts fit on e cars? i want to know the same as the op, but want 2 out aswell on my 86 e

[csp713]

good ya asked, saved me a noob question :-P

also, what will make a more improvement in loudness/throatiness a muffler or cat?

[JasonC]

My e had an i exhaust on it when i first got it. I'm going to guess you'll need the whole system minus the manifolds (someone correct me if i'm wrong). But I took it off and gave it away.
The exhaust shop will just take a 1 3/4" pipe and swell it up to 2" so you can have 2" pipe from the cat back. Look on youtube for exhaust sound clips and there is a sticky in this exhaust fourm with sound clips in it.