IE exhaust

[Motorsports]

Hey guys, my car needs a new exhaust and i am looking into the IE exhaust. Anybody here has that exhaust. I want to know if its too loud, How does it sound?

[atomic]

I have one on a " i " car and it sounds just like the oem exhaust but a touch louder. But barely noticeable that it is louder, but that might be because I am running shorty headers as well.

[Jon325i]

^^^ What Atomic said ^^^

A good friend of mine has had one on his '90 325is for a few years now. Its barely any louder than a stock system. So if you're looking to make some noise, I suggest you look elsewhere. Build quality and fitment seem good.

Jon

[TwoJ's]

Hmm, sounds like the perfect exhaust.

[z50_Jumper]

I also want to hear this exhaust, does it give any different tone than stock, or is it just turning up the volume on the stock exhaust note? I want something with a little more grunt but overall not to noticable on the freeway.

[madjurgen]

Ive had mine for two years now and it is significantly louder than stock. My car is definitely not quiet at all. It has a slight drone below 2k rpms. I wouldnt say rice-ish but not bmw-ish either. Above 2.5k rpms it makes a glorious sound that always puts a grin on my face. Even when I go S52, the IE exhaust will stay, provided it flows enough air.

[CntrlcoastE30's]

Hey guys, my car needs a new exhaust and i am looking into the IE exhaust. Anybody here has that exhaust. I want to know if its too loud, How does it sound?

Have installed a couple of them - like the others said a bit louder although that is consistent with the size and the make up of the parts. The fit and finish was good as well.

[Motorsports]

Am not looking for an exhaust thats too loud. Maybe a little louder. I love that BMW tone.

[Coouuper S]

Ive had mine for two years now and it is significantly louder than stock. My car is definitely not quiet at all. It has a slight drone below 2k rpms. I wouldnt say rice-ish but not bmw-ish either. Above 2.5k rpms it makes a glorious sound that always puts a grin on my face. Even when I go S52, the IE exhaust will stay, provided it flows enough air.

Could you please post a video if how it sounds ? I am ready to buy a used one and do not want something that sounds just like the oem exaust. A vid would help me and others that are thinking about this exhaust.

There are 2 I have seen and none really have good quality.

Thanks in advance.

[wickedE30]

Are any of you guys running this exhaust still have the stock catylic? I have gone through two of these exhaust's and a friend of mine has gone through one. They sound awesome for about 2 months, then blew and sound like garbage. At first I thought it was a defective exhaust and got it replaced for free minus shipping costs.So my buddy ordered his and both of them blew.We had nothing but bad experiences with these.Maybe because we ran them with headers and no catylic?

[Coco Savage]

i have mine, runs perfect and isnt loud at all....there is a write up around here

[einstein57]

I've had mine for a year and a half with a magnaflow cat. sounds good. No drone.

[Coouuper S]

Einstein, post a vid clip or let's meet somewhere so I can hear this in person. I am thinking of picking up one.

[Erik]

I love mine... Oh wait, I mean YES I have the IE catback, but it probably sounds nothing like it would behind an M20

[SR20Fastback]

anyone run one without a cat? my muffler is on its last leg, but its already really loud/raspy without a cat :-/

Edit: i loved my stromung on my e36, but seriously they are ridiculous price wise for E30's