Exhaust????

[wolfpup325i]

Wanting to get a new Exhaust say from cat back. Not sure which direction to go. aftermarket or stock. I want it to have that nice sounding german sports car sound. not too loud though. Anybody have any suggestions. i hear alot about stock is best as well as aftermarket is best. kind of confused. Thanks

[kamotors]

IE catback + catco high flow cat sounds amazing. it can be kinda loud but it sounds great. the IE catback alone is pretty quiet. you can get it off of ebay for like $300 shipped. it weighs 13lbs lighter than stock.

[Mulholland]

as far as "best" goes, it depends on what you are looking for from an exhaust. Performance wise there isn't much to be gained, certainly not within questionable value of "bang for your buck" but picking up a pony or two isn't why most people want the exhaust. If you want to change the exhaust note, then go aftermarket. I like the way mine sounds stock, I drive with my window down at all times and love the sound of even an eta winding out. And when I want to get loud it revs plenty loud as is. Any new exhaust will open up a bit over time. I hated the new exhaust on my old truck, until about 6 months down the line, and now it sounds smooth and open. As far as picking a sound goes, search youtube for sound clips or there may be a thread on here, or at least some people who love their exhaust note and want to share it with you. You may be able to get the sound you are looking for without even going full catback, just getting a different muffler, all just depends on what you're looking to get form the exhaust change.

[olskool]

I have the cat back Scorpion and love it.

[cferb]

IE is perfect for you.

[Nic01101011]

I have the cat back Scorpion and love it.

Please post pics and sound clips/vids

[SoCal323i]

Please post pics and sound clips/vids

I just installed one too. They are/were on sale at BavAuto.
It sounds grest so far but I've only put about 20 miles so it might not be "broken in" yet.
I'll try and get a sound clip when I have more time.

Here are some pics though.

[gearheadE30]

You have a pair of dead sexy cars right there. More pics of the e28 please ;)

OP: I have a custom magnaflow setup that is great and was a lot cheaper than most of the catbacks and sounds great. I don't know how difficult this would be with the factory dual piping though.

[z31maniac]

IE is perfect for you.

Fuck their chinese built knock-off's.

[SoCal323i]

You have a pair of dead sexy cars right there. More pics of the e28 please ;)

Thanks.
There are more pics of the M5 in in this thread from the other day.

[Kilomph]

Scorpion update please! My OEM muffler is SHOT, I'm considering the Scorpion from BavAuto. I've read about a couple of fitment issues, have the remedied this yet?

Sounds clips!!!!

[Hodge]

I have the Scorpion!

Its a great muffler IMO.

It rumbles nicely at idle and while driving around town, but when you go WOT, it screams like it should!

It is a great piece if that is what you are looking for, and at a great pirce!

The fitment was just fine. They fixed the fitment issues that they used to have (they were accidentally sending the US the euro-spec cat-back).

I thoroughly enjoy the sound that comes out of the muffler, now that it has broken in alot more. It was very quiet at first, but soon got a bit louder and sounds terrific!

Here is the video I took right after putting it on: (Granted, this is a pretty crappy camera, so don't mind it)

[TDE30]

Magnaflow 14815. Win.

[Hodge]

Magnaflow 14815. Win.

I have a 14816 on my E36 318i, and it is ridiculously loud. Sounds awesome over 3.5k though....mmmmm M42.

[TDE30]

Well, I haven't heard an exhaust that does sound good with the M42. They all usually end up sounding like a Honda.