Straight pipe a 128

E82.Love · 08-07-2014, 12:19 PM

Hey guys, I have a straight pipe for my 128. Since it's a muffler and 1 resonator delete, I need some opinions on how it would sound and if anyone has done this before?

If you have done it, please post a video of it. I'm worried it wouldn't sound as good. But a little opinion would help me.

Thanks!

631twentyeighteye · 08-07-2014, 12:33 PM

prepare for rasp and loudness. I had catless headers, secondary cats, no resonator and a 135i axleback section and it was already very raspy and loud. I can't imagine a straight pipe is daily-able at all.

E82.Love · 08-07-2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

prepare for rasp and loudness. I had catless headers, secondary cats, no resonator and a 135i axleback section and it was already very raspy and loud. I can't imagine a straight pipe is daily-able at all.

Any videos?

631twentyeighteye · 08-07-2014, 12:38 PM

This is the setup i described above.

This is stock headers, secondary cats, no resonator, no muffler.(also very loud, not as raspy)

E82.Love · 08-07-2014, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

This is the setup i described above.

This is stock headers, secondary cats, no resonator, no muffler.(also very loud, not as raspy)

Doesn't sound bad. But at idle the car seems so quiet. Unless that's just the video

MarkkyyMan · 08-07-2014, 12:46 PM

I feel like it is really hard to capture the volume level and actual tone of these exhausts on video.

631twentyeighteye · 08-07-2014, 12:47 PM

On a cold start up with both of those set ups the idle is really loud, but once warmed up they idle very quietly.

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Originally Posted by MarkkyyMan

I feel like it is really hard to capture the volume level and actual tone of these exhausts on video.

Also very true. This video gives you a good idea of what it sounds like outside of the car. This is the catless headers, secondary cats, no resonator, 135i axleback.

cmcdonald · 08-07-2014, 12:49 PM

It will be very very loud. I ran without a resonator with my BMW PE for a short time and immediately had one put back in. It was just way too loud and drone too much. I can't even fathom a straight pipe. Remember we can't get away with the same exhausts as 135i guys. The turbos on those cars quiet them down a lot. So a straight pipe there isn't bad. NA straight pipe will be loud. I would recommend keeping the resonator and starting with just a muffler delete.

E82.Love · 08-07-2014, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cmcdonald

It will be very very loud. I ran without a resonator with my BMW PE for a short time and immediately had one put back in. It was just way too loud and drone too much. I can't even fathom a straight pipe. Remember we can't get away with the same exhausts as 135i guys. The turbos on those cars quiet them down a lot. So a straight pipe there isn't bad. NA straight pipe will be loud. I would recommend keeping the resonator and starting with just a muffler delete.

I'm going to be keeping 1 resonator. It's gonna be a single resonator and muffler delete. Maybe if I get a custom muffler it would quiet it down?

631twentyeighteye · 08-07-2014, 03:36 PM

I recommend trying out a muffler delete while keeping the remainder of the exhaust system in tact. It sounds great, makes it louder and retains the non raspy i6 exhaust note.

TheSt|G · 08-07-2014, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkkyyMan

I feel like it is really hard to capture the volume level and actual tone of these exhausts on video.

Yup. All of this.

andrey_gta · 08-08-2014, 04:49 PM

I wouldn't straight pipe. You need the Secondaries for headers...

E82.Love · 08-09-2014, 04:28 PM

Update: just installed the exhaust. I'll be posting up before and after videos of it. Thanks all of you for answering my questions! Car sounds incredibly deep with a nice roar to it. No raspy sounds. Exactly what I wanted ðŸ˜

BTXP.XD · 08-09-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by E82.Love

Update: just installed the exhaust. I'll be posting up before and after videos of it. Thanks all of you for answering my questions! Car sounds incredibly deep with a nice roar to it. No raspy sounds. Exactly what I wanted ðŸ˜

what is your set up?

neverdone · 08-30-2014, 04:25 PM

Ya id love to hear what it sounds like

E82.Love · 08-31-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BTXP.XD

what is your set up?

I ended up keeping both resonators and did a muffler delete. Got a 3" piping welded on starting from the catback with magnaflow exhaust tips. Doesn't sound raspy at all. Actually sounds very aggressive.

To those who wanna hear what it sounds like, I do not know how to post videos up here (newby) but I do have a before and after on my instagram. Sabrina.e82 (profile is public).

Thanks for your help guys! Still planning on more mods. Will keep you guys updated

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631twentyeighteye Colonel 198 Rep 2,239 Posts Drives: 08 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long island iTrader: (7)	This is the setup i described above. This is stock headers, secondary cats, no resonator, no muffler.(also very loud, not as raspy) __________________ 08 e93 335i MT
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MarkkyyMan Captain 38 Rep 701 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 128i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Indiana, U.S. iTrader: (0)	I feel like it is really hard to capture the volume level and actual tone of these exhausts on video.
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631twentyeighteye Colonel 198 Rep 2,239 Posts Drives: 08 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long island iTrader: (7)	I recommend trying out a muffler delete while keeping the remainder of the exhaust system in tact. It sounds great, makes it louder and retains the non raspy i6 exhaust note. __________________ 08 e93 335i MT
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andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	I wouldn't straight pipe. You need the Secondaries for headers... __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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E82.Love Lieutenant 49 Rep 497 Posts Drives: E82 128i AW Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SoCal, Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Update: just installed the exhaust. I'll be posting up before and after videos of it. Thanks all of you for answering my questions! Car sounds incredibly deep with a nice roar to it. No raspy sounds. Exactly what I wanted ðŸ˜ __________________ E82.Love \| Magnaflow \| aFe \| H
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