Can you run no rear exhaust on the 135i?

e32lover · 02-06-2012, 04:39 AM

Gday,

I was going to get the Afe race rear section, but then I was thinking, is it possible to just run no rear section? Are the exhaust hangers in the right place so it would be secure?

Also for those that have tried it, is it much louder than running a straight through pipe like the race axle backs?

I wouldnt mind trying it as it would cost next to nothing, and just install some dummy tips. I dont drive my car daily, only when im going for a nice drive, so im not too concerned about exhaust fumes dirtying up the underside of the car or getting into the cabin.

Thanks for your advice

RaihaX · 02-06-2012, 08:14 AM

There are a lot of people with a muffler delete if that is what you are asking.

rader1 · 02-06-2012, 10:59 AM

You can have any exhaust shop fab up an axel back for not much cash. It'll be loud and drone.

fullboost · 02-07-2012, 05:31 PM

Why not just run a 12" dump tube right off the hotside.

Harlequin · 02-07-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fullboost

Why not just run a 12" dump tube right off the hotside.

SpacE82 · 02-08-2012, 12:08 PM

I was rearended and the axel back and mid pipe section separated before I could get it fixed at the shop.......i definitely DON'T recommend running without the axle back, unless you like your ears ringing and a headache

jonnyrocket · 02-08-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SpacE82

I was rearended and the axel back and mid pipe section separated before I could get it fixed at the shop.......i definitely DON'T recommend running without the axle back, unless you like your ears ringing and a headache

Its definitely not that loud. Those two tiny turbos make pretty good mufflers.

BrokenVert · 02-08-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SpacE82

I was rearended and the axel back and mid pipe section separated before I could get it fixed at the shop.......i definitely DON'T recommend running without the axle back, unless you like your ears ringing and a headache

Something has to drown out the darkness in you

Dackelone · 02-08-2012, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by e32lover

Gday,

I was going to get the Afe race rear section, but then I was thinking, is it possible to just run no rear section? Are the exhaust hangers in the right place so it would be secure?...

Or maybe run a diesel(120d) rear section with no muffler?

135IS · 02-08-2012, 01:04 PM

lol ive done it before its not even louder. looks funny. and it wobbles around

John Dempsey · 02-08-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rader1

You can have any exhaust shop fab up an axel back for not much cash. It'll be loud and drone.

I have a full berk race straight pipe and there is no drone.

Harlequin · 02-08-2012, 04:40 PM

I've got a Berk Race Axle-back on N55. No drone.

onefastman · 02-08-2012, 05:50 PM

DO NOT run with out exhaust!

It will melt brake lines and such

Just use a muffler delete

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e32lover New Member 4 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Can you run no rear exhaust on the 135i? Gday, I was going to get the Afe race rear section, but then I was thinking, is it possible to just run no rear section? Are the exhaust hangers in the right place so it would be secure? Also for those that have tried it, is it much louder than running a straight through pipe like the race axle backs? I wouldnt mind trying it as it would cost next to nothing, and just install some dummy tips. I dont drive my car daily, only when im going for a nice drive, so im not too concerned about exhaust fumes dirtying up the underside of the car or getting into the cabin. Thanks for your advice
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RaihaX Major General 156 Rep 4,995 Posts Drives: 08' 135i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia, Perth iTrader: (2)	There are a lot of people with a muffler delete if that is what you are asking.
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rader1 Banned 70 Rep 2,197 Posts Drives: Cobb Stage 2+ 135i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Roanoke, VA iTrader: (0)	You can have any exhaust shop fab up an axel back for not much cash. It'll be loud and drone.
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fullboost Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 204 Posts Drives: '11 M3 DCT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SD, CA iTrader: (0)	Why not just run a 12" dump tube right off the hotside.
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135IS Captain 33 Rep 740 Posts Drives: 09 LMB 135I / AW 1M Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: t.o iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 135i [7.00]	lol ive done it before its not even louder. looks funny. and it wobbles around __________________ LMB 135i: Gone AW 1M: Current #211 of 220
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onefastman Major General 159 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	DO NOT run with out exhaust! It will melt brake lines and such Just use a muffler delete __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(1addicts.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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