Meisterschaft is most likely out of the question for me! HELP ME PICK ANOTHER EXHAUST

[BMW86]

Have you considered the maddad full downpipe back exhaust?

[BahamaBart]

Originally Posted by xG35guy

You will love the Berk Exhaust man! I get compliments all the time on how my car sounds

Brian

Brian - I did a separate post on the Berk.

[jibaholic101]

Originally Posted by BMW86

Have you considered the maddad full downpipe back exhaust?

video?

[Shinyman]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

the bastuck quad that WSTO has sounds amazing as well ( I believe thats right)
if not from what I've heard the berk sounds good as well.

I like the tone on the maddad, just wish it was louder though that might be fixed with catless downpipes. I'm not sure.

[ScottK135]

anyone see this site yet?

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/m...8-p-54327.html

[Formel1]

BMW Performance exhaust, plus CPE mid-pipes...music to your ears...

[Irishace]

Originally Posted by Formel1

BMW Performance exhaust, plus CPE mid-pipes...music to your ears...

Could not agree more, nothing better then BMW Performance for sound.

[TPLSM3]

Eisenmann is the way to go if you can afford it! Sounds amazing. Here's the link to the one for sale http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...=316534&page=3 .

[My135]

I agreed that Meisterchaft sounds exotic. I think Corsa sounds great too. If you have limited budget, you may want to try aFe (or Berk or AA), or Maddad then add Maddad's catless mid-pipes. This would be a great sounding combo, IMO.

[jibaholic101]

does anyone with a CP-e exhaust know if it drones?

[escobar929]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

does anyone with a CP-e exhaust know if it drones?

some say it does, but there's a fix for it

read here
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334765

[jibaholic101]

brilliant! as i will be without resonators and dont want excessive drone. i just want to know if it is ear hurting drone, because i dont mind a little as all exotic and high performance cars have it haha

[Jayock]

How about the agency power exhaust group buy ($650 for DP back), listed in the commercial sales section. Heck of a deal, and a good looking exhaust.

[ennislaw]

Originally Posted by escobar929

some say it does, but there's a fix for it
read here
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334765

There are a lot of comments about drone with the non-resonated downpipe-back system, it would seem cp-e could add the dowels and welds to eliminate the drone (if in fact that does eliminate any drone), or would they rather have the $200 for resonators. Has anyone gotten a recent cp-e down-pipe back system so they comment? Their website advertises no drone http://www.cp-e.com/2116.html.

pge

[onefastman]

Any catless system will drone but just dont drive at 2000rpm and it isnt bad 3000rpm on the highway is not bad.

[morscode]

Sounds like you really want the Meisterschaft. I can tell you that its a beautifully sounding note. I went with just the axleback and got mine from Retrodrive.

What you can do is just buy the axle back, and have a local exhaust shop fabricate some midpipes for you. That shouldn't run more then $200 and the quality should be fine. Their pricing for the muffler is one thing, but the pricing for the mid section is absurd; it's just a couple pipes hardly bent.

[ennislaw]

Originally Posted by onefastman

Any catless system will drone but just dont drive at 2000rpm and it isnt bad 3000rpm on the highway is not bad.

As I understand it, every downpipe-back system removes the secondary cats, except maybe the BWM Performance Exhaust, so I'm not so sure drone is a necessary evil just for the stock midpipe-back replacement.

Most of my in-town driving will be around 2k rpm so I'd like to be certain before I order. I have to say as far as quality of sound goes however, the cp-e midpipe back system (w/o resonators since I haven't found a vid with resonators for the midpipe-back system) is only bested by the Meisterschraft system.

pge

[jibaholic101]

Originally Posted by ennislaw

There are a lot of comments about drone with the non-resonated downpipe-back system, it would seem cp-e could add the dowels and welds to eliminate the drone (if in fact that does eliminate any drone), or would they rather have the $200 for resonators. Has anyone gotten a recent cp-e down-pipe back system so they comment? Their website advertises no drone http://www.cp-e.com/2116.html.

pge

where are these comments?

i can tolerate some drone as i am around a lot of high performance cars and exotics that do drone. i cant tolerate the low beating drone that hurts ears and is excessive.

Originally Posted by 1mor

Sounds like you really want the Meisterschaft. I can tell you that its a beautifully sounding note. I went with just the axleback and got mine from Retrodrive.

What you can do is just buy the axle back, and have a local exhaust shop fabricate some midpipes for you. That shouldn't run more then $200 and the quality should be fine. Their pricing for the muffler is one thing, but the pricing for the mid section is absurd; it's just a couple pipes hardly bent.

i want it bad! but i dont know how bad.....$1300+shipping.....

i was thinking of doing that....but it just seems easier to do the cp-e which sounds fantastic!

would custom midpipes drone more if they werent tested?

[ennislaw]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

where are these comments?

i can tolerate some drone as i am around a lot of high performance cars and exotics that do drone. i cant tolerate the low beating drone that hurts ears and is excessive....

Check the link below for example; if you do a search for "cp-e drone", you'll get any number of hits.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...ght=cp-e+drone

The issue of drone is very subjective, however, everyone knows it when they hear it. And apparently, it varies through the rpm range. Most of my driving ends up in the 2-2.5k rpm range because it's in and around town, so it's a concern. Not to mention cp-e says it's without drone (despite the fact 1addicts have commented there is); I don't want to order the resonators (and spend $200 extra), if there's no drone.

pge

[jibaholic101]

lovely, i am now so confused as to what to do, i feel helpless haha

the CP-e sounds incredible but now i am worried about drone! i have a 6MT so i hear that helps

i wanted loud and aggressive to begin with, but from some posts i have read, it makes it sound like that with DPs and no resonators it is insane drone, and i might get DPs in the future...


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what would you guys do?!

[Irishace]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

lovely, i am now so confused as to what to do, i feel helpless haha

the CP-e sounds incredible but now i am worried about drone! i have a 6MT so i hear that helps

i wanted loud and aggressive to begin with, but from some posts i have read, it makes it sound like that with DPs and no resonators it is insane drone, and i might get DPs in the future...


FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU!!

what would you guys do?!

Jib, have you considered the Active Autowerke system? They have an incredible product line for the 135i which includes meth, exhaust, dps, ECU processor, FMIC and BOV. Check out this link below to the exhaust sound.

[jibaholic101]

^^that sounds delicious, but from what i remember, it was a ridiculously priced system and was a copy of aFe design, i will look into it

here is why i like the cp-e design
http://www.cp-e.com/imgs/OutofCarRev.mov