MadDad(TM) EuroSport Street Series exhaust /black tips REVIEW

adrean8j · 03-19-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by theboogieman1

Yeah just took it down to the shop, hope all is as easy to intall as it sounds. Anything I should have told the guys at the shop? From what I've read it's just plug and play, although I do remember hearing about one thing which I can't remember. Maybe a bushing, bolt, or gasket? Not sure.

1. You could have done it yourself in about a hour with handtools.

Difficulty level of maybe 1.5 out of 10.

2. You have the Whisper so remember to take the "vibration damper" off the stock muffler and attach it to the threaded hole provided on the Whisper muffler

oman135 · 03-20-2011, 10:39 AM

installed the maddad street on my n55 135i today
it sounds AMAZING ! its loud but not obnoxious ! i love the Tone !
fitment was just like OEM !
thanks maddad for the great product !

theboogieman1 · 03-20-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by oman135

installed the maddad street on my n55 135i today
it sounds AMAZING ! its loud but not obnoxious ! i love the Tone !
fitment was just like OEM !
thanks maddad for the great product !

Agreed! I put the Eurosport Whisper and catless midpipes on yesterday and it fits perfect and sounds perfect for me. It's not much louder on the inside with the windows rolled up. It's been raining here so haven't been able to open it up much but from what I have it sounds and feels great. Very nice product. Hoping to get some sound clips if the weather chills out.

brauheist2007 · 03-20-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by theboogieman1

Agreed! I put the Eurosport Whisper and catless midpipes on yesterday and it fits perfect and sounds perfect for me. Hoping to get some sound clips if the weather chills out.

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Originally Posted by oman135

installed the maddad street on my n55 135i today
it sounds AMAZING !

Subscribed. Been waitin' for someone else to dive in first. Pending some sound/vid clips this is the exhaust I'll prob go with. Would especially like to hear it on Oman's N55!

theboogieman1 · 03-20-2011, 09:02 PM

Ok, got as much sound as I could for today and was able to just snag a stock startup before getting the new one put on. Was hoping to get some better samples but I guess something is better than nothing. I have the MadDad EuroSport Whisper series exhaust with MadDad midpipes on a N54.

theboogieman1 · 03-21-2011, 04:25 AM

Another run with GoPro mounted to bumper. Not the best quality but should do the trick. Hoping to get some better ones when I get more time and help.

theboogieman1 · 03-21-2011, 04:46 AM

also did a quick weighing and the stock system came out to around 58lbs. and MadDad system with midpipes was around 41lbs. Keep in mind this is the EuroSport Whisper, the Street might be lighter.

aisthetes · 03-21-2011, 09:01 AM

Thanks for putting the sound clips together. That's exactly the setup I'd go for. Congrats!

maddad · 03-21-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by oman135

installed the maddad street on my n55 135i today
it sounds AMAZING ! its loud but not obnoxious ! i love the Tone !
fitment was just like OEM !
thanks maddad for the great product !

Glad to see it arrived in good order and met your expectation. As aggressive sounding as the Street Series is on a N54 its even more aggressive on the N55. I only have one short clip form a customer, he initially bought a Whisper but it was too laid back for him. He swapped for the Street Series and set off a few alarms in the parking garage....and was happy

. I guess that's why we sell more than one model.

R.

brauheist2007 · 03-22-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by maddad

As aggressive sounding as the Street Series is on a N54 its even more aggressive on the N55. I only have one short clip form a customer,
R.

Can you post it... Or toss a linky if it's already been posted....Please

Gettin' ready to order soon.

oman135 · 03-23-2011, 10:07 AM

i have a n55 but i dont have a video recorder now
but its not loud at all . i actually want something little louder ! but maby after few km it will be slightly louder

dcho · 03-23-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by oman135

i have a n55 but i dont have a video recorder now
but its not loud at all . i actually want something little louder ! but maby after few km it will be slightly louder

midpipes, habibi

oman135 · 03-23-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dcho

midpipes, habibi

i already have cat-less mids (n55) so i dont thing changing them will make a big difference!
but the exhaust is getting louder n louder !

and i dont know what to happened to my car after installing this exhaust, from 30 km 1st gear full throttle the cars goes sideways ! i love it

theboogieman1 · 03-23-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by oman135

i already have cat-less mids (n55) so i dont thing changing them will make a big difference!
but the exhaust is getting louder n louder !

and i dont know what to happened to my car after installing this exhaust, from 30 km 1st gear full throttle the cars goes sideways ! i love it

You running a tune? I was thinking that I could feel a pretty decent difference in the car as well after install. Not sure if I'm boosting faster or what. Normally wouldn't expect to feel much from an downpipe back exhaust. Seems like on the freeway it gets up to speed quicker. Thought downpipes would do this more but looks like there is more to be had once downpipes go on.

oman135 · 03-24-2011, 04:16 AM

No tune . Yes the car feels great ! Definately there is a slight gain in power !

oman135 · 03-24-2011, 05:10 PM

some how its strange how maddad decribed the exhaust !
mine sounds loud from 1-4 k rpm after that the exhaust sounds less and there is a swooshing air sound similar to berk is this normal or ?!
i love the exhaust its sounds very nice from 1-4k but after that there is that air sound

theboogieman1 · 03-25-2011, 12:58 AM

Mine I think has the same sound, thought I heard it the other night. It's been raining so haven't had much time with the windows down. Think thats just the sound of her breathing!

I ask about the tune because I was thinking I might feel more of a difference because of it, but if you feel a difference then it must be breathing that much better.

The1 · 04-07-2011, 01:09 PM

putting a performance exhaust on a naturally aspirated car does very little. Putting a performance exhaust on a turbo will make a noticable difference, I know lots of people say it's just sound, but on a turbo, that's not the case.

Also, don't forget, you're shaving a good 30lbs off a car and adding about 15whp to the car, that's a big change.....

If it were just 1 or the other, you wouldn't notice as much of a difference. It's like your car has been going to the gym and working out, it's leaner and stronger.

A tune will only use more of that potential opened up by the exhaust. The turbos are no longer working as hard to push air through the system, so there will be a little less heat produced and a little better efficiency.

your gas mileages will be slightly better, but i doubt you'll ever notice since it will be so minimal. And in reality, your fuel mileage will likely be worse because you'll be dipping into the throttle more often offsetting any consumption advantage that was originally gained in the first place.

The hissing sounds you guys are hearing will be when the dump valves (wastegate) open beside the turbos and just bypass the extra exhaust around the turbo, it will have a different sound then what goes through the turbo as it doesn't have the impellers altering it. You may also be hearing extra air flow going into the intake, but if you haven't changed any filters or anything, it's more then likely the waste-gates opening up.

The1 · 04-07-2011, 01:11 PM

boogieman, are you still loving the whisper? I'm thinking of going this option. I like the sound of the performance exhaust, but that's all it is, just a sound, i want something that will open up for more power and I want it to be discrete.

is it a lot louder then stock? or just a slight burble and hum more like the BMW performance unit (if you've heard it before)

adrean8j · 04-07-2011, 01:54 PM

^^^I can answer that as I was one of the first with the Whisper exhausts....it is in a word: AWESOME.....I have gotten as many compliments, if not more compliments on the sound of the exhaust as I have on the look of the car(a lot of those compliments came during my HPDE weekends...so when a guy with a Z4M or a 911 is saying that it sounds awesome that says a lot in my book). It IS louder than stock but not obnoxiously so...and you can only really tell when you are full on the throttle and when you let off the throttle...the burble is really a cool sound. I have a couple youtube vids of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/adrean8j

Maddad has a few videos himself as well...just want to say for the price he is charging it should be a felony crime (as compared to what the others are charging). Do it man I would wager my next 6 paychecks you wouldn't be disappointed (matter of fact I don't think I have seen one negative review of this exhaust).

The1 · 04-07-2011, 01:59 PM

are you running mid pipes as well? downpipes and etc?

it does sound nice and deep, i like the beefy sound.

adrean8j · 04-07-2011, 02:05 PM

I didn't have midpipes installed in any of those clips...I did have Catless Downpipes though. (I have Maddad Catless midpipes now as well but no clips)...

03-20-2011, 10:39 AM	#46
oman135 Major 69 Rep 1,041 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oman-Muscat iTrader: (0)	installed the maddad street on my n55 135i today it sounds AMAZING ! its loud but not obnoxious ! i love the Tone ! fitment was just like OEM ! thanks maddad for the great product ! __________________ 2016 YMB F80 M3
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03-20-2011, 09:02 PM	#49
theboogieman1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacifica, CA iTrader: (0)	Ok, got as much sound as I could for today and was able to just snag a stock startup before getting the new one put on. Was hoping to get some better samples but I guess something is better than nothing. I have the MadDad EuroSport Whisper series exhaust with MadDad midpipes on a N54. __________________ 08 BMW 135i - .......
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03-21-2011, 04:25 AM	#50
theboogieman1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacifica, CA iTrader: (0)	Another run with GoPro mounted to bumper. Not the best quality but should do the trick. Hoping to get some better ones when I get more time and help. __________________ 08 BMW 135i - .......
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03-21-2011, 04:46 AM	#51
theboogieman1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacifica, CA iTrader: (0)	also did a quick weighing and the stock system came out to around 58lbs. and MadDad system with midpipes was around 41lbs. Keep in mind this is the EuroSport Whisper, the Street might be lighter. __________________ 08 BMW 135i - .......
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03-21-2011, 09:01 AM	#52
aisthetes First Lieutenant 13 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 Competition Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Thanks for putting the sound clips together. That's exactly the setup I'd go for. Congrats!
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03-23-2011, 10:07 AM	#55
oman135 Major 69 Rep 1,041 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oman-Muscat iTrader: (0)	i have a n55 but i dont have a video recorder now but its not loud at all . i actually want something little louder ! but maby after few km it will be slightly louder __________________ 2016 YMB F80 M3
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03-24-2011, 04:16 AM	#59
oman135 Major 69 Rep 1,041 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oman-Muscat iTrader: (0)	No tune . Yes the car feels great ! Definately there is a slight gain in power ! __________________ 2016 YMB F80 M3
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03-24-2011, 05:10 PM	#60
oman135 Major 69 Rep 1,041 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oman-Muscat iTrader: (0)	some how its strange how maddad decribed the exhaust ! mine sounds loud from 1-4 k rpm after that the exhaust sounds less and there is a swooshing air sound similar to berk is this normal or ?! i love the exhaust its sounds very nice from 1-4k but after that there is that air sound __________________ 2016 YMB F80 M3
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03-25-2011, 12:58 AM	#61
theboogieman1 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacifica, CA iTrader: (0)	Mine I think has the same sound, thought I heard it the other night. It's been raining so haven't had much time with the windows down. Think thats just the sound of her breathing! I ask about the tune because I was thinking I might feel more of a difference because of it, but if you feel a difference then it must be breathing that much better. __________________ 08 BMW 135i - .......
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04-07-2011, 01:09 PM	#62
The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	putting a performance exhaust on a naturally aspirated car does very little. Putting a performance exhaust on a turbo will make a noticable difference, I know lots of people say it's just sound, but on a turbo, that's not the case. Also, don't forget, you're shaving a good 30lbs off a car and adding about 15whp to the car, that's a big change..... If it were just 1 or the other, you wouldn't notice as much of a difference. It's like your car has been going to the gym and working out, it's leaner and stronger. A tune will only use more of that potential opened up by the exhaust. The turbos are no longer working as hard to push air through the system, so there will be a little less heat produced and a little better efficiency. your gas mileages will be slightly better, but i doubt you'll ever notice since it will be so minimal. And in reality, your fuel mileage will likely be worse because you'll be dipping into the throttle more often offsetting any consumption advantage that was originally gained in the first place. The hissing sounds you guys are hearing will be when the dump valves (wastegate) open beside the turbos and just bypass the extra exhaust around the turbo, it will have a different sound then what goes through the turbo as it doesn't have the impellers altering it. You may also be hearing extra air flow going into the intake, but if you haven't changed any filters or anything, it's more then likely the waste-gates opening up.
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04-07-2011, 01:11 PM	#63
The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	boogieman, are you still loving the whisper? I'm thinking of going this option. I like the sound of the performance exhaust, but that's all it is, just a sound, i want something that will open up for more power and I want it to be discrete. is it a lot louder then stock? or just a slight burble and hum more like the BMW performance unit (if you've heard it before)
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04-07-2011, 01:59 PM	#65
The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	are you running mid pipes as well? downpipes and etc? it does sound nice and deep, i like the beefy sound.
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