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RaihaX · 12-19-2011, 11:18 AM

Vinnie requested pictures of my custom resonated midpipes, haven't got the chance to post it till now

I decided to get some resonated midpipes as I got a bit tired of how raspy my exhaust was. I couldn't stand it after driving it everyday for a couple of weeks! Not to mention I feel bad every morning I start the car - wake up my whole street....

Fortunately my shop is a magnaflow dealer so I asked them to make a custom midpipes with 2 bottled style resonator (I asked for specification similar to the vibrant resonator 1792 as that is what the yanks normally use with good results!)

I really like the result definitely deepens my exhaust but still has that high pitch scream at the top end but without the rasp! Best of all is that under idle and light cruise the sound is almost stock level.

Cold start is still loud but not as loud which I am sure my neighbours will appreciate it hhaa...

Also I am now fully catless and I do get the smell but it doesn't bother me as much. My butt dyno tells me removing the secondary cats gives some sort of gain!

ps. managed to scrap a bit of the pipes when I went over a really big speed bump as you can see one of the photo

Honny · 12-19-2011, 11:25 AM

Nice mate...... What shop was this done in? Im sure your neighbours wont mind the loud bark each morning.

You have to give me a ride in your car sometime man... after all these mods im sure it can fly by now.

RaihaX · 12-19-2011, 11:27 AM

Ramp Auto Group at Malaga.

Hhaha I am sure they would mind every morning waking them up.

I will take you for a ride next time we meet!

Honny · 12-19-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RaihaX

Ramp Auto Group at Malaga.

Hhaha I am sure they would mind every morning waking them up.

I will take you for a ride next time we meet!

A possible buyer for my car said he knows the owner of Ramp Auto, and he used to be a salesman in AC?

Maybe it wasn't Ramp he was talking about... cant remember exactly which workshop. I believe they are the same people who did your DP?

RaihaX · 12-19-2011, 11:36 AM

Adrian is the owner of ramp. Who's the buyer?

Honny · 12-19-2011, 11:41 AM

Member called hevo. Not sure if he said Adrian cant remember lol. I am having slight regrets putting my car on sale actually..... bloody 2 bay garages.

BMW86 · 12-19-2011, 04:36 PM

Thanks for the post Ray. Looks great. Any chance we can see some upclose shots of the welds? What's the new diamater? Would love to hear a sound clip too

Zuzu · 12-19-2011, 06:27 PM

Looks good.

Is that the OEM mid pipes that they have modified for you?

JB4135 · 12-19-2011, 07:36 PM

Very nice Ray. Looks good.
Mine scraps also in the same spot.
No tell me about that smell especially after WOT.

RaihaX · 12-19-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

Thanks for the post Ray. Looks great. Any chance we can see some upclose shots of the welds? What's the new diamater? Would love to hear a sound clip too

I will have to take more photos when it goes back on the lift again not sure when though!

I kept the diameter at 2.5", will organise a sound clip sometime this holiday

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Looks good.

Is that the OEM mid pipes that they have modified for you?

Nah my shop made me a new midpipes - OEM is sitting beside my desk in the office lol.

Ian///M · 12-21-2011, 01:13 AM

FYI, I ordered a set of these MadDad mids today for the 1M.

http://www.daddysscp.com/product_p/md135mp.htm

RaihaX · 12-21-2011, 01:15 AM

It will definitely make the car sounds so much better! a lot more burble Ian!

BMW86 · 12-21-2011, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RaihaX

I will have to take more photos when it goes back on the lift again not sure when though!

I kept the diameter at 2.5", will organise a sound clip sometime this holiday

Nah my shop made me a new midpipes - OEM is sitting beside my desk in the office lol.

Any particular reason you kept the same size diameter Rey? I'm anxiously waiting for sound clips of your beast...

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Originally Posted by ianf

FYI, I ordered a set of these MadDad mids today for the 1M.

http://www.daddysscp.com/product_p/md135mp.htm

That's what I've had my eye on for a while now... Can I ask how much shipping set you back?

JB4135 · 12-21-2011, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

Any particular reason you kept the same size diameter Rey? I'm anxiously waiting for sound clips of your beast...

Going bigger than a dual 2.5" will result is less power. I think a dual 2.5" on these particular cars is better than a single 3" IMHO.

JB4135 · 12-21-2011, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianf

FYI, I ordered a set of these MadDad mids today for the 1M.

http://www.daddysscp.com/product_p/md135mp.htm

Looks nice Ian.
Midpipes definitely offer a unique sound.

RaihaX · 12-21-2011, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMW86

Any particular reason you kept the same size diameter Rey? I'm anxiously waiting for sound clips of your beast...

That's what I've had my eye on for a while now... Can I ask how much shipping set you back?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB4135

Going bigger than a dual 2.5" will result is less power. I think a dual 2.5" on these particular cars is better than a single 3" IMHO.

I wasn't sure if there was any gain to be made with bigger diameter and plus didn't want to come across any scrapping issue if the pipe is bigger. So I figure just leave it at 2.5"

Give me some time to do some clips of the sound - Unless you want cold start sound and some revving video cause I can make that pretty easy. The fly by will require getting my missus to help me record my car while I do a drive by

Zuzu · 12-21-2011, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JB4135

Looks nice Ian.
Midpipes definitely offer a unique sound.

They certainly do. Loved them on my 135i vert.

Ian///M · 12-21-2011, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

That's what I've had my eye on for a while now... Can I ask how much shipping set you back?

I use a re-shipper in the US, so ~$200 via FedEx.
I asked Harold @ HPA and his recommendation was the MadDad over Berk.

MrBlonde · 12-21-2011, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JB4135

Going bigger than a dual 2.5" will result is less power

Er ...

BMW86 · 12-21-2011, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB4135

Going bigger than a dual 2.5" will result is less power. I think a dual 2.5" on these particular cars is better than a single 3" IMHO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaihaX

I wasn't sure if there was any gain to be made with bigger diameter and plus didn't want to come across any scrapping issue if the pipe is bigger. So I figure just leave it at 2.5"

Give me some time to do some clips of the sound - Unless you want cold start sound and some revving video cause I can make that pretty easy. The fly by will require getting my missus to help me record my car while I do a drive by

I could be wrong but I think the stock mids might actually be 2 x 2.25" so 2.5" is slightly bigger.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianf

I use a re-shipper in the US, so ~$200 via FedEx.
I asked Harold @ HPA and his recommendation was the MadDad over Berk.

Thanks for the tip Ian. I keep saying I will set this up but have never got around to it. Which one do you recommend? Sorry for the thread jack!

Ian///M · 12-21-2011, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

Thanks for the tip Ian. I keep saying I will set this up but have never got around to it. Which one do you recommend? Sorry for the thread jack!

I use www.shipito.com. Easy, to setup, send some copies of ID etc to get a $500 shipping limit. Most sellers like Tischer, HPA etc will ship no charge within US, then the re-shipper able to send to Oz at amazing rates by couriers like DHL, TNT, FedEx. I won't use USPS again.

BMW86 · 12-21-2011, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianf

I use www.shipito.com. Easy, to setup, send some copies of ID etc to get a $500 shipping limit. Most sellers like Tischer, HPA etc will ship no charge within US, then the re-shipper able to send to Oz at amazing rates by couriers like DHL, TNT, FedEx. I won't use USPS again.

Thanks Ian

12-19-2011, 11:18 AM	#1
RaihaX Major General Drives: 08' 135i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 5,030 iTrader: (2)	My midpipes Vinnie requested pictures of my custom resonated midpipes, haven't got the chance to post it till now I decided to get some resonated midpipes as I got a bit tired of how raspy my exhaust was. I couldn't stand it after driving it everyday for a couple of weeks! Not to mention I feel bad every morning I start the car - wake up my whole street.... Fortunately my shop is a magnaflow dealer so I asked them to make a custom midpipes with 2 bottled style resonator (I asked for specification similar to the vibrant resonator 1792 as that is what the yanks normally use with good results!) I really like the result definitely deepens my exhaust but still has that high pitch scream at the top end but without the rasp! Best of all is that under idle and light cruise the sound is almost stock level. Cold start is still loud but not as loud which I am sure my neighbours will appreciate it hhaa... Also I am now fully catless and I do get the smell but it doesn't bother me as much. My butt dyno tells me removing the secondary cats gives some sort of gain! ps. managed to scrap a bit of the pipes when I went over a really big speed bump as you can see one of the photo Attached Images
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BMW86 Major General Drives: BMW 135i / Kawa Ninja Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 8,613 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the post Ray. Looks great. Any chance we can see some upclose shots of the welds? What's the new diamater? Would love to hear a sound clip too __________________ BMW 135i N54 TWIN TURBO Quarter Mile 12.173@113.70mph - Street Tyres Queensland Raceway Sprint 1:01:22 - Street Tyres Queensland Raceway Clubman 1:04:74 - Street Tyres Lakeside Raceway 1:03:97 - Street Tyres

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JB4135 Colonel Drives: E92 BSM & E91 BSM Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 2,364 iTrader: (1)	Very nice Ray. Looks good. Mine scraps also in the same spot. No tell me about that smell especially after WOT. __________________ JB4 G5 Last edited by JB4135; 12-19-2011 at 07:52 PM.

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12-19-2011, 11:25 AM	#2
Honny Captain Drives: Something Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 776 iTrader: (0)	Nice mate...... What shop was this done in? Im sure your neighbours wont mind the loud bark each morning. You have to give me a ride in your car sometime man... after all these mods im sure it can fly by now.

12-19-2011, 11:27 AM	#3
RaihaX Major General Drives: 08' 135i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 5,030 iTrader: (2)	Ramp Auto Group at Malaga. Hhaha I am sure they would mind every morning waking them up. I will take you for a ride next time we meet!

12-19-2011, 11:36 AM	#5
RaihaX Major General Drives: 08' 135i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 5,030 iTrader: (2)	Adrian is the owner of ramp. Who's the buyer?

12-19-2011, 11:41 AM	#6
Honny Captain Drives: Something Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 776 iTrader: (0)	Member called hevo. Not sure if he said Adrian cant remember lol. I am having slight regrets putting my car on sale actually..... bloody 2 bay garages.

12-19-2011, 06:27 PM	#8
Zuzu Major General Drives: VO 1M Beast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SyDnEy Oz Posts: 6,974 iTrader: (0)	Looks good. Is that the OEM mid pipes that they have modified for you?

12-21-2011, 01:15 AM	#12
RaihaX Major General Drives: 08' 135i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 5,030 iTrader: (2)	It will definitely make the car sounds so much better! a lot more burble Ian!