128 Perf Exhaust... 1st drive.

kwakitykwak · 07-08-2009, 07:32 AM

Sounds great man, i'm thinking bout getting the part.did you get it installed at the dealership or a local shop? and how much was the part+installation? Thanks!

bozola · 07-08-2009, 06:25 PM

Installed and purchased at the dealer.

MarkkyyMan · 02-13-2010, 01:40 AM

It looks like you had the old one cut off and clamped. Clamps and piping come with the exhaust?

bozola · 02-13-2010, 10:46 AM

Yes. All included. 1hr labor or less.

sootyvrs · 02-13-2010, 02:33 PM

Wait until you get 500+ miles on it, then you will hear a noticeable improvement!

jabwind51 · 02-15-2010, 03:43 PM

ive done this exhaust install myself..less than an hour to install.

impression: unbelievable deep, grumbling coming out the back. everything is much louder and the car screams when you really hit the high rpms. the gurgles and pops on idle and downshift are intoxicating...can't wait for the spring aka windows down 24/7. this is my therapy.

so far, 500+ miles and it really is breaking in now.

jksgoh · 02-15-2010, 09:50 PM

anyone know or willing to upload a a clip of a run in exhaust with the crackle and pop?? would love to hear it... the only ones i have seen/heard are of newly installed ones.

and, is anyone willing to sell one cheap second hand???

bozola · 02-16-2010, 05:46 PM

First nice day in Seattle. Windows down thru a tunnel....Woohoo! Sounds just awesome.

Bimmer-Bob · 02-17-2010, 01:09 AM

Hey, I saw in your profile that you've got a 318ti and now a 128i - I'm about to make the same upgrade (still waiting for my 128i to build)! Fun car, the 318ti. Huge difference?
Anyway, about the exhaust - it sounds nice in the videos, but in day to day driving, do you find it at all intrusive? Like is it just a nice assertive exhaust note or is it going to make the neighbors think a lowered '92 Civic with a fart can is coming up the street? (In other words, is it ricey sounding?) I'd like a few key tasteful mods for my car, but I don't want my wife to laugh at me.

bozola · 02-17-2010, 07:04 PM

I think the best thing about the BMW perf exhaust is that it's on when you want it and off when you don't. cruising on the highway it's not noticeable at all.

but rev it up thru the gears and it's very very nice. Growlish and beefy. Not rice at all IMHO.

07-08-2009, 07:32 AM	#23
kwakitykwak Private 5 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Sounds great man, i'm thinking bout getting the part.did you get it installed at the dealership or a local shop? and how much was the part+installation? Thanks!
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07-08-2009, 06:25 PM	#24
bozola Unloved BMW Addict 86 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: Z3 Coupe, 3 318Ti Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: King County WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Z3 Coupe [10.00] 1998 318Ti [0.00] 1998 318Ti [10.00] 2008 128i [9.00]	Installed and purchased at the dealer.
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02-13-2010, 01:40 AM	#25
MarkkyyMan Captain 38 Rep 701 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 128i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Indiana, U.S. iTrader: (0)	It looks like you had the old one cut off and clamped. Clamps and piping come with the exhaust? __________________ http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=968996
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02-13-2010, 10:46 AM	#26
bozola Unloved BMW Addict 86 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: Z3 Coupe, 3 318Ti Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: King County WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Z3 Coupe [10.00] 1998 318Ti [0.00] 1998 318Ti [10.00] 2008 128i [9.00]	Yes. All included. 1hr labor or less.
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02-13-2010, 02:33 PM	#27
sootyvrs Lieutenant 35 Rep 485 Posts Drives: BMW M340d Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NE UK iTrader: (1)	Wait until you get 500+ miles on it, then you will hear a noticeable improvement! __________________ 2018 BMW E87 M2
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02-15-2010, 03:43 PM	#28
jabwind51 Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 224 Posts Drives: '10 BMW 130is, '97 BMW M3/4/5 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	ive done this exhaust install myself..less than an hour to install. impression: unbelievable deep, grumbling coming out the back. everything is much louder and the car screams when you really hit the high rpms. the gurgles and pops on idle and downshift are intoxicating...can't wait for the spring aka windows down 24/7. this is my therapy. so far, 500+ miles and it really is breaking in now.
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02-15-2010, 09:50 PM	#29
jksgoh Major 141 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melb, Vic, Aus iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 125i [0.00]	anyone know or willing to upload a a clip of a run in exhaust with the crackle and pop?? would love to hear it... the only ones i have seen/heard are of newly installed ones. and, is anyone willing to sell one cheap second hand???
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02-16-2010, 05:46 PM	#30
bozola Unloved BMW Addict 86 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: Z3 Coupe, 3 318Ti Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: King County WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Z3 Coupe [10.00] 1998 318Ti [0.00] 1998 318Ti [10.00] 2008 128i [9.00]	First nice day in Seattle. Windows down thru a tunnel....Woohoo! Sounds just awesome.
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02-17-2010, 01:09 AM	#31
Bimmer-Bob ! 693 Rep 3,266 Posts Drives: 2010 128i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Anacortes, WA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2010 BMW 128i (E82) [9.25]	Hey, I saw in your profile that you've got a 318ti and now a 128i - I'm about to make the same upgrade (still waiting for my 128i to build)! Fun car, the 318ti. Huge difference? Anyway, about the exhaust - it sounds nice in the videos, but in day to day driving, do you find it at all intrusive? Like is it just a nice assertive exhaust note or is it going to make the neighbors think a lowered '92 Civic with a fart can is coming up the street? (In other words, is it ricey sounding?) I'd like a few key tasteful mods for my car, but I don't want my wife to laugh at me.
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02-17-2010, 07:04 PM	#32
bozola Unloved BMW Addict 86 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: Z3 Coupe, 3 318Ti Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: King County WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Z3 Coupe [10.00] 1998 318Ti [0.00] 1998 318Ti [10.00] 2008 128i [9.00]	I think the best thing about the BMW perf exhaust is that it's on when you want it and off when you don't. cruising on the highway it's not noticeable at all. but rev it up thru the gears and it's very very nice. Growlish and beefy. Not rice at all IMHO.
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