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12-16-2017, 08:27 AM | #90 |
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Anyone else do this yet? Still trying to find so time to go visit and talk to the shop. Holidays and work messing with my plans.
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12-16-2017, 11:41 AM | #91 | |
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How it's done: so as many of you know 50i has 2 downpipes coming from 2 turbos (one for each 4cyl block) that continue as 2 pipes into 2 resonators (one for each pipe) located roughly in the middle of the car and then pipes go all the way to the muffler. So they go into muffler as 2 separate pipes and this whole way they never cross with each other starting from turbos and ending into the muffler. Right after resonators pipes run very close to each other and that is exactly the place where x-pipe can be welded in (cut pipes and weld in x-pipe) After that is done, you need to remove muffler (cut it off) and extend pipes (instead of missing muffler) all the way to the tips. So you will need 2 extension pipes of same 2.5 inch diameter (my shop used 3 inch pipes) and they have to be mandrel bent 90 degrees to connect all the way to the tips. And someone have to hold tips straight while pipes are welded to avoid crooked annoying appearance. That's it basically, they did it in less than 2 hours, but most of time car was sitting in the parking lot waiting for it's turn (they had lots of cars that day). Now the sound: it for the first time satisfied my inner urge for the deep V8 growl and burble on idle and low rpms. It sounds very deep and nice! It is a bit more louder than the big trucks with V8 you heard like all those domestic full size trucks with V8. However, if you give it a bit more gas it gets substantially noticeable around in traffic. Nothing to extreme - I really like it! Now the thing is - when you push gas pedal 1/2 way or 3/4 way - that is when n63tu starts growling very angry - I scare trucks now with that sound. Ever noticed some Shelby or Corvette with deep sound making revs and terrorizing traffic and other smaller cars? I let them taste their own medicine - ripped WOT couple of times near them lol to let them taste true German V8 power probably gave them a shell shock as they quickly stop revving, changed lines and fade away in utter surprise on their faces and prefer not to engage So it's loud at WOT, be warned. But if you drive anywhere up to 3/4 of throttle - it sounds very mellow and deep like a sporty V8 should sound. Turns heads often as I drive as people are not used to such deep sound coming from a German car I will try to do some videos later, but I'm flying back to NY today for Christmas. Hopefully others will do this mod as this is so far most satisfying mod that I did |
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12-16-2017, 04:31 PM | #92 | |
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You do the quad tips as well? I know that's what I want to get done. The rest sounds pretty simple. If it is like the SVR then I know it will be good. |
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12-16-2017, 09:09 PM | #94 |
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Haven't ordered double tips yet, for now just stayed with stock ones. Mainly because for some reason it was hard for me to choose which tips will suit x5 rear end best. I'm not good at visualizing
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12-18-2017, 08:14 AM | #96 | |
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How about the sound in cabin in terms of scale 1 to 10? Any drones on hwy speed while you are doing 60-80mph in comfort mode? I am so looking forward to do this mod but my car is still at the dealership waiting to be fixed.
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12-18-2017, 08:52 AM | #97 | |
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Sound in cabin previously was about 2 (on scale 1 to 10) from exhaust standpoint and now it's about 5-6 on average - so yes it's louder. However, I noticed that it's very easy to drive gently and in that case you don't attract attention at all - sound in cabin will be about 3 or 4 at the most. It's mostly when you step on gas pedal when beast wakes up to 6. If you WOT - it's about 7-8 for sure (I reserved 9 and 10 for catless downpipes - they will be a lot louder no doubt). Drone is largely eliminated by resonators still intact - the beauty of this mod I guess. However, there is some drone from time to time - it's not a usual drone, but more a deep bass drone that is hardly noticeable, but it's there sometimes. It's not present all the time, maybe it's not even a drone itself, but just a louder exhaust that is now more audible in cabin - and maybe that's what I'm describing as drone. I'm still not sure completely, I need to drive car more when I get back to test it at 60-80mph highway constant driving speeds. I know for sure that it haven't given me a headache and I'm sensitive person to that. I get headaches from exhausts that are loud but not deep - like Honda fart can exhaust and similar. This mod gets you very compose, but deep sound - and it may register as loud sometimes, but never as something that you want to not hear, in fact it makes you want to hear it more Last edited by DuSh; 12-18-2017 at 09:00 AM.. |
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I have't experienced any drone while cruising. It basically sounds stock with cruise control set imo. Like DuSH said, it really only gets loud when you go WOT. Even at that point, its a good sound and not obnoxious. The only time I experience some sort of drone (I guess you can call it that) is when I am at 60% throttle or so then its gone after you lift off of the throttle. Honestly, if this mod doesn't satisfy your needs for a louder exhaust, I would just stay stock. It's actually quite subtle at 30-40% throttle during a general move off from a stop. My wife drove it next to me and I could barely hear it. It could have been because my M6 exhaust is quite loud but I barely heard anything. This modification will give you the best of both worlds.
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12-20-2017, 06:24 AM | #100 |
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ASD depends on their trim/options. Some do but many don't.
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50i does not. doesnt matter if it's m-sport, x-line or plain jane base model.
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Need. to. find. the time. to. do this!!!!
Thanks TheLastDetailNV DuSh for the detailed explanations, answers and videos!!! |
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Thinking about getting these tips, you guys !!!
They have LED light inserts and make it look like you're spitting fire all the damn time. Grocery store, spit fire. Dropping kids off at school. Fire. LMAO!!! Can never have too much fire! . |
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Are these knockoffs? Why are these Akra tips 10 times as much? https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Akrapov...laBjP1&vxp=mtr . |
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12-23-2017, 06:16 PM | #110 |
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It sounds similar. It should be - same engine, same turbos, same stock downpipes and same straight pipe with x-pipe. The thing is this video sounds not as deep as it is in real life - I guess recording on a phone cuts low frequency somewhat, but otherwise it's very similar
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