Thought this might help people in future and indeed me now! Could people with exhausts that differ from standard please post what they have, what it cost and what it is like in terms of noise over standard. A PPI claim refund has me shopping and there are soooo many threads that come up in searches I'm loosing track of what I've read!
BCS Cat Back, £1080 with ceramic black tailpipes inc fitting, noise is nothing intrusive when trundling about but omits a loud roar when full boost is engaged....perfect balance IMO. Also the tailpipes look great!
Cost
~£600 for the exhaust from Costwald BMW and fit my self (about 10 minutes after I got the car home)
£270 for the BCS mid pipe from a forum member and also fit myself
Noise
Sport: absolutely perfect! good pops on lift off and shift down and notably louder all round with larger bangs on high rpm lift off when hot and also a pop/a45 fart on up shift.
Comfort/Eco Pro: slightly louder than stock with minimal pops when hot
Tips
Standard BMW performance chrome tips for now but looking for some 67mm inlet 101mm outlet slash tips to buy..... that DONT say akrapovic on them!
Noise How I feel the car should have come from the factory, there is a slight drone at 3k revs, but I believe this is due to the solid mounts that I asked them to fit. When you get on it the sound is incredible, sounds like a proper M car, if not better IMO. Also the pops and bangs are unreal, quite tame when put back into comfort mode - but who drives in that mode anyway!?
I would recommend getting this done to anyone! It's a cheap alternative to a branded product, and sounds just as good, only downside is that touch of drone, but you adjust your driving style to avoid it
I've just came back from my nearest powerflow centre. I've been getting a full resonator delete it took about 1 1/2 hrs and cost me £120. I've just got standard back box and it sounds awesome!
Bob
BCS Cat Back, £1080 with ceramic black tailpipes inc fitting, noise is nothing intrusive when trundling about but omits a loud roar when full boost is engaged....perfect balance IMO. Also the tailpipes look great!
Make
BCS Turboback with Sports Cat (no MOT issues)
Cost
Lots...think it was 1500 with discount
Noise
EPIC - When valve is closed maybe 10-15% more than standard, fine on the motorway. Put your foot down and valve opens, makes epic music. Also when in sport/sport + mode the pops and gurgles are insane.
Does anyone have any experience comparing these? I was just going to go for a factory fitted M Performance Exhaust for £926 fitted with carbon tips. If other exhaust are of a similar cost but sound much better I would obviously look around.
I got quoted just under £600 for a cobra cat back system from the performance centre. BCS is just over the 1K so can't justify that cost. I'm looking at £600 max spend, don't want MPE.
I got quoted just under £600 for a cobra cat back system from the performance centre. BCS is just over the 1K so can't justify that cost. I'm looking at £600 max spend, don't want MPE.
I got quoted just under £600 for a cobra cat back system from the performance centre. BCS is just over the 1K so can't justify that cost. I'm looking at £600 max spend, don't want MPE.
Make:
Custom job - single silencer delete
Cost:
£60
Noise:
Subtle difference mainly at start-up and in Sport mode, but also noticeable at higher revs in Comfort. Couple of people commented saying it sounds similar to MPE.
Recommended if you don't generally like the sound of aftermarket exhausts in real life.
I got quoted just under £600 for a cobra cat back system from the performance centre. BCS is just over the 1K so can't justify that cost. I'm looking at £600 max spend, don't want MPE.
Make:
Custom job - single silencer delete
Cost:
£60
Noise:
Subtle difference mainly at start-up and in Sport mode, but also noticeable at higher revs in Comfort. Couple of people commented saying it sounds similar to MPE.
Recommended if you don't generally like the sound of aftermarket exhausts in real life.
I was told today that the MPE should sound fairly similar to a stock M2. Not sure how much of this I believe though. Anyone had any experience with these two?
I was told today that the MPE should sound fairly similar to a stock M2. Not sure how much of this I believe though. Anyone had any experience with these two?
I was told today that the MPE should sound fairly similar to a stock M2. Not sure how much of this I believe though. Anyone had any experience with these two?
I was told today that the MPE should sound fairly similar to a stock M2. Not sure how much of this I believe though. Anyone had any experience with these two?
Prepare to be disappointed. The mpe is marginally louder but in the cabin almost zero difference. Its a bit of a deeper tone. All you can hear inside with a stock or mpe set up is the active sound.
If you want some proper noise the midpipe needs some work imo.
Argh you are killing me haha, I tried driving with the windows down but then the wind noise as well as other cars covers the noise. I had a Mini Cooper S with a Scorpion Exhaust which roared in the interior. Maybe I need to take it to get a Cobra exhaust or something like that.
Argh you are killing me haha, I tried driving with the windows down but then the wind noise as well as other cars covers the noise. I had a Mini Cooper S with a Scorpion Exhaust which roared in the interior. Maybe I need to take it to get a Cobra exhaust or something like that.
Any decent exhaust place can do it. Insurance is totally dependant on company, for me with admiral its just an "exhaust/manifold change" at £7.50 per year.
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