BMW M Performance Exhaust + Evolve Primary Cat Delete Test Pipes (video)

sylonien · 09-14-2014, 08:56 PM

Enjoy

brianpdx · 09-14-2014, 10:10 PM

*Very* nicely done. Man, that's "Ferrari-esque". Why blur out the speedometer, though? Liability purposes?

Beedub · 09-15-2014, 01:47 AM

that sounds incredible but jesus..... its LOUD.. so this has no cats at all??? i ove the sound but not sure i could live with it everyday, hows the drone?

aussiem3 · 09-15-2014, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Beedub

that sounds incredible but jesus..... its LOUD.. so this has no cats at all??? i ove the sound but not sure i could live with it everyday, hows the drone?

I have the same set up and it's not loud at all. But the note is exotic and unique. I have it with BPM Stage II. Mine is a DD and the sound is non-intrusive.

sylonien · 09-15-2014, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by brianpdx

*Very* nicely done. Man, that's "Ferrari-esque". Why blur out the speedometer, though? Liability purposes?

Yeah just in case, but to be honest.
I don't think I went over the speed limit
due to traffic and I was near town.

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Originally Posted by Beedub

that sounds incredible but jesus..... its LOUD.. so this has no cats at all??? i ove the sound but not sure i could live with it everyday, hows the drone?

Only the primary cats are removed. The standard secondary cats / resonators
in the x-pipe are still there. ZERO DRONE I went through 9 exhaust
set ups. Its' either too loud, quiet, droned, boring. But drone is definitely something I don't want.

Below 3k rpm, its very quiet and totally acceptable.
Mines daily. Above that, its mega as you can hear.

The Akra was ridiculous on the other hand, low rpm - its bassy (still no drone)
shakes houses and sets off alarm, but on the other scale.

Its less loud and sounds boring.

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Originally Posted by aussiem3

I have the same set up and it's not loud at all. But the note is exotic and unique. I have it with BPM Stage II. Mine is a DD and the sound is non-intrusive.

Wish I knew about this combo before. Didn't have to waste all the time and money on all the other combinations I've tried.

Only found 1 video on YouTube in 3 years.

Make it 2, now mine is up

V1.47fan · 09-15-2014, 08:16 AM

Sounds raspy to me...maybe it's my phone.

Imran@Evolve · 09-15-2014, 09:01 AM

That is an excellent sound - bonus if it doesn't drone at low RPM either.

sylonien · 09-15-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Sounds raspy to me...maybe it's my phone.

Not that raspy at all IMO.
Sounds like a proper V8 with just enough bass without being boomy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imran@Evolve

That is an excellent sound - bonus if it doesn't drone at low RPM either.

I can confirm there's no drone with this combination.
I've been through 8-9 exhausts. Definitely didn't want drone.

This is the best of both worlds.
I much prefer this over the Akra and any other exhausts I had before.

Ludey · 09-15-2014, 01:08 PM

Sounds incredible.

This video and following replies in the thread go to show how subjective "loud" is. LOL

To me, sounds absolutely AWESOME. But is WAY too loud...

aussiem3 · 09-15-2014, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Imran@Evolve

That is an excellent sound - bonus if it doesn't drone at low RPM either.

At 60 kmh and around 2k rpm it has the same drone as stock exhaust. The moment you pass that range it's all grin

Seriously, it's a great set up. Best of both worlds.

s4one · 09-15-2014, 05:32 PM

Keep an eye on your MPE exhaust, it may crack. My car with the MPE with the stock xpipe cracked. I dd my car. Luckily that my car and MPE is under warranty the dealer is replacing it free of charge.

JYTsky · 09-15-2014, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by s4one

Keep an eye on your MPE exhaust, it may crack. My car with the MPE with the stock xpipe cracked. I dd my car. Luckily that my car and MPE is under warranty the dealer is replacing it free of charge.

Did your MPE crack or your stock X-pipe crack? Did you delete the primary cats on your X-pipe or no?

Thanks

Alex07M3 · 09-15-2014, 10:27 PM

That's also the set-up I'm running, and gooood I love it!!

Here's how mine sounds from outside:

sylonien · 09-16-2014, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ludey

Sounds incredible.

This video and following replies in the thread go to show how subjective "loud" is. LOL

To me, sounds absolutely AWESOME. But is WAY too loud...

Not if you drive it sensibily. Its almost stock like if you don't put your foot down.

Especially with the DCT D2, as it keeps it in low gear all the time.
30mph in 7th gear lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by s4one

Keep an eye on your MPE exhaust, it may crack. My car with the MPE with the stock xpipe cracked. I dd my car. Luckily that my car and MPE is under warranty the dealer is replacing it free of charge.

Thats' my biggest worry. Mine's second hand, so no warranty.
But I love the sound so much. If anything happens, I'd be tempted to get another.

What's the sign of crack? Visually or acoustically?

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Originally Posted by Alex07M3

That's also the set-up I'm running, and gooood I love it!!

Here's how mine sounds from outside:

Thanks for that. Damn it sounds good!
Never heard it from the outside myself yet.
No ones drives my car.

Need to get someone to record for me.

Love it even more!!!

M3 Esq · 09-16-2014, 08:18 AM

Love it. Test pipes will be my next mod.

Alex07M3 · 09-16-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sylonien

Thats' my biggest worry. Mine's second hand, so no warranty.
But I love the sound so much. If anything happens, I'd be tempted to get another.

What's the sign of crack? Visually or acoustically?

Don't worry too much about it cracking, mine has cracked pretty much everywhere it could after only 2-3months on the car, no warranty for me since I'm supercharged with test pipes(might have accelerated the process). So I bought some inconel rods and brought it to a good welding shop to make it repair, costed me around 400$ total and that includes lots of spare inconel in case anything happen again. It's been on the car for 6 months now and no sign of cracks anywhere!

Mine started to have some vibration noise at low RPM in first gear, that's how I discovered it was broken, at first I though it was a loose bolt or something but when we lifted the car there were some small cracks on every corner! I'd say this exhaust is totally worth it, no matter the price or the hassle!!

aussiem3 · 09-16-2014, 04:02 PM

I've had mine for over three years and touchwood no cracks yet. Don't know what causes it.. stress/load.

VictorH · 09-16-2014, 05:14 PM

Exact same set up on my car. MPE now has 40,000 miles and 15,000 with Evolve test pipes and no issues (no drone).
It's perfectly quiet at low throttle openings and cruising on the freeway.

Depends what you call it but my car has the same noise that starts around 3,500 rpm up to about 3,800-4,000 rpm where there is a "rasp" or what others have called ripping canvas sound. It's loud but transient and requires probably more than 25% throttle opening (louder with more throttle). No regrets

sylonien · 09-16-2014, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex07M3

Don't worry too much about it cracking, mine has cracked pretty much everywhere....

Mama mia, really? Hopefully the signs are clear if it does happen.
Didn't know it was fixable though!?

Thought that's the end
of it if you haven't got warranty! Thats' really good to hear! (well sorry about your case) but at least I know there might be hope to get it fixed if it happens!

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussiem3

I've had mine for over three years and touchwood no cracks yet. Don't know what causes it.. stress/load.

Thats good, I have only read a minute few cases on the forum about this issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictorH

Exact same set up on my car. MPE now has 40,000 miles and 15,000 with Evolve test pipes and no issues (no drone).
It's perfectly quiet at low throttle openings and cruising on the freeway.

Totally agree. Love it so much. Can do quiet just like standard,
but goes to the extreme if you want it to without any drawbacks.

Alex07M3 · 09-16-2014, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sylonien

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex07M3

Don't worry too much about it cracking, mine has cracked pretty much everywhere....

Mama mia, really? Hopefully the signs are clear if it does happen.
Didn't know it was fixable though!?

Thought that's the end
of it if you haven't got warranty! Thats' really good to hear! (well sorry about your case) but at least I know there might be hope to get it fixed if it happens!

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussiem3

I've had mine for over three years and touchwood no cracks yet. Don't know what causes it.. stress/load.

Thats good, I have only read a minute few cases on the forum about this issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VictorH

Exact same set up on my car. MPE now has 40,000 miles and 15,000 with Evolve test pipes and no issues (no drone).
It's perfectly quiet at low throttle openings and cruising on the freeway.

Totally agree. Love it so much. Can do quiet just like standard,
but goes to the extreme if you want it to without any drawbacks.

If you want to know what the cracks look like, take a look at my old thread:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=897377

OMRITIME · 09-16-2014, 11:26 PM

I have also test pipe
And I'm looking for rear section
This sound good
But what about that raspiness everyone talking on ?

What about the dinan , anyone tried?!

sylonien · 09-17-2014, 05:04 AM

Rasp isn't bad at all. Just a hint of it.
The Akra was a lot more raspy and try one of the iPe exhaust for rasp. lol

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VictorH Major 433 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: '09 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC iTrader: (4)	Exact same set up on my car. MPE now has 40,000 miles and 15,000 with Evolve test pipes and no issues (no drone). It's perfectly quiet at low throttle openings and cruising on the freeway. Depends what you call it but my car has the same noise that starts around 3,500 rpm up to about 3,800-4,000 rpm where there is a "rasp" or what others have called ripping canvas sound. It's loud but transient and requires probably more than 25% throttle opening (louder with more throttle). No regrets
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