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06-26-2012, 12:26 PM | #1 |
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How to: QUADS for the n52. Pics.
Many people have asked me about my quad setup and how i did it so i figured id write a little something up.
First let me say this was all the work of John@CVT Muffler in Houston, Tx. He's the artist behind this one. On our n52 cars, there is a metal box on the right side behind the bumper that is in the way of being able to run a pipe comfortably or without a 90 degree bend. What needs to be done is the following. #1) Build a Bracket (basically a metal plate) and weld it onto the metal box #2) Measure out the tips (for how much they stick out and stagger) and cut them accordingly so that they have a straight back end. Weld them to the bracket. #3) Cut the tips off your other muffler is necessary and have new piping/tips welded onto the muffler on the other side to match the right side. #4) You will likely want to spraypaint the bracket black so that it almost dissapears to the naked eye from more than a foot away. Here are some pics. Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I paid $100 for labor and they are Dimisa 3.5'' Black Powdercoated Tips.
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06-26-2012, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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ROFL!!! i lol'd.
looks sick though
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06-26-2012, 02:24 PM | #6 |
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i thought of doing this but then I thought... it would look horrible in winter!
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06-26-2012, 03:51 PM | #8 |
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06-26-2012, 11:52 PM | #10 |
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Hate all you want. Just trying to help out the n52 community.
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06-26-2012, 11:55 PM | #11 |
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+1 for making it your own
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06-27-2012, 12:31 AM | #13 |
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for the looks of it And its a good balance between performance vrs looks plus, OP managed come up with a solution of not losing much low end torque performance... to me spliting n52 to quads is even more of a fail due to not having torque at all LOL i mean minivan will probably keep up with it on exit power. Quote:
unfortunately they're also annoying loud group of kids. 5-6 series community has much less noise. |
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06-27-2012, 07:26 AM | #19 |
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hmmm thanks for posting.
Is it possible to get 335 quad type spacing? closer to the center? I want to do quads at some point and don't want them spaced away so far from one another, on 335 quad they seem to be just a bit closer (but still further away from each other compared to m3 quad spacing) Would this be possible with your method? I have been thinking I would just try to do some type of custom piping but not sure how to navigate around that big box. I know guys have done full quads before with the closer spacing on 328s, I guess I'll have to ask them. Thanks for pictures, those tips look amazing! and the car |
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06-27-2012, 07:54 AM | #20 |
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please don't do what the OP did if you're going to do quad exhaust... PLEASE. Might as well throw spinner hubcaps on your car too...
btw... @ramirez330i: if you spent $100 in labor to do this, why not save another $80 and just epoxy those suckers on there? ... just as effective with JBWeld i would assume... |
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Add this to your next DIY:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...-Trim/_/N-25fe I really don't understand the fascination with quad tips, so much that folks will slap on bootleg tips (expensive tips I might add which makes it even more ironic) to their B M W. |
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