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03-12-2018, 05:18 PM | #23 | |
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Another picture of the Supersprint pipes
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I have and you are not wrong. At all.
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If you don’t want to attract any attention, keep the rest stock. As others mentioned, secondaries will help keep the fumes down. I suppose you could always pay up and replace the secondaries with aftermarket hfc’s that are 100 cell but not sure you’d gain much.
I personally run headers -> y merge -> hfc -> 3” piping all the way back with combo of Magnaflow and Flowmaster mufflers (MF acts as resonator), and it’s still pretty loud. But for a 3” setup, doubt you could get it any quieter without sacrificing flow. Last edited by 3002 tii; 03-12-2018 at 08:31 PM.. |
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FWIW, I had a mini cat in place to control the smell, but I replaced it with a res to improve the noise
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So I am checking out SuperSprint exhaust parts now.. wondering if I should replace my aFe Race Pipes with SuperSprint Section 1 (cat delete). When looking at SuperSprint's website, the photo looks different than justpete's setup. And I want to say that other SS photo's I've seen on the forum here look like justpete's setup and not like the SS website, so I'm confused. Anyone know what the deal is? On the SS website the pipes are not welded together and I also don't see an O2 bung, two things I'd prefer.
Also, according to SS the pipes must be used in conjunction with their other exhaust parts. But it looks like Axiom, as well as surely others, has successfully mated it with the PE. According to one website I found, the SS section 1 needs to be cut shorter to work with the OE setup (PE). Any guidance would be appreciated! Part No. : 789012 Last edited by atmosphericM; 03-13-2018 at 11:44 AM.. |
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Big, have you considered the SuperSprint as an option? Their stuff looks really nice, and you have the option of a beefy looking resonator as well as highflow cats (200 cell) in section 1. Time to ball out!
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03-13-2018, 11:49 AM | #32 | |
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It's also been my experience that a minimal exhaust (no cats, lightweight racing muffler from Coast Fabrication and lightweight Vibrant 1142 resonator) will be loud. My car's in for an exhaust service this week to install ceramic thermal coated SuperSprint headers, and tweak the suppressors for more attenuation so that the car is less raucous. The stock exhaust system weighs a ton. It's one of the few items I haven't weighed on a scale, but it isn't light.
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I also wasn't smart nuff to get anything coated. Maybe it'll help me in my endeavors...
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tetsuo111 Didn't you have a video of the exhaust before? I seem to remember it being a tolerable volume level.
I have the Super Sprint Mids into my BMW PE, they bolted up almost perfectly, but did require some trimming if I remember correctly. Also, I believe the SS mids are about the same diameter as stock, and the AFE pipes are larger. The only dyno I've seen specifically for AFE mids was from jc5988 But a couple of notes here: N51's likely have a more restrictive secondary catalyst in comparison to the N52 (it's a different part number) and you can't really establish a trend on 1 data point - so I can't say definitively they always lose torque http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=Ess RED is ESS tune + PI Blue is above + PE and AFE Mid Pipe That being said, I've seen other dynos of the secondaries removed (smaller diameter piping?) with and no loss of torque, so take it how you will. Made a thread about this a while back (when I had insomnia and had plenty of time to read): http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1149179 |
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The system I'm looking at above has a resonator in the 3” mid pipe and a anti drone chamber on the muffler. (That thing hanging off the muffler.) None of the others I have seen have the anti drone thing. And it's also 3" from the y pipe back. And from a bunch of reading I did you need 3" from the point the pipes merge if you are over 250hp. Interestingly the stock is also 3" from the y back but none of the aftermarket mids are except this one. BMW designed a pretty decent exhaust but they sacrificed power to be whisper quiet. I feel like the full AA set up is quiet at idle and low revs based on Post 113 below* and the first video I posted in this thread which you can’t even hear it idling. In that video you wouldn’t even know the car is running until he gets in. I’m also okay with it being louder at high revs if it sounds refined and clean. * http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...1235816&page=6 This post is the only comment I have found on the whole AA set up (Headers/Mid/Muffler). Partially I will be putting my faith in AA that they know what they are doing when they designed this exhaust. I’ll be okay with it if it only gets loud at high revs because I can control that, I just don’t want drone or loud startups and idling. I’m open to feedback on this I just got nervous about going fully catless after some reading I did about bad smells. Not on this forum it was on a M3 forum because there isn’t much info on catless n52 motors. |
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I just read that my350z thread, interesting stuff! It got me thinking though. Do you guys think scavenging is already ruined by the primary cats, for us OE header guys? I'd imagine that the exhaust gases rapidly expanding into a catalytic converter chamber and then also funneling through those tiny cat pores would completely abolish any scavenging effects. Thoughts? I am trying to decide if SuperSprint section 1 would be better than aFe section one (race pipes) for me (stock headers), because the aFe race pipes are about 10mm larger than the SuperSprint (as Axiom mentioned). That said, if the cats in the headers have already ruined any and all scavenging effects, maybe the larger aFe pipes could actually improve power over the SuperSprint due to less back pressure?? Sorry, Big, for kinda high-jacking your thread as I realize this is irrelevant for you since you have catless headers. Personally, I feel that cats are one of the biggest "quieting" parts of the exhaust system. They also seem to reduce rasp more than mufflers do. Those two attributes, coupled with the fact that they do help protect Planet Earth (guess I'm getting a TINY bit green in my old age lol), are the reasons that I never plan on running with zero cats on this car. I just think it would be too loud without any cats, no matter how many mufflers or resonators are thrown at it. For a race car, sure. But for my DD, no thanks. To each his own! If and when I go to SS or AA headers (after warranty expires), I plan on immediately re-installing my OE secondary cats. That said, I still feel that the best (quietest) setup that didn't have any cats at all would be either the entire OE cat-back exhaust (obviously), or the OE mid-pipe (resonated, supposedly a good design?) paired with the PE muffler.
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Thanks. Took me a minute to compose my previous post (at work) so I think you answered some of my questions before I hit "post" heh.
See, that graph you posted is scaring me away from my aFe install. When I deleted cats on my Z I definitely noticed a loss in low-end TQ. Everyone always says I'm crazy and that it's impossible.. but here we have a graph showing exactly that. Hmmm. That graph shows a near 10 tq loss in the lower RPMS, yikes. |
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On the VQ, you should have absolutely re-tuned for testpies - there should have been no losses at all. As far as the AFE pipes go - either they change the flow characteristics too much, requiring a tune based around a freer flowing exhaust (like headers) or they are just too big - Can't know unless you try em. |
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Thanks for your thoughts. I'll go through your huge, 13 page thread when I get a chance... heh.
And FWIW, I had those ART Pipes on my HR Z. Those are what I'm referring to. Well actually I had regular test pipes, then went to the ART Pipes to try to regain that lost low-end TQ. Didn't work. I needed a tune. Was in college and broke back then so tune was not in the cards at the time, unfortunately. Last edited by atmosphericM; 03-13-2018 at 02:05 PM.. |
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Also, what is the benefit of the AA mid-pipe vs. the stock mid-pipe? Hmm, perhaps there is a way to "defeat" or disable the cold-start scenario? hassmaschine ?? New Mustangs come with a button to do just that. Don't wake the neighbors! Personally, cold-starts are my favorite. "Dat's only in da monin'! You pose'd t-be up cookin' breakfiss in tha monin!" Last edited by atmosphericM; 03-13-2018 at 02:08 PM.. |
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