Best E46 M3 Full Exhaust setup for the money?

[SQ13]

Well, I guess we just need one massive forum G2G. First agenda, we can all ride around and listen to these exhausts and settle this, then agree to disagree in the end, and bump this thread after the fact and start all over again. Second agenda, torque tests on re-using subframe bolts, with and without angle on top of torque, third agenda, I dunno, different tunes, airboxes. Lol, anyway, I had failed cats, sprung for the full SS system and overall, I like it. Race S3, eh, maybe the sport would have been better. But I have other stuff to do.

SS Race def sounds like a Honda below 3.5k-ish RPM from outside. But you have another 4.5k RPM that actually sounds really good, so who cares. If you like it, that’s all that matters.

[eXpensiveGears]

Wondering if it's possible to get a lighter weight (re: titanium or inconel) version of the stock exhaust, literally for the sake of taking more lbs out.

[usdmej]

Wondering if it's possible to get a lighter weight (re: titanium or inconel) version of the stock exhaust, literally for the sake of taking more lbs out.

i've thought about inquiring to some titanium fabricators for this. full OE muffler replica with sound packing in titanium. the only wildcard is you're gonna be paying thousands and have no idea how it will end of sounding/droning

[Stilt]

Wondering if it's possible to get a lighter weight (re: titanium or inconel) version of the stock exhaust, literally for the sake of taking more lbs out.

Titanium, from a German company—I'm not sure about sound clips, though—looks like a titanium version of a Dinan muffler.

[0-60motorsports]

Titanium, from a German company—I'm not sure about sound clips, though—looks like a titanium version of a Dinan muffler.

Looks very nice! Who makes it

[Stilt]

Looks very nice! Who makes it

Lightweight Performance but they don't have it listed on their site for some reason.

The picture is from instagram user: Mario.m3.ms


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[bigjae46]

Titanium, from a German company—I'm not sure about sound clips, though—looks like a titanium version of a Dinan muffler.

Nice! Doesn’t have all that stupid looking color on it!

I’ve been thinking about welding my own titanium exhaust. Should be a worthy challenge. I’ve TIG’d aluminum which was a step harder than MIG welding. Then titanium is trickier than aluminum.

[WestBankM4]

Lightweight Performance but they don't have it listed on their site for some reason.

The picture is from instagram user: Mario.m3.ms


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I've sent them an email regarding pricing for a unit to CA, lets see if they get back to me. I would love to have a full titanium exhaust that isn't a ghost in the Dixis.

[9kracing]

If that's 2.5" I'm in

[Sharocks]

I will have something in titanium in the works possibly later this year. It will be full 2.5" as well.

Also 100% US made.

[Stilt]

I've sent them an email regarding pricing for a unit to CA, lets see if they get back to me. I would love to have a full titanium exhaust that isn't a ghost in the Dixis.

Damn, I want my commission for promoting their product now lol

[tnord]

why does every car with an S54 swap sound great, but on our cars that came with it stock it's extremely difficult to make it bearable?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxSOR6KrM7Y&t=210s

[Stilt]

why does every car with an S54 swap sound great, but on our cars that came with it stock it's extremely difficult to make it bearable?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxSOR6KrM7Y&t=210s

Just listen to this:

https://youtu.be/AD8XcQ1znrw?si=qMZ-ugxYoK80nDEW

[tnord]

while I would guess that there might not be a single part in that motor that's unmodified from a stock S54, I still think it supports my premise?

[Andratch]

I have OEM Headers, Rogue Engineering Section 1 w/ resonators, OEM section 3, Supersprint V2 muffler.

Combined with a CSL intake, it sounds pretty wicked. Especially after a HPDE to "burn in" the RE and SS components.