Best sounding exhaust

[old///MFanatic]

Way too subjective BUT, the majority of exhaust sounds like hot trash bubbling up from satan's behind.

Yes topic way too subjective. Everyone has different tastes.

And oh my that's is some funny stuff there! If the old :bow: worked this would be getting it.

Next time someone asks for an exhaust it needs to be on a scale of how many "bubbling hot trashes from satan's behind" they want it. 😈💩💩💩💩

[Casa de Mesa]

Ugh, Fabspeed. I did a tour of their facility and the owner tried to impress me by free revving some customer car engines that were cold.

I noped the fuck out of there.

Yeah that ain't cool.

I once took a car into a stealership for service and the tech who worked on my car said he test drove it to ensure "it was right" and that it was the fastest car he'd driven, caught rubber in third...

[Obioban]

Ugh, Fabspeed. I did a tour of their facility and the owner tried to impress me by free revving some customer car engines that were cold.

I noped the fuck out of there.

[Phoenix///M3]

I'm getting ready to install:

• AP Headers
• Fabspeed catted (HJS cats) section 1
• SS oversized and resonated section 2
• SS Race section 3

Couple things before install:

1) I hope it's not too, too loud. This isn't a daily car for me but...
2) The Fabspeed quality is incredible. Yeah, it's probably the simplest section to get right, but damn they are nice pipes. I wish Fabspeed did a full system.

You're fairly close to what I have but with a better section 2. I guess arguably a better section 3 seeing it's SS but volume wise believe it's similar to the El Diablo. It's a somewhat loud setup but not obnoxious. I could see daily driving my setup even though I don't. Keeping the sport button off helps you be a little more stealthy, at least on mine as I have the throttle map pretty aggressive in sport.

Agree on the Fabspeed quality. Their headers are spot on fitment wise and the section 1 is very well done with super high quality cats. I would like to have SS everything but I put my system together for less than $2,500 all in so I can't complain. Headers (BF sale), low mile used section 1, SGT section 2, used low mile section 3.

[Casa de Mesa]

I'm getting ready to install:

• AP Headers
• Fabspeed catted (HJS cats) section 1
• SS oversized and resonated section 2
• SS Race section 3

Couple things before install:

1) I hope it's not too, too loud. This isn't a daily car for me but...
2) The Fabspeed quality is incredible. Yeah, it's probably the simplest section to get right, but damn they are nice pipes. I wish Fabspeed did a full system.

[DESMDR3]

I like my setup right now, just the right amount of loud and it doesn’t drone

[Arith2]

...Don't drive like a dick? The e46 M3 isn't a very car when not driven like a dick

😂 I've actually never seen someone drive an E46 M3 like a dick.

[enjoy_m3]

[M3Ollie]

fair warning to anyone reading this since this at one point a very popular setup on the older forums
this setup is LOUD. loud at the top end, and unfortunately, horrifically droney at the bottom end.

sounds great when you're on it tho

Mine does not drone with the 2 ar25s I did drone with stock section 1 and even when adding just 1 ar20, but honestly no drone in mine with 2 ar25s sounds perfect. Whenever the csl wheels come in I’ll make a video of it.

[LukesM]

I’m in the process of installing SGT headers and already have Borla section 3. Stock section 1 & 2. Additionally, I have an OG el Diablo with Ti tips. I like the look of the el Diablo more but I’m worried it will be too loud. Almost certain I’ll have to do something to section 1 like resonators or cats or both. I want to try the exhausts back to back and then sell the one I like the least.

This one has some rasp but sounds pretty mean with just headers and borla.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-WG6XKmcFKI

[tdott]

The S54 exhaust note is garbage.

QFT

[Obioban]

One mans dick driving is another mans pleasure.

This sounds like it should be dirty, but I'm pretty sure it isn't.

[sddynamix]

I've got SS Race + Karbonius CSL Intake - I find that the CSL intake is actually pretty quiet unless you're at WOT, but that could be my bum hearing from the years of listening to the SS.

[usdmej]

My current setup sounds great imo. im sure others out there have similar.

Active Autowerke castles headers
2 Ar25s in section 1
stock section 2
Supersprint race section 3

fair warning to anyone reading this since this at one point a very popular setup on the older forums
this setup is LOUD. loud at the top end, and unfortunately, horrifically droney at the bottom end.

sounds great when you're on it tho

[M3Ollie]

My current setup sounds great imo. im sure others out there have similar.

Active Autowerke castles headers
2 Ar25s in section 1
stock section 2
Supersprint race section 3