Best sounding exhaust

[Tbonem3]

Agreed. I'd also rather just get the HJS catted sect 1 (which I did do) even with its high price, over the expensive resonated sect 1.

Absolutely get the resonated sect 2 (dual pipe), not non res - I hated that piece of shit.

[EthanolTurbo]

I haven't gotten all the parts yet. The headers just finally showed up today. Placing the order for the section 1 and 2 today or Monday. I'm kind of torn if I should just go non res section 1 and resonated section 2, or just go full resonated section 1 and 2. The resonated section 1 is pretty expensive compared to the non res lol

Just do the non res section 1 and you can weld resonators in later if desired and it'll still be cheaper.

I think I actually have a non res section 1 for SS V1 I can sell you really cheap.

[whoissuprme]

Did you have a video of your new setup? I've got the same headers and sec1 arriving in the gb. My section 2 is resonated though. I'm curious how loud your setup will be

I haven't gotten all the parts yet. The headers just finally showed up today. Placing the order for the section 1 and 2 today or Monday. I'm kind of torn if I should just go non res section 1 and resonated section 2, or just go full resonated section 1 and 2. The resonated section 1 is pretty expensive compared to the non res lol

[maw1124]

Not “louder” for me as much as “different” and out the back not under the hood, so I’m different than most here. Thanks for your thoughts.

maw

[S54Mickey]

I’ll play… what do the euro tips add to the sound? Right now I’m considering stock exhaust w/SS Sport, but my reasoning isn’t as clear as I’d like (between Sport, Race, or something else). But I’m clear on the stock exhaust back to the muffler.

maw

Euro tips don’t add anything to the sound, it’s purely just for looks. As I mentioned, the csl airbox is all the sound you need. If you want louder, the SCZA is the best sounding in my opinion. I sold it since I went the airbox route and also wasn’t too crazy about the tips. Could never get them to sit perfectly since they are adjustable.

[maw1124]

Stock muffler with Euro tips. Previously had a SCZA and loved the sound. I sold it since I went the csl intake route and figured intake noise will triumph over and exhaust sound. I also happen to think the Euro double walled tips look the best in my opinion. They look perfect with the cal diffuser.

I’ll play… what do the euro tips add to the sound? Right now I’m considering stock exhaust w/SS Sport, but my reasoning isn’t as clear as I’d like (between Sport, Race, or something else). But I’m clear on the stock exhaust back to the muffler.

maw

[S54Mickey]

Stock muffler with Euro tips. Previously had a SCZA and I loved the sound. I sold it since I went the csl intake route and figured intake noise will triumph over any exhaust sound. I also happen to think the Euro double walled tips look the best in my opinion. They look perfect with the csl diffuser.

[Tbonem3]

I think I want to go this route. What's the best method to go about this? Where does one shop for (just the) tips? Can any muffler shop do this job?

Thanks.

In my experience, it's surprisingly difficult to get this done. Most shops want more business than a simple tip swap, so they aren't too keen to do it, not to mention most shops can only order american sized tips that will need some work to fit the metric outlets. You might find a shop willing to do the work, but they might ask for a fairly large sum for the labor.

The easiest/cheapest is to DIY, but you need to find the right sized tips. Now that the E46 is old, there aren't many options still around. I got lucky on my E90 and found that burkhart in Germany still sells oversized e9x tips. For E46, I actually took some SGT SCZA tips and adapted them to our stock muffler.

Removing the stock tips is fairly easy (simply punch/drill/defrom) the rivet. The hard part is fitting tips that aren't made for the stock muffler's outlets. You might get lucky and find a set of "eurosport" (76mm/3") tips floating around which were made to slip on and rivet.

You can get a rivet hand tool and assorted rivet sizes online for cheap.

[Mayan-Viking]

Stock muffler with larger tips

I think I want to go this route. What's the best method to go about this? Where does one shop for (just the) tips? Can any muffler shop do this job?

Thanks.

[Tbonem3]

CrisSilberGrau Copy pasta from my old threads I see... You've learned well

[maw1124]

^^^ great explanation, better video... thanks.

maw

[CrisSilberGrau]

So do you like the sound, in car, more now with v1s and scza or before, with euro headers?

If you're asking me famlies I like this sound but I don't love it. In car after 4k its all intake (I dont floor it below 4k). I loved the Euro SCZA, it was louder and way raspier which I very much enjoy. The only way to get better with my current setup is with an SS Race muffler, but those are not 2.5 so there's that. If there are other options I'll explore when that time comes but for now my focus is on building other parts of the car.

By no means is it a bad sound. Its quieter, although not by much, deeper tonality (more baritone) and for the raspy haters this is it, mind you my sec 1 is straight so there's room there to cut out even more if that's possible. The bonus of this, INTAKE noise. Which will get even louder with cams and pistons

IMHO if youre after the best sound, you first have to embrace the rasp, then you have to concede that Euro headers, perhaps CSL headers, will produce the best howl. Thinnest material and a smaller diameter pipe for increased resonance. Your mileage may vary. Then we can argue about Intake over exhaust, for me intake wins every time. A cammed csled S54 is something else, the snarl is way different when cams are introduced and its why we cant replicate the same OEM CSL snarl until we get cams (and maybe an oem replica box).

Found an old vid of the car with the Euro setup on the dyno, not representative to on the road but still. You can note the more raw note at low rpm for sure, the rest sounds the same but its not. On the road it was distinctly higher pitched.

https://flic.kr/p/2jZRH7j

[Tbonem3]

So do you like the sound, in car, more now with v1s and scza or before, with euro headers?

[CrisSilberGrau]

My current setup: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck7MZ...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

SSV1 SS 1 straight SS2 resonated SCZA
Much deeper more refined than last setup with OEM Üro OEM mid and SCZA. This sounded like a formula car at high rpm, was quite the chainsaw, i miss.

[Wernd]

Glad this thread popped up I'm in the process of revamping my whole exhaust setup right now going with the following

Current Setup:
Active headers
Meisterchaft unresonated section 1
OEM section 2 w/ resonator delete
SS Race muffler

Setup that is on order:
SS V1 Stepped headers
SS 63.5mm Resonated Section 1
SS 63.5mm un resonated Section 2
SS Race muffler

Did you have a video of your new setup? I've got the same headers and sec1 arriving in the gb. My section 2 is resonated though. I'm curious how loud your setup will be