[NYCOMPM3]

I am thinking about picking up a Gruppe M rep/Topspeed exhaust off eBay. The car is just toooo quit. At least it is some sound until I do a full system. I was just wondering if there was anyone local in Westchester/ Southern CT with the exhaust? Looking for opinions and if anyone still has it on I would love to hear it.

[2mchpwr]

i'm thinking of getting ebay headers and keeping the rest stock.
for the same reasons as you. to be louder.
which would give more performance gain?
headers alone?
or sections I, II and muffler?

[kennerd]

I posted this on a thread about these ebay headers. MIke may st5ill have it...pop him aPM

Originally Posted by kennerd

One of these was on my car when I was looking to purchase it. Loud is an understatement. You couldn't hear the passenger in the car with windows open or closed, and I never even got a chance to really open it up on the highway. Far too much for me as a daily driver, so the prior owner swapped for the OEM before I signed the line.

Not sure if he still has it, but he listed it here a month or two ago. ifv you're looking to experiment, I'm sure he'll make you a deal:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=331149

[NYCOMPM3]

Originally Posted by 2mchpwr

i'm thinking of getting ebay headers and keeping the rest stock.
for the same reasons as you. to be louder.
which would give more performance gain?
headers alone?
or sections I, II and muffler?

The headers are going to produce the most horsepower. Full exhaust the most sound. Plus the weight savings. Should shave off at leave 75-100 lbs with headers and a full exhaust.

[oeklm]

I bought the exhaust from Mike... I actually work in Westchester (White Plains). If you want to hear the exhaust, let me know so I will take the car to work and we can meet up during lunch or something.

[tonggi]

Originally Posted by 2mchpwr

i'm thinking of getting ebay headers and keeping the rest stock.
for the same reasons as you. to be louder.
which would give more performance gain?
headers alone?
or sections I, II and muffler?

This is what you car will sound like with just headers and everything stock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZa9AMJqJI

[kennerd]

Originally Posted by oeklm

I bought the exhaust from Mike... I actually work in Westchester (White Plains). If you want to hear the exhaust, let me know so I will take the car to work and we can meet up during lunch or something.

What did you replace? OEM?

[NYCOMPM3]

Originally Posted by oeklm

I bought the exhaust from Mike... I actually work in Westchester (White Plains). If you want to hear the exhaust, let me know so I will take the car to work and we can meet up during lunch or something.

That would be great! Do you ever come to the meet on Weds nights in White Plains? This Weds in the last night.

[oeklm]

Originally Posted by kennerd

What did you replace? OEM?

Yehp. Replaced the OEM muffler.

Originally Posted by NYCOMPM3

That would be great! Do you ever come to the meet on Weds nights in White Plains? This Weds in the last night.

I actually havent had the time to make it out there as I am usually dead tired after work and would rather go home than wait around.

I believe one of the guys who goes up there to DnD has the exhaust as well. But I think he has other exhaust pieces as well other than the muffler.

[2mchpwr]

Originally Posted by tonggi

This is what you car will sound like with just headers and everything stock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZa9AMJqJI

that ain't bad at all.
i would go that route. maybe over the winter
couple that with a custom tune for 300 hp?