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      01-01-2015, 01:43 PM   #1
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Anyone have this exhaust combo?

- Euro headers
- SS section 1 w/cat delete
- Stock section 2
- RPI mufflers

As of right now this is what I am planning on having installed by spring. (car is parked for the winter). I love loud cars and can handle drone, so long as it leads to an amazing exhaust sound...

Should I be planning on installing a set of AR25's to the section 1 now or leave as is?
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      01-01-2015, 02:53 PM   #2
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i have euro headers,
Dkf sectio 1 with 100 cell cat
Stock pipe
Rpi.

its WAY WAY to loud for comfort imo, i actually started to dislike driving the car, just way to loud, i have since bolted in some silcencers But if I'm not happy with those the RPI will be going.
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      01-01-2015, 08:05 PM   #3
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I agree, I have:

Euro
Stock sect 1
Stock x pipe
Rpi

Too loud by themselves. I have the silencers which makes it better.
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      01-01-2015, 11:51 PM   #4
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I agree, I have:

Euro
Stock sect 1
Stock x pipe
Rpi

Too loud by themselves. I have the silencers which makes it better.
This. I like loud cars but even with extra sound deadening in the trunk this was too much and the RPIs were gone within a month after adding the headers. Sounded amazing though. I have the KKS titaniums now and might have to switch to something even quieter once the dkf section 1 goes in....
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I agree, I have:

Euro
Stock sect 1
Stock x pipe
Rpi

Too loud by themselves. I have the silencers which makes it better.
how are you feeling about the silencers??? enough difference to satisfy you??
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      01-02-2015, 02:51 AM   #6
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- Euro headers
- SS section 1 w/cat delete
- Stock section 2
- RPI mufflers

As of right now this is what I am planning on having installed by spring. (car is parked for the winter). I love loud cars and can handle drone, so long as it leads to an amazing exhaust sound...

Should I be planning on installing a set of AR25's to the section 1 now or leave as is?
I have euro headers + decatted S pipe + stock xpipe + RE diablo mufflers.

I also have DKF hangers and the drone is controlled after driving a few thousand miles and broken in the diablos.

The raspiness is still there and the exhaust sounds insanely exotic.

With the RPI i would feel that the car will be very annoying.

Ps i also have an ess VT2-500
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tikamak, do you have any good videos of your car?
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      01-02-2015, 01:12 PM   #8
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tikamak, do you have any good videos of your car?
I dont have a high quality videos but herea one on an iphone.


This was pre supercharger, now the car is a different animal.
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      01-02-2015, 03:06 PM   #9
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how are you feeling about the silencers??? enough difference to satisfy you??
Not sure yet. Only driven it once before I put it away for the winter. I am still wishing I would have bought the eas ti setup. But it was an unknown quantity.
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      01-03-2015, 09:01 AM   #10
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My set up isn't exactly in line with what you're looking at, but I do have input on adding ar20's in section 1

First ar20's actually work better than the ar25's with the stock piping, they use the same resonator the ar20's just reduce more. That allows you to cut them to actually match the stock piping

Second, the benefit of the resonator is that it kills the rasp of s54 really well. However it does remove a but of the burble and pops you get when downshifting.

I've been told several times by bmw owners that they can't believe I made the s54 sound so good. Sometimes I would like to try out some rpi's since my coupe is a weekend car and the extra noise would be nice at times, but I love the way it sounds and I wouldn't want to gamble with the money for something I'm already happy with
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