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      10-23-2017, 03:57 PM   #23
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i am in for one if the group buy materializes.
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      10-23-2017, 05:08 PM   #24
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Just had a nice conversation with rogue. The x pipes are being made. If anyone is interested please email them so they can earmark our x pipes and have them ready to send to us first. No one will be charged until they are shipped and no one is set in stone to buy just for showing interest.
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      10-23-2017, 06:29 PM   #25
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Damn Nick that wheel looks nice and $$$$! I'd be down for a GB for the RE X-Pipe, then again it's not STUPID expensive
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If you're curious, this is what you can expect out of an RE X pipe. I have the S-pipes as well along with Stromung exhaust, so yours will be noticeably louder with those Diablos. Anyway, this is just a quick iPhone video I took sometime ago in a garage. Fun stuff, and I've had people comment on how nice the car sounds at stoplights etc.

Damn that sounds great! I would love to hear this all the way to redline. I was expecting more rasp, but this is really nice
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      10-24-2017, 03:58 PM   #27
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Damn that sounds great! I would love to hear this all the way to redline. I was expecting more rasp, but this is really nice
Thanks a lot! Yes I'm happy to report there is little to no rasp from my exhaust note. In fact, I'm so happy with the way it sounds that it's completely put me off from installing headers. I just don't want to screw with it, as I've never been a fan of any I6 BMW engine. Somehow though, my car is pretty decent imho!

I didn't want to rev too high since I was in a parking garage. First it's no good racing through there with people around, and second it would have been just a bit too obnoxious. Rest assured though, the higher you get in the RPMs all the sounds are still there.
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      10-24-2017, 07:55 PM   #28
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Thanks a lot! Yes I'm happy to report there is little to no rasp from my exhaust note. In fact, I'm so happy with the way it sounds that it's completely put me off from installing headers. I just don't want to screw with it, as I've never been a fan of any I6 BMW engine. Somehow though, my car is pretty decent imho!

I didn't want to rev too high since I was in a parking garage. First it's no good racing through there with people around, and second it would have been just a bit too obnoxious. Rest assured though, the higher you get in the RPMs all the sounds are still there.
That's great to hear. I've already chopped off the secondary cats, but now I'll look at adding X-pipe and Stromungs. Thanks!
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      10-25-2017, 01:50 PM   #29
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Thanks a lot! Yes I'm happy to report there is little to no rasp from my exhaust note. In fact, I'm so happy with the way it sounds that it's completely put me off from installing headers. I just don't want to screw with it, as I've never been a fan of any I6 BMW engine. Somehow though, my car is pretty decent imho!

I didn't want to rev too high since I was in a parking garage. First it's no good racing through there with people around, and second it would have been just a bit too obnoxious. Rest assured though, the higher you get in the RPMs all the sounds are still there.
You know, I thought I was the only one to not be a fan of BMW's inline 6 engines. I've had my car since 2011 and I hesitated for 5-6 years to get catless headers, Spipe, and now the RPI only because in my opinion, most videos online sound too ricey for my like. Now that I have these mods, I can see why other people like this engine sound; sounds amazing, and that's because I come from a V8 muscle car kind of family
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The V8 muscle car sound is a little low-brow, IMHO.

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Works great on my Son's RAM 1500, but you don't want your sports car to sound like a pickup.
My exhaust setup, and the car's looks, remind me of a '68 E-type, and that's the way I likes it.
Definitely doesn't sound like a ricer.
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Definitely!

I'd caved and purchased one (RE X-pipe) new since nobody seems to be selling them used or may be I was just impatient

Got it installed yesterday - Only drove it to and from work to "try" it out. It's definitely louder and gave the car some added grunt - I would say about 15%-20% louder than just the Eisenmann Sport cans. IMHO, this is how Eisenmann Sport should have sounded to begin with. However, I'm not getting (or at least didn't noticed) that added or amplified pops and burbles that everyone was talking about. I'm 95% happy with my setup right now I will be 100% happy if it got some added pops and burbles.

Surprisingly, the x-pipe didn't add much volume inside the car cruising with the windows up - just a teenie-weenie bit louder than just the Eisenmann Sport - very wife friendly mod But it does sound very exotic on the outside when you get on it

Thanks again Finn for lightening my wallet
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Bummer! I have Euro headers, DKF S Pipe, and RPI cans. It now sounds loud and reeeaaaaallly good, but I was wondering if the RE X pipe could make it sound even louder and/or even better

I am running stepped headers, straight pipes, x-pipes and RPI Cans. It is a bit loud but sounds insane at the track. I am thinking about adding resonators at section 1 just to tone it down just a little.

I am also running a CSL airbox and the engine is stroked to 3.4 liters, so that is an indication this thing sounds like a beast.

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      08-26-2018, 01:35 AM   #33
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I'd caved and purchased one (RE X-pipe) new since nobody seems to be selling them used or may be I was just impatient

Got it installed yesterday - Only drove it to and from work to "try" it out. It's definitely louder and gave the car some added grunt - I would say about 15%-20% louder than just the Eisenmann Sport cans. IMHO, this is how Eisenmann Sport should have sounded to begin with. However, I'm not getting (or at least didn't noticed) that added or amplified pops and burbles that everyone was talking about. I'm 95% happy with my setup right now I will be 100% happy if it got some added pops and burbles.

Surprisingly, the x-pipe didn't add much volume inside the car cruising with the windows up - just a teenie-weenie bit louder than just the Eisenmann Sport - very wife friendly mod But it does sound very exotic on the outside when you get on it

Thanks again Finn for lightening my wallet
I'm always happy to help. I totally agree it takes the Eisenmann sport cams to the right level. Euro headers would add a bit more, maybe too much. Pops and burbles are elusive beasts...
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Haha that woohoo at the end lol. Car sounds nice, and that clean dash with no SES or light bulb out lights looks neat, I miss it. Is that carbon leather or a CF 3M type?
Hah thanks, same whoohoo I give at least 10 times every drive with my ///M! The interior is just CF wrap, but the mirror caps are CF and so is my steering wheel which I added a couple months ago. Love the wheel!

That steering wheel is the bidness!
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I am running stepped headers, straight pipes, x-pipes and RPI Cans. It is a bit loud but sounds insane at the track. I am thinking about adding resonators at section 1 just to tone it down just a little.

I am also running a CSL airbox and the engine is stroked to 3.4 liters, so that is an indication this thing sounds like a beast.


Thanks M-cast! My set up is similar to yours (without the intake and engine mods). My DKF section 1 has 100 cell cats, my guess is that works close to what a resonator would do. This is what I needed to read to proceed on buying the RE Xpipe
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I am running stepped headers, straight pipes, x-pipes and RPI Cans. It is a bit loud but sounds insane at the track. I am thinking about adding resonators at section 1 just to tone it down just a little.

I am also running a CSL airbox and the engine is stroked to 3.4 liters, so that is an indication this thing sounds like a beast.

Which brand section 1 is that, Rogue or SS?
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Which brand section 1 is that, Rogue or SS?
I went with SuperSprint, I have since been trying to source a new section one pipe with some type of High flow cat to bring the sound down a little. I can't bring myself to pay what SS wants for their section one with cats. The straight pipe is great for the track, but it is a bit much for street use.
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I went with SuperSprint, I have since been trying to source a new section one pipe with some type of High flow cat to bring the sound down a little. I can't bring myself to pay what SS wants for their section one with cats. The straight pipe is great for the track, but it is a bit much for street use.
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I recently installed the SS X-pipe and race cans last weekend, really digging the sound so far. No drone, not crazy loud, but better than stock.

Anyway, i know its off topic but i think the x pipe is worth it if you are doing mufflers.

Next up is euro headers and cats if i can find a decent set
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Just a headsup!, if you guys do go for the groupbuy, you might wanna see if they have corrected the fitment issue the RE X pipes have. The left exhaust end if lower by about 1.5cm to the other side. you can flush it out depending on what the rest of yoursetup is like, but it should be an easy thing for them to fix up.
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I recently installed the SS X-pipe and race cans last weekend, really digging the sound so far. No drone, not crazy loud, but better than stock.

Anyway, i know its off topic but i think the x pipe is worth it if you are doing mufflers.

Next up is euro headers and cats if i can find a decent set
That last step will add drone. I've got Euro header, dkf s1 with 300cell cats, RE s2, SS race cans. Lots of drone. I'm local if you ever want a quick ride.
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I recently installed the SS X-pipe and race cans last weekend, really digging the sound so far. No drone, not crazy loud, but better than stock.

Anyway, i know its off topic but i think the x pipe is worth it if you are doing mufflers.

Next up is euro headers and cats if i can find a decent set
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