Superdupersprint! (56k warning)

Well it took us about an hour to get the old lump off and get the nice new shiney bits on, but the exhaust is all done :D

First impressions are that it's just the right volume (can't tell it's non-standard when driving normally). If I open the throttle I get a burble to begin with then it rasps beautifully :D

It's much much smoother, and it seems a little more responsive. It should release 3-4bhp so that's probably what I'm feeling. It looks the mutts as well :D

I'll take some more pics tomorrow/monday when I clean it, but for now...

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Very pleased with it so far :cool:

spank! looks very stylish!

So changing exhaust can make quite a difference then? I've been tempted to do so on my 316, did you pay to get it fitted?

Well I'm not sure if I'd say "quite a difference" but it's a subtle change that's just made it smoother.

I didn't pay for fitting. I also got 10% off ;)

Looks good, got any pics of it back on the ground ?

God that standard box is horrid :eek:

Not yet they will come tomorrow once I've cleaned it :)

Nice one. 3-4bhp won't be very noticeable but I'd imagine you'll feel it pull very slightly harder at the top end of the rev range. You decatted it as well?

Nope, there's a lamda sensor just after the cat so the ECU goes into 'limp-home' mode if you don't re-jig it when you take the cat out. This obviously = extra cost.

It seems to pull a lot smoother throughout the range, but I think you're right in that it's most noticable at around 6k. Unfortunately my exhaust heatshield has been rattling for a week or so now between 5 and 7k rpm so it sounds a bit iffy at the moment at those kind of revs!

Sport cat time then ;)

Cost a fortune though. :(

Looks much better m8