Exhaust Mod

[calvin]

Re: Exhaust Mod

Yo guys... i thought i'd share this with you too, Option at Paya Ubi has ben quite known for thier Exhaust jobs there. basically everything looks normal on the outside, but in the inside straight through, dun have to worry for a thing. just did mine there. they charged me 850, i think that's quite ok and cause maybe i know one of the co-owners, (dad's friend). Anyone intrested can always let me know ya?.. maybe i go with you can get better price. and option has a few bodykits for the E46 too , they also have the CB hood. not too bad looking i must say . Go and look for Simon if you wanna have a look see ya bros!

U mean 85 or 850 :shock: ? if 850, can get super sprint brand new bro

 

[shaaz]

but 850 for the muffler alone of the muffler and straight through flow exhaust?. let me know man bro....

 

[calvin]

but 850 for the muffler alone of the muffler and straight through flow exhaust?. let me know man bro....

bro, i dun quite un what u mean... muffler alone cost around 850-900 region.

explain what options did for your exhaust system ler... quite interested.
let me guess:
Operate the rear original muffle + Straight through custom made cat...
izzit ?

 

[Racebred]

straight through mean what? did you change your pipes all the way and decat?

fong kim and man offer to punch thru your muffler (alone) for about 250.

 

[snowman]

straight through mean what? did you change your pipes all the way and decat?

fong kim and man offer to punch thru your muffler (alone) for about 250.

can they punch tru the center cat too???

 

[shaaz]

basically wat they did was that they take your exsiting pipe... they empty everything out.. includind the muffler, for the muffler they then put the steel sponges thing??.. so basically it looks like it has not been tampered with but evrything inside has been punched out.. not bad.. took the car just now, sounds pretty damn good, very bassy, the purrr of the straight 6... and they go all the way as in .. evrything has been punched out or emptied .. very good workmanship too..

 

[snowman]

basically wat they did was that they take your exsiting pipe... they empty everything out.. includind the muffler, for the muffler they then put the steel sponges thing??.. so basically it looks like it has not been tampered with but evrything inside has been punched out.. not bad.. took the car just now, sounds pretty damn good, very bassy, the purrr of the straight 6... and they go all the way as in .. evrything has been punched out or emptied .. very good workmanship too..

u mean they punch your center cat as well??? how is the performance now?? any drop in low end range???

 

[shaaz]

nope.. frm wat i feel the low end feels better.. it feels good... not too bad man.. they're pretty experinced... they sure as hell knew wat they were doing, trust me... when you hear the engine, when you roll?... it sounds beautiful and when you punch it!?... they car really feels good.. wooh!!!

 

[850R]

Re: Exhaust Mod

Yo guys... i thought i'd share this with you too, Option at Paya Ubi has ben quite known for thier Exhaust jobs there. basically everything looks normal on the outside, but in the inside straight through, dun have to worry for a thing. just did mine there. they charged me 850, i think that's quite ok and cause maybe i know one of the co-owners, (dad's friend). Anyone intrested can always let me know ya?.. maybe i go with you can get better price. and option has a few bodykits for the E46 too , they also have the CB hood. not too bad looking i must say . Go and look for Simon if you wanna have a look see ya bros!

Eight Hundred and Fifty bucks to do that??? Holy smokes... :hmmidont:

BTW, what is CB hood? Thanks man.

 

[Dan Ong]

nope.. frm wat i feel the low end feels better.. it feels good... not too bad man.. they're pretty experinced... they sure as hell knew wat they were doing, trust me... when you hear the engine, when you roll?... it sounds beautiful and when you punch it!?... they car really feels good.. wooh!!!

Bro for that kind of price, isn't it better to get a whole new muffler? Anyway if you are happy with it, then it's cool

 

[ACS CAB3]

hhmmm................

they empty everything out.. includind the muffler, for the muffler they then put the steel sponges thing??....

Hi there,

I not quite understand what u mean by this sentence... care to elaborate more??

Cheers ya...

 

[Nuke]

cheemz :angry:

 

[Tanzy]

$850 for a 3 series operation is far too expensive. It is a very straightforward job that takes less than half a day. Go to Fong Kim.

 

[calvin]

basically wat they did was that they take your exsiting pipe... they empty everything out.. includind the muffler, for the muffler they then put the steel sponges thing??.. so basically it looks like it has not been tampered with but evrything inside has been punched out.. not bad.. took the car just now, sounds pretty damn good, very bassy, the purrr of the straight 6... and they go all the way as in .. evrything has been punched out or emptied .. very good workmanship too..

I got what u mean. thanks. btw, the price they quoted.... far away compared to the two RB mentioned. Happy modding !

 

[Racebred]

CB Hood means labia, you mean you never see before ah.

ok seriously speaking, I punched through my muffler, replaced with straight perforated pipe, surrounded by some steel wool shit, replaced the entire cat back pipes with 2.5" stainless steel pipe all the way to the muffler, then took my original cat and welded in flanges at both ends so i can replace the cat whenever i want by removing 3 screws each side, 10 minute job. So on the streets, cat on, go to track cat off, plug and play.

lots of extra things, all in $700, at man.

 

[rex7_vtec]

I took out my centre cat at AH Man, replaced it with some stainless steel pipes, chopped off my chrome exhaust tips and replaced it with stainless steel pipes also. All in SGD$80....

 

[shaaz]

Basically the only reason i went to them is cause when it comes to LTA or PML or anyone for that matter, they would not notice any diff unless they take the whole exhaust/pipe down. so it looks pretty much stock, but thank you bros for ur support i guess?...

 

[B_73_M]

Hi Bro,

Did you do the box operation as well?
If not, does replacing the cat with the stainless steel pipes makes any slight performance diff or just sound.

I took out my centre cat at AH Man, replaced it with some stainless steel pipes, chopped off my chrome exhaust tips and replaced it with stainless steel pipes also. All in SGD$80....

 

[ryan]

Besides the potential loss for low-end torque.. there was some issues with regards to a full free-flow exhaust, some guys did it before, but i can't really recall the specifics. Although it may work well for turbo cars, it can be quite bad for BMWs...much so for auto cars.

Don't ever let sound be a judgement for performance increase.

Whiskytango can comment?

LTA may not notice..but they may smell the bad exhaust, since there is no cat.

Try gunning your car and stopping to smell the air around your exhaust, it will be very very different. This may be the factor you may wish to consider.

Please note your FC changes as well in the next two weeks.

One of the suggested methods is to upgrade your exhaust to a next-upper level BMW. Yours is a 320 2.2 right? Then use the 325 exhaust. This will give you better flow yet retaining almost stock status. And a much better low-end with back pressure. Realistically speaking, it will result in much better FC for driving around Singapore's start stop. Unless you're racing on long expressways all the time. 850$ is better off getting a Supersprint or equivalent exhaust box.

Stevenwu, can you please comment?

Basically the only reason i went to them is cause when it comes to LTA or PML or anyone for that matter, they would not notice any diff unless they take the whole exhaust/pipe down. so it looks pretty much stock, but thank you bros for ur support i guess?...

 

[shaaz]

Thanks for the insight bro!.. will do.. go look for a 325 exhaust, and just to let you brothers noe, CB Hood i mean Carbon Fiber Hood.. paiseh.. heh.. yea.. go down to option and look for simon .. he has it, sed so far no one has done it or something like that or no one has bought it yet, i rem a few in the forum talking bout it, so i thought i'd just share, many thanks ryan again for ur insights.