Either expresso or dark beer. It will be November after all...
WTB Complete Exhaust
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For the test I can offer up my rusted oem steel system with eliminated center resonator if it is still on by the time I get there
Stan, No dark beers, IPAs only!
Lager, pilsner, helle lagers are fine, Belgian ales too
I love dark beers - dark lagers, porter, stout, I prefer them to the IPA's with outrageous IBU's.
OK!!
I'm more partial to medium range yeast beasties...but, though I like dark beer, my wife says that it affects the back pressure at my rear resonator.
waiting to hear back from fritzbits ... trying to find out how long i need to wait to get the exhaust due to covid. they have raised the price by 50 gbp
I don't see where they list the components other than manifolds, how much are the center and rear mufflers?
E9 M30 System
Designed to mimic the original factory E9 system, our product is constructed from T304 stainless steel and flows 19% more gases than the factory equivalent, resulting in both power and torque improvements over stock.
for anybody interested in the fritzsbits system ... as mentioned is 600 gbp plus 125 gbp shipping to the usa. Rich at Fritz's told me that they are supposed to get 5 more e9 systems in September ... so if you are in the market, claim one of them quickly. for comparative purposes, the w+n stainless system is 1007 euro (without VAT) plus shipping ... but it includes the 2 downpipes.
i ordered my set and it should be here at the end of next week.
i ordered my set and it should be here at the end of next week.
Interesting thread/chat. I'll suggest a nice Martzen or Belgian Strong Ale for the Fall if the darks are too heavy. It will be Ocktoberfest time ya know?!
As for the exhaust banter/chatter, I got lucky when I did my exhaust. The old timer Bay Area exhaust shop's owner pulled out of the rafters an old NOS BMW center resonator and offered it for my project. He said he had something better than my "straight pipes from the headers to a cherry bomb" idea. Of course I said "sure, go for it!"
He went on to explain the BMW center resonator was a very nice, high flow, unobstructed 2+ inches straight through piece as we peered at each other though both ends of the pipe like a telescope. We elected to omit the middle muffler and added a generic cherry bomb at the end. He did a great job custom bending all the tubing and adding my requested bolt together 'Swiss army knife/quick change/180 degree rotatable' side exhaust pipe that deletes the back muffler section for track days (Where's the sound booth?)
IMHO, the center resonator likely does the most of the job to cut the harsh factor of an exhaust system with the additional mufflers down stream further reducing sound and rasp levels.
An exhaust sound check/beer tasting gathering sounds fun (no pun intended), have fun and post comparison some videos!
As for the exhaust banter/chatter, I got lucky when I did my exhaust. The old timer Bay Area exhaust shop's owner pulled out of the rafters an old NOS BMW center resonator and offered it for my project. He said he had something better than my "straight pipes from the headers to a cherry bomb" idea. Of course I said "sure, go for it!"
He went on to explain the BMW center resonator was a very nice, high flow, unobstructed 2+ inches straight through piece as we peered at each other though both ends of the pipe like a telescope. We elected to omit the middle muffler and added a generic cherry bomb at the end. He did a great job custom bending all the tubing and adding my requested bolt together 'Swiss army knife/quick change/180 degree rotatable' side exhaust pipe that deletes the back muffler section for track days (Where's the sound booth?)
IMHO, the center resonator likely does the most of the job to cut the harsh factor of an exhaust system with the additional mufflers down stream further reducing sound and rasp levels.
An exhaust sound check/beer tasting gathering sounds fun (no pun intended), have fun and post comparison some videos!
Yes, Stan has headers. Yes, the Fritz system starts from the down tube. I have the same system with a stock manifold.
for those interested, the tailpipe on the Fritz system is 55mm diameter. I spoke to our friend @OCCoupe today and he mentioned that the BMW 55mm exhaust tip doesn't quite fit on the end of the tailpipe, but will with the use of a pipe spreader (done at most muffler shops - but be careful, don't go too far. for those interested in a new tip, look at the 2800cs on realoem and you will find the 55mm tip still sold by BMW ... its cost is somewhere between 40 and 45 bucks.