Hey-Sus! This thing is loud in a parking garage

[jmg]

Originally Posted by BickUW89

If I'm not already in Sport mode, I flick it on every time I enter the parking garage at the airport, and crack the window just a bit.

If I'm nearing someone walking to their car, I keep the revs up a bit while in 1st gear and going steadily along, then just as I'm passing by them I let off the gas to give them the burbles as I coast by, doing my best to appear that I'm casually scanning for a parking space. So juvenile.

I love this car.

You are my spirit animal.

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Gotta im disappointed no video has been posted yet

Here is little teaser for you ZCP with MPE cold start in a garage.

I highly recommend using your headphones since they make a huge difference over speakers for this crappy iphone video.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by cntzl

Here is little teaser for you ZCP with MPE cold start in a garage.

I highly recommend using your headphones since they make a huge difference over speakers for this crappy iphone video.

[AustinTrkJunkie]

Originally Posted by cntzl

Here is little teaser for you ZCP with MPE cold start in a garage.

I highly recommend using your headphones since they make a huge difference over speakers for this crappy iphone video.

Still don't think a vid gives enough of the "experience"

You know, women and children fleeing, people staring and pointing - lol

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by AustinTrkJunkie

Still don't think a vid gives enough of the "experience"

You know, women and children fleeing, people staring and pointing - lol

Not at all... Agree 100%! Setting off other cars' alarms is my favorite

[Daxos]

If you enjoy the loudness of the cold starts, you guys should get some downpipes and midpipes and experience that kind of volume all the time when driving.
It can be fun terrorizing the pedestrians

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Daxos

If you enjoy the loudness of the cold starts, you guys should get some downpipes and midpipes and experience that kind of volume all the time when driving.
It can be fun terrorizing the pedestrians

+1

[DL335D]

Had a guy at a gas station walk 50 or so feet out of his way over to my car to say "that's a really mean sounding beema (thick boston accent)" I love the crackling and popping of the zcp exhaust.

[whoever]

Originally Posted by AustinTrkJunkie

Hah, I gave my ex-boss a ride to get her Landrover from the shop and she was like "damn, this thing is fast" just in the short couple of block ride to the shop on 6th. Was like,"it's at 400 miles, wait 'til it can get past 6K rpm for real" - lol

Juvenile...yes...fun...even more so

"That was fast"

"Wait, I can do better"

[brianeck]

The cold start is still too loud and a little lame even with zcp. I'm glad you guys like it, but part of what makes the m3 so damn awesome to me is it's relatively subtle and reserved anger. The cold start is the only thing that utterly goes against the grain for me. . . It's too 18 year old mustang/STI loud for my taste.

[morf13]

i cant wait to hit that 1200 mark... I want to set off alarms too! haha

[Carnook]

I really don't think MPE is necessary on a ZCP. I agree base model needs help, but ZCP stands on its own.

[Flacht3]

I have an MPE with valves forced open and the cold start in our garage is absolutely menacing. We live in a condo with a separate parking structure and you can hear cold start from 200 yds away at our pool.

Realized this because one day I was starting up while the lady friend was at our pool and got a text "did you just start your car?"

It's the small things in life

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by Carnook

I really don't think MPE is necessary on a ZCP. I agree base model needs help, but ZCP stands on its own.

When you are modding your car, it's not always what you need or what's necessary. In my case, for instance, it was more like what I liked better rather than what I needed. I agree though, stock ZCP sounds miles better than stock Non-ZCP. But it still doesn't do it for me

[AustinTrkJunkie]

Originally Posted by ItIsChrisM

It's the small things in life

This ^^^

[elisiX]

Is the ZCP exhaust actually any different from stock, or just the ZCP tune making the 'stock exhaust' on the ZCP sound better?

Agree that MPE on ZCP is insane. Checked out all variations recently at a meet and it was amazing. Akra on ZCP even more so (a little deeper).

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by elisiX

Is the ZCP exhaust actually any different from stock, or just the ZCP tune making the 'stock exhaust' on the ZCP sound better?

Agree that MPE on ZCP is insane. Checked out all variations recently at a meet and it was amazing. Akra on ZCP even more so (a little deeper).

Aside from the ZCP tune, I think ZCP muffler is also different from non-ZCP muffler.

[zfellows]

Non-ZCP here, stock exhaust. There's a blue Toyota Highlander in the garage I park in at work, and I usually leave in the afternoon before they do. Crawling by in a cold start + sport mode trips the alarm 100% of the time. Stupid grin follows. 😁

[Coloradom3]

Originally Posted by Narmeen

does this void warranty?

Anything that deals with modifying the car can void warranty is the way you should look at it at this point, BMW is seriously cracking down on modded cars

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Agedog2gt

Anything that deals with modifying the car can void warranty is the way you should look at it at this point, BMW is seriously cracking down on modded cars

I guess also they don't want to sell "CPO" cars to an unsuspecting owner.