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      10-03-2019, 06:22 AM   #45
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Would like to see the dyno graph for that. Very interested in this. An actual drive by of the exhaust would be nice also. Also, what are the dimensions of the resonators?
Resonators are 12" long 4" diameter. I'll post the dyno sheet soon.
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Here's what I did. 5" oval midpipe. In the video first rev is valves closed, second is open. Definitely less rasp with the valves open. Need to get a better microphone besides a cell phone recording to really tell though.
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Here's what I did. 5" oval midpipe. In the video first rev is valves closed, second is open. Definitely less rasp with the valves open. Need to get a better microphone besides a cell phone recording to really tell though.
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That's raspy as hell lol
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Here's what I did. 5" oval midpipe. In the video first rev is valves closed, second is open. Definitely less rasp with the valves open. Need to get a better microphone besides a cell phone recording to really tell though.
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That's raspy as hell lol
I though it was just me. Sounds very raspy.
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I though it was just me. Sounds very raspy.
Not just you, it sounds awful.
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That's raspy as hell lol
It's raspy because there's no mufflers in the oval midpipe and there's no room for any either. Single midpipes and x-pipe type collectors reduces the farty sound and resonators remove the raspiness.
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Waiting on a drive by video.
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Waiting on a drive by video.
I need to get out of town a bit to do a drive by video properly. If the cops catch you at the speed it takes to hear a couple of gear changes at 7000rpm, aside from blowing your drivers licence, they impound the car for 28 days. Other than tracks days, it's pretty hard to enjoy the power of cars like this and avoid the cops and dashcam videos from other cars in the suburbs.

Even with 4 resonators in the midpipe and catless downpipes, it's lot louder than stock with the valves open with a deeper and smoother note. With the valves closed, it's quieter than stock at cruising speed and a little bit louder on acceleration. Not sure what the hype's about exhaust fume smell with no cats. There's no smell in the car and it's only a minor fume increase running in the shed with door closed. It's not fumy to the extent of emphasising the cats are deleted on this car.

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Waiting on a drive by video.
I need to get out of town a bit to do a drive by video properly. If the cops catch you at the speed it takes to hear a couple of gear changes at 7000rpm, aside from blowing your drivers licence, they impound the car for 28 days. Other than tracks days, it's pretty hard to enjoy the power of cars like this and avoid the cops and dashcam videos from other cars in the suburbs.
Well kudos for thinking of a way to do it properly without putting yourself and/or other people in a bad spot.
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Waiting on a drive by video.
I need to get out of town a bit to do a drive by video properly. If the cops catch you at the speed it takes to hear a couple of gear changes at 7000rpm, aside from blowing your drivers licence, they impound the car for 28 days. Other than tracks days, it's pretty hard to enjoy the power of cars like this and avoid the cops and dashcam videos from other cars in the suburbs.
Well kudos for thinking of a way to do it properly without putting yourself and/or other people in a bad spot.
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Waiting on a drive by video.
I need to get out of town a bit to do a drive by video properly. If the cops catch you at the speed it takes to hear a couple of gear changes at 7000rpm, aside from blowing your drivers licence, they impound the car for 28 days. Other than tracks days, it's pretty hard to enjoy the power of cars like this and avoid the cops and dashcam videos from other cars in the suburbs.
Well kudos for thinking of a way to do it properly without putting yourself and/or other people in a bad spot.
Is there a parts list for this custom exhaust?
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Here's an M4 GT4 race car with an Eisenmann X-pipe, resonators on the back and sounds great

The point is; if you don't join the midpipes in an X or collector and the exhaust doesn't pass through resonators with the valves open like most aftermarket systems, they'll never sound good and will retain the farty and raspy sound.

What resonators is this thing running, it sounds amazing
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I'll be modifying my pipes this week at the resonator and back to the muffler area getting rid of that crossover pipe and re-routing the rear bank exhausts to create additional piping to equalize the pulses before they merge at a new crossover location. Will send sound clips, regardless of how it sounds.

In theory, it should give it a smoother vrooooom exhaust sound (N54-like) by balancing out the pulses on each bank.
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I'll be modifying my pipes this week at the resonator and back to the muffler area getting rid of that crossover pipe and re-routing the rear bank exhausts to create additional piping to equalize the pulses before they merge at a new crossover location. Will send sound clips, regardless of how it sounds.

In theory, it should give it a smoother vrooooom exhaust sound (N54-like) by balancing out the pulses on each bank.

Been thinking about something similar but I think the issue is before the stock h pipe. The front downpipe is the longest and it connects to the inside exhaust pipe which is also the longest. I was thinking of putting an x pipe right after the first bend and before the second bend, kind of like the OP did with hope of flipping the exhaust flow to the other side.

That is my thought on this but would like to see how you go about this.
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You would still need to lengthen the back bank pipe before they crossover, space is too limited to me, but if you can find a solution that would be awesome!

In my description, resonator is the OE H-pipe/resonator combo. There is so much limited space up front that the only option i can see is removing the resonator/h-pipe altogether and the pipes leading all the way to the valve actuators and using that space to somehow add length to the back-bank (drivers side) pipe and then fabricating a new h/x-pipe once both are adequately even. Unfortunately this will mean the crossover pipe is further rear, but in a turbocharged car, the location doesn't matter as much as an NA car.

Im trying to avoid removing the secondary cats (just a personal preference)

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Actually I wonder if the downpipes can be redesign to be flipped? Meaning the front back comes out on the passenger side instead of the drivers side.
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Still find my exhaust to be the best sounding that I have heard.






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This is really how to make your car sound good. (Single Turbo)

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Was waiting for this haha.
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Actually I wonder if the downpipes can be redesign to be flipped? Meaning the front back comes out on the passenger side instead of the drivers side.
Definitely, the S58 actually has them swapped. There is room and options to equalize the pipes in the downpipes if you are crafty, but it may not be practical for installation reasons.
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This is really how to make your car sound good. (Single Turbo)

Is that SMOG legal? Asking for a friend.
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This is really how to make your car sound good. (Single Turbo)

Definitely! This is a traditional i-6 exhaust sound when everything is equalized. The S55 can sound good, it's just the differences in OE pipe lengths prevents this, and the aftermarket options aren't helping the sound, just amplifying the ugly sound. Why this is? Idk, sad (shame actually, they all sound like shit) that it's been 4 or 5 years, none of the aftermarket guys want a good sounding S55, they made their $$ so why bother? It seems like a diy is the way to go to get a decent and traditional smooth i6 exhaust sound.


....on a side note. Ive been speaking with a member here and we share similar thoughts. He actually went and equalized his pipes, and sent me a video. It sounds very nice, smooth in tone, and changes pitch when revved, like the exhaust is having a happy time revving, exactly how a sporty car should sound like. I'll let him post if he feels like he needs to, but I'll be crafting something similar but not exact.

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The S55 can sound good, it's just the differences in OE pipe lengths prevents this, and the aftermarket options aren't helping the sound, just amplifying the ugly sound. Why this is? Idk, sad (shame actually, they all sound like shit) that it's been 4 or 5 years, none of the aftermarket guys want a good sounding S55, they made their $$ so why bother? It seems like a diy is the way to go to get a decent and traditional smooth i6 exhaust sound.

I've never been a business owner, but personally, I'd attribute it to laziness or unwillingness to put in the R&D costs, in general. I'd argue that the vast majority of cars that companies design exhausts for aren't presented with this challenge. Most cars that are sold have either 1 exhaust manifold/downpipe to deal with, or are longitudinally mounted V engines. So the natural thing to do would be to have an equal length exhaust for all of these engine layouts right from the get go.

The S55 engine is unique in the sense that it has a twin turbo longitudinally mounted inline 6 with the turbos in parallel. I could be wrong, because I'm not too well informed on the new MB inline 6, but as far as I know, this is the only engine of its type currently on sale in a production car at the moment. BMW made a decision for unequal length downpipes, I'm sure for packaging reasons, and it gives this engine its unique sound, for better or worse. Which brings me to my point of this post.

When aftermarket exhaust manufacturers are designing exhausts for a new car, I can only imagine that a high priority is the cost effectiveness, with the focus on the mufflers and resonators. Changing the actual design of the stock exhaust with methods like unequal length pipes to equalize the pulses is probably not high on this list, because it's not usually something these companies run into and "need" to fix. It's usually easier to make something louder and "deeper" as it's always marketed. For this reason, I give huge props to Active Autowerke for actually coming up with something unique. True dual exhausts always seem to market better, regardless of how they perform, and doing something counter intuitive like the AA midpipe in the pursuit of tone was an awesome development in my opinion. It's probably the best tone you're going to get from the standard exhaust configuration.

As you've mentioned, the next step is to find a way to equalize the length of the pipes before a merge given the packaging constraints. Maybe it can be done, maybe not. But the first manufacturer to bring such a system to market could charge more than Akrapovic and they wouldn't be able to keep the system in stock.
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