M-Performance Exhaust with Active Auto mid-pipe

4DRS55 · 08-03-2016, 10:24 AM

M-Performance Exhaust with Active Auto mid-pipe:
I purchased the Mid-Pipe from Mike at Extreme Power House, Had the best price and fast delivery, great customer service.
Active auto answered any questions I had providing great customer service while building quality products.

The car sounds great. The AA Mid-Pipe gives a nice base eliminating some of the rasp but you still remain the tone from the MPE which i love.

Video: Video taken from my phone so quality is not the greatest.

dmk08 · 08-03-2016, 11:16 AM

Video clips worth 10000000 pictures

I bet it sounds awesome. Would love to hear it.

danniexi · 08-03-2016, 11:23 AM

thought about doing this but don't want to cut the original MPE pipes.

is it that much louder with the deletion of the h-pipe + secondary cats? post vids.

4DRS55 · 08-03-2016, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by danniexi

thought about doing this but don't want to cut the original MPE pipes.

is it that much louder with the deletion of the h-pipe + secondary cats? post vids.

it is a bit louder but much deeper

I would definitely recommend it

te37 · 08-03-2016, 02:29 PM

Dang taking the risk of cutting up the MPE. Want to sell the MPE "mid" pipe?

famdeezy · 08-04-2016, 01:45 AM

I'm curious how this would compare to Fabspeed's Mid-Pipes for the MPE

mike@x-ph.com · 08-04-2016, 02:30 PM

Congrats!!!

Thank you for the review, i am very pleased to know that you are happy with your purchase

Lojs · 08-05-2016, 08:44 AM

Such a shame that at that price level MPE needs further "mods" to sound right

4DRS55 · 08-05-2016, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by famdeezy

I'm curious how this would compare to Fabspeed's Mid-Pipes for the MPE

I was going to do this but it was a bit raspy for me. The Fabspeed still sounded great but wasn't for me and I wanted a bit more base as the M- performance is already a little raspy.

mike@x-ph.com · 02-15-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lojs

Such a shame that at that price level MPE needs further "mods" to sound right

Agree

simpleM3 · 06-06-2018, 04:20 PM

Hey, can you elaborate or describe the “cutting” of the MPE? I currently have AA with stock ZCP and looking to add MPE. I too was originally going to go Fabspeed and MPE, but thought it would be a waste of money since I already have AA and after reading your comments I’m definitely not doing that because I don’t want rasp. However, the idea of cutting up such an expensive part doesn’t sound appealing either.

4DRS55 · 06-06-2018, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by simpleM3

Hey, can you elaborate or describe the “cutting” of the MPE? I currently have AA with stock ZCP and looking to add MPE. I too was originally going to go Fabspeed and MPE, but thought it would be a waste of money since I already have AA and after reading your comments I’m definitely not doing that because I don’t want rasp. However, the idea of cutting up such an expensive part doesn’t sound appealing either.

You have to cut the mid section of the MPE in order for it to work with AA mid as you can see it in the first picture under the video where the clamps are. The value of MPE is the titanium muffler which is unharmed. Note the mid section of mpe is not titanium and is ss. Even though cutting is required I highly recommend going with AA. If you ever sell it you shouldn’t have a problem since it’s a desired set up and ready to go.

DanMpower · 06-06-2018, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 4DRS55

You have to cut the mid section of the MPE in order for it to work with AA mid as you can see it in the first picture under the video where the clamps are. The value of MPE is the titanium muffler which is unharmed. Note the mid section of mpe is not titanium and is ss. Even though cutting is required I highly recommend going with AA. If you ever sell it you shouldn’t have a problem since it’s a desired set up and ready to go.

Plus you can also re-clamp the MPE mid-pipe to the muffler for reselling, just like you would clamp the stock exhaust back to the factory mid-pipe if you were going back to stock.

On the video, I love how the camera man whispers, "Jesus Christ" after the M3 farted at the end. lol...

4DRS55 · 06-06-2018, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LloydChristmas

Plus you can also re-clamp the MPE mid-pipe to the muffler for reselling, just like you would clamp the stock exhaust back to the factory mid-pipe if you were going back to stock.

On the video, I love how the camera man whispers, "Jesus Christ" after the M3 farted at the end. lol...

Yes good point!

that was me I was recording the tech taking her out for a spin.

David@ActiveAutowerke · 06-07-2018, 07:53 AM

Sounds great!

simpleM3 · 06-07-2018, 10:23 AM

Thanks for the input guys; great info! For more reasons than one, it sounds like this setup is the way to go. I don’t want to buy another aftermarket mid since I already have the AA and it also appears to be the better combo compared to other pairings.

simpleM3 · 06-07-2018, 02:26 PM

Is it safe to say that the cutting involved is basically cutting the MPE mid pipe from the rear section (muffler)? Am I interpreting it Correctly? If I’m not mistaken, that’s what had to be done with the stock system.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4DRS55

You have to cut the mid section of the MPE in order for it to work with AA mid as you can see it in the first picture under the video where the clamps are. The value of MPE is the titanium muffler which is unharmed. Note the mid section of mpe is not titanium and is ss. Even though cutting is required I highly recommend going with AA. If you ever sell it you shouldn’t have a problem since it’s a desired set up and ready to go.

4DRS55 · 06-09-2018, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpleM3

Is it safe to say that the cutting involved is basically cutting the MPE mid pipe from the rear section (muffler)? Am I interpreting it Correctly? If I’m not mistaken, that’s what had to be done with the stock system.

The post above from unleashed shows exactly where the cut is needed. But yes technically you are cutting mpe mid section and retaining the muffler section of the MPE.
Hope that helps!

simpleM3 · 06-14-2018, 03:59 PM

Installed

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4DRS55

The post above from unleashed shows exactly where the cut is needed. But yes technically you are cutting mpe mid section and retaining the muffler section of the MPE.
Hope that helps!

BzsBimmer · 08-24-2018, 02:08 PM

Make a titanium weld connection to a titanium piece of pipe and then make your connection to AA pipe

SanchoDivine · 08-25-2018, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4DRS55

Quote:

Originally Posted by famdeezy

I'm curious how this would compare to Fabspeed's Mid-Pipes for the MPE

I was going to do this but it was a bit raspy for me. The Fabspeed still sounded great but wasn't for me and I wanted a bit more base as the M- performance is already a little raspy.

The Fabspeed and MPE produces a deeper louder tone without rasp.

shay2nak · 08-28-2018, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by unleashed

My mpe fall off the car two days ago , titanium can't be welded onto a stainless steel. I have to find a solution to fix this lol

IT FELL OFF THE CAR??

How the hell did that happen?

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