is stromung exhaust good?

[barische]

OK MAN thanks alot i will be thinkin on this. there is not much many upg i could do wiht 600 dolars, i guess, i really dont feel like messin wiht the car chips and stuff. maybe i will get a new cd player and clear turn signals

[L84THSKY]

My Stromung exhaust came in last week. I haven't even opened the box yet. When I was doing the M3 shifter this last weekend, i took a look at the exhaust system. Someone said that a tool is needed to remove both oxygen sensors. Why is that, they look simple to remove? I bought from the dealer, all of the misc parts needed to replace the mufflers I.E. nuts, bolts and hangers.

Anyone want to see pics of the muffler before install, I will take pics of it in my garage tonight.

Originally Posted by bimmerboi318

I'm sure there is a performance difference with the Stomung installed, but it wasn't anything I was able to feel. It MIGHT feel a little quicker to rev in the higher rpms. It sounds 500 times better IMO. The stock exhaust was the same diameter pipe I think, but it also was crimped down in a couple spots to gain clearance around suspension components. The Stromung isn't crimped anywhere and the pipe diameter is consistent, but still fits fine under the car. The Stomung's muffler is also about half the size. The stock exhaust works pretty well, so if you're getting it for performance ONLY and dont care about the sound at all, you might be getting 5 or 6 hp for close to 500 bucks and might not be worth it. I'd go for something else like a chip. But if it's the sound you want, it's worth it IMO.

[L84THSKY]

Just installed the Stromung exhaust today. On the way home from my brother's house, the only noticeable difference was I had to turn up the CD player's volume to hear it. Car sounds alot louder, and haven't noticed any performance gain. I guess I will have to wait and see.

Originally Posted by bimmerboi318

I'm sure there is a performance difference with the Stomung installed, but it wasn't anything I was able to feel. It MIGHT feel a little quicker to rev in the higher rpms. It sounds 500 times better IMO. The stock exhaust was the same diameter pipe I think, but it also was crimped down in a couple spots to gain clearance around suspension components. The Stromung isn't crimped anywhere and the pipe diameter is consistent, but still fits fine under the car. The Stomung's muffler is also about half the size. The stock exhaust works pretty well, so if you're getting it for performance ONLY and dont care about the sound at all, you might be getting 5 or 6 hp for close to 500 bucks and might not be worth it. I'd go for something else like a chip. But if it's the sound you want, it's worth it IMO.

[bmw318tiChic]

I've been wanting to get new exhaust for my car too. Is the sound of the Stromung exhaust really deep? I don't want it to end up sounding like all of those Civics and Integras.. I want it deep.. not like a bumblebee in a can.

[swits]

Check out http://understeer.com. If you scroll to the bottom, they have a few videos of a ti driving around with a Stromung exhaust. =)

[L84THSKY]

I was gonna make a few MPG video files for people to listen to the exhaust. Like Swits said, you can hear the exhaust at understeer.com. To be honest, it sounds like someone took my stock exhaust, and punched a hole in it. Not sure if I like it yet, but will keep it on anyway.

Originally Posted by bmw318tiChic

I've been wanting to get new exhaust for my car too. Is the sound of the Stromung exhaust really deep? I don't want it to end up sounding like all of those Civics and Integras.. I want it deep.. not like a bumblebee in a can.

[L84THSKY]

This weekend, I will make a video of the sound.
Here are 2 pics of the muffler.
I'm starting to get used to the muffler. It's not too loud, and definitely doesn't sound like a ricer.

http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/Exhaust.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/l84thsky/ExhaustTip.JPG

Originally Posted by bmw318tiChic

I've been wanting to get new exhaust for my car too. Is the sound of the Stromung exhaust really deep? I don't want it to end up sounding like all of those Civics and Integras.. I want it deep.. not like a bumblebee in a can.

[L84THSKY]

This is a link to 4 videos I made. Three are about the Stromung muffler, the other one shows the short shifter....ENJOY

Originally Posted by bmw318tiChic

I've been wanting to get new exhaust for my car too. Is the sound of the Stromung exhaust really deep? I don't want it to end up sounding like all of those Civics and Integras.. I want it deep.. not like a bumblebee in a can.

http://iris.nyit.edu/~egrodsky/BMW/318ti.html

[bimmerboi318]

L84THSKY: Notice any change in the tone yet? It should change noticably for the first few weeks of use. I think it took about a month or so for mine to break in fully.

[L84THSKY]

It sounded a little ricey last night when I was leaving school. I think in the end, it will be considered a purely non performance upgrade. It sounds cool at times, but I doubt the change in sound is worth $500.00 in itself.

Anyone interested in buying the stock muffler system? The car only has 35K miles on it, and the muffler looks great.

Originally Posted by bimmerboi318

L84THSKY: Notice any change in the tone yet? It should change noticably for the first few weeks of use. I think it took about a month or so for mine to break in fully.

[Panzer_M]

did my on my own, within a week of getting my Ti.

The OEM exhaust was being a bitch so I cut the rubber gaskets with my dremel.

then had to buy new ones.

live and learn

[L84THSKY]

I had the same problem. The only difficult part of the Stroming install, was getting the old rubber donuts off the rear. I used a small hacksaw. I'm actually very happy with the sound now.

Originally Posted by Panzer_M

did my on my own, within a week of getting my Ti.

The OEM exhaust was being a bitch so I cut the rubber gaskets with my dremel.

then had to buy new ones.

live and learn