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If you own an R36 you will find nothing you dislike about it; it is amazingly balanced in all areas and consequently very pleasing. However some things can be better. One of those is the exhaust note.
Many R36 owners will tell you they want more rasp and less drone from the big 3.6ltr V6 similar to the note of the R32s. But the investigation generally stops when they find out a full iPE or Supersprint exhaust costs upwards of $6000.
What did I want? I wanted the same reserved R36 at idle and cruise speed but with a little more bite at heavy throttle and I wanted it to be noticeable. I wanted that exhaust crackle akin to the AMGs. Essentially i wanted "loud on demand"
Well folks, I did it and I fixed mine for a total of $1100. What did I do? I simply upgraded the catalytic converters to 100 cell hi-flow cats and deleted the centre suitcase muffler in replacement of a J pipe such as the C63 AMGs have. The result? A nice loud raspy crackle at heavy throttle but almost stock noise level at idle and cruise. To me it's the best of both worlds without the hefty cost. In the future I think I will look at a REMUS rear muffler with valve control to control the noise levels at the touch of a button. Alternatively and or additionally add an air intake before the DSG and ECU tune and I think we may have struck gold.
I had my exhaust worked on at The Muffler Man in Prahran. Trevor and the boys know their business very well and have very good service. I can't recommend them enough. They stock loads of REMUS products are starting to focus more on VWs exclusively. Also if you try an exhaust and don't like the note within 14 days they will swap it back free of charge.
As you can tell in pretty wrapped about the new sound of the exhaust. Smiles from ear to ear!
Many R36 owners will tell you they want more rasp and less drone from the big 3.6ltr V6 similar to the note of the R32s. But the investigation generally stops when they find out a full iPE or Supersprint exhaust costs upwards of $6000.
What did I want? I wanted the same reserved R36 at idle and cruise speed but with a little more bite at heavy throttle and I wanted it to be noticeable. I wanted that exhaust crackle akin to the AMGs. Essentially i wanted "loud on demand"
Well folks, I did it and I fixed mine for a total of $1100. What did I do? I simply upgraded the catalytic converters to 100 cell hi-flow cats and deleted the centre suitcase muffler in replacement of a J pipe such as the C63 AMGs have. The result? A nice loud raspy crackle at heavy throttle but almost stock noise level at idle and cruise. To me it's the best of both worlds without the hefty cost. In the future I think I will look at a REMUS rear muffler with valve control to control the noise levels at the touch of a button. Alternatively and or additionally add an air intake before the DSG and ECU tune and I think we may have struck gold.
I had my exhaust worked on at The Muffler Man in Prahran. Trevor and the boys know their business very well and have very good service. I can't recommend them enough. They stock loads of REMUS products are starting to focus more on VWs exclusively. Also if you try an exhaust and don't like the note within 14 days they will swap it back free of charge.
As you can tell in pretty wrapped about the new sound of the exhaust. Smiles from ear to ear!
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