OMG yes. This is exactly what I thought the headers with the Perf Exhaust would sound like.
In the market for an E90 M3
Ok so my big question that has kept me from buying headers is.......in light load / normal around town driving how loud is it.? And is there highway drone?
Other than that sounds amazing.
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2005 IR ZHP Alcantara 6MT l Bimmian phone mount l Khoalty Angel Eye's l Khoalty Fog's l AFE Stage 1 Intake l AFE Dynamic Air Scoop's l CDV Delete
Besian Sealed VANOS l Flat black Kidney Grills l Magnaflow Cat-Back
Fuuu... that sounds great!
Matt/Matthew/Belvin
2003 ZHP Sedan, 6sp, Jet Black/Sand with Black Cube
*Amber Army*
Bavarian Metal, love it!
Love the sound. But yes, does it have highway drone?
Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Curious to these questions as well. Sounds fantastic. How much of a difference is there between the ZHP muffler and BMW Perf. muffler? Or are they the same?
They are different, but really not much difference to buy one. I've seen and heard 'em side by side. It doesn't hurt of course, and the sound changes some, but not much really. I know some people got them at good prices when they near the bottom of inventory… so if you didn't have an aftermarket exhaust and got one cheap, I'd say that's not bad.
Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
This current setup drones but because of the magnaflow mid section. The magnaflow makes it louder than most people would consider "comfortable", and even so with the stock manifolds. At WOT it sounds terrific, and it's very quiet at low RPM. however, on the highway it drones... A lot.
That's why I'm swapping my stock ZHP mid section on after I modify it a bit.
Headers are a great mod. If you pair them with a stock exhaust system you will notice a drastic change in sound, but the level of sound pretty much stays within the comfort zone you are used to with stock manifolds. Though headers + mid-section may alter that. Like in my scenario.
So if you're worried about headers being to loud or droning, don't worry. They won't! I have plenty of friends around here with e46 non-ms + m's with headers.
I love the BMW performance muffler. It sounds like a stock ZHP muffler but is slightly louder at high revs and IMHO I think it looks much better.
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