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Originally Posted by Poochie
From what I understand, you really don't gain any kind of power, in any form, from a cat-back exhaust, unless original piping had a "scavenging" lost, due to a poor design flow, to begin with.
And from what I see, it's the same exact exhaust as the "C" - minus the tips and maybe less sound deadening..
I would be skeptical if anyone claims any power gains going from a fully-functioning stock exhaust, to aftermarket, regardless of the model.
I don't really care what my BMW sounds like, just give me any aural feedback, without the pops & burbles - I just loath the attention those sounds attracts and they are antithetical to the sophistication BMWs are suppose to commandeer..  |
Chris Harris (and i'm admittedly acknowledging he probably had no idea what he was saying) said the following in Top Gear Mag that make me skeptical about changing the exhaust: