View Poll Results: What is your exhaust setup & are you experiencing the raspy "tin can" noise issue? | |||
EL mid pipe (non-res) / stock axleback / no issue | 3 | 5.88% | |
EL mid pipe (non-res) / stock axleback / yes, my car has the same issue! | 16 | 31.37% | |
EL mid pipe (res) / stock axleback / no issue | 5 | 9.80% | |
EL mid pipe (res) / stock axleback / yes, my car has the same issue! | 3 | 5.88% | |
EL mid pipe (non-res) / aftermarket axleback / no issue | 6 | 11.76% | |
EL mid pipe (non-res) / aftermarket axleback / yes, my car has the same issue! | 7 | 13.73% | |
EL mid pipe (res) / aftermarket axleback / no issue | 4 | 7.84% | |
EL mid pipe (res) / aftermarket axleback / yes, my car has the same issue! | 7 | 13.73% | |
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06-30-2021, 09:27 AM | #23 | |
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I checked and checked, and what I found was one of the bolt heads for the heat shielding just about the midpipe had clearance sitting still, but I was willing to bet was getting hit at a very certain rpm and therefore vibration. So, I pulled the nut off, cut about 1/4th of an inch off the bolt leaving just enough for the nut to go back on. BAM.. problem solved. Clearances can be VERY VERY VERY tight, between the bracing plate, heat shielding and the rest, so triple check install first.
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Wow, I was just about to make a thread on this topic. I have the EL with no resonator, stock down pipes, stock M2C exhaust and the first few minutes are so embarrassing to drive my car. So much so in fact, that it's been sitting in my garage and I've been driving my other fun car around while I come to terms with this. I have been seriously considering swapping my single midpipe back on the car just because it never made such an awful sound.
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OK I guess I have to comment. I have had my AA EL sitting in the garage waiting for install for 2 weeks. I also wanted to keep the stock exhaust and down pipes. With all this new news I may just sell it and keep everything stock. Well exhaust wise that is.
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Also wanted to add that I do not see any melting on my diffuser - but I do have the M Performance carbon diffuser installed: View post on imgur.com
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Hi,
Per Active Autowerke, the drone/rasp issue is only present on sport mode when driving at 2K and/or cold start. It is recommended to drive the car in efficient mode and use Sport mode only when you are at a higher RPM than 2K. In other words, efficient mode during daily driving and sport mode during pulls or when manually shifting with RPM over 2K. If you are having drone/rasp outside of these conditions 1- make sure you have the new resonators 2- double check the install
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Unfortunately that seems to be the case :/ as a daily driver I’m wishing now I would have went for the single midpipe + Remus sport. The cold start would be perfect. So now I’ll have to always start it in efficient, wait till it warms up, and then put it in sport snd keep it above 2k rpm? This is not ideal really.
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How can AA in good conscience sell a product that they know has a huge flaw like this and not inform potential buyers beforehand? If they somehow knew of this issue during development and went forward producing it anyway than that's a pretty shady move in my eyes so I'm really hoping that's not the whole story here and there's more to be told. ONLYACTIVE care to comment further on Mike's statement as I'm sure all of us have many questions to be asked. I guess the most obvious questions I have are why is this not a problem on the F80/82 platform? What is different about the F87 platform specifically that causes this annoying raspy "tin can" sounding noise? Lastly, why can't this issue be resolved somehow? Last edited by StephGOD; 07-01-2021 at 12:52 AM.. |
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How would I be able to get the new resonators? I reached out to Active on Instagram and no response.
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AA needs to make this right... this is BS. Last edited by Wah; 07-01-2021 at 07:39 AM.. |
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I want to hear AA's response because all the other videos beforehand never showed this issue. But if it really is true, I'll be changing to single midpipe for now.
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This mess is really disappointing. I was looking forward to upgrading the exhaust and this product promised so much. While I don't agree with the response, I'm not surprised either. Hopefully a revised version can be worked out that addresses the underlying technical cause.
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Like I said above I am glad I did not install it yet as now I would be dealing with this issue and a cut stock exhaust. I will wait a little longer for maybe a better response from AA but if there is none I think we will see a lot of these in the sale section. Including mine.
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This is impacting the people without resonators, because most of us were told that as long as you have a stock downpipe, that non-res was the way to go. Yesterday, I drove 35 minutes, had the car in Sport mode the entire time, and actually heard the tinny sound around 2k when I was a few minutes from my house on some back roads......so the car was well warm (it was 97 degrees yesterday). Here is my main issue with this whole thing. I never heard any negative complaints about the EL, and none of this came up prior to placing an order a couple months ago, which is how long it took to receive the order. We all know the M2C sounds like a weed eater stock (to most people's ears), so we're all out looking for an acceptable solution. With the AA EL, when it isn't doing the tinny sound, to my ears, it's exactly what I was looking for....easily a 9/10 IMO. But, when the tinny sound comes on, in a parking lot, in my neighborhood, driving slow around town, it's so embarrassing I want to cringe or dive in a hole, it's a 1/10. The end result, to me personally, is that I would rather have my old stock system. So if this can be fixed, with the existing installs, I think that's what a lot of us are looking for. Realistic solutions. Not, "push Sport once the car is over 2,000rpm and then push Efficient when you slow down to enter a corner...". |
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Since I somehow became the messenger in this, I would like to hear customer feedback on this.
Is what Active said accurate? meaning you only hear the rattle on cold start or sport mode at 2K
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Mine was only cold start. Sounded great after a couple minutes but cold start had this loud annoying vibrating sound. Couldn't drive out of my garage in the morning without cringing.
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I will also mention that this sound never shows up at the shop because unless the car has been sitting for hours, even slightly warm, it sounds fine.
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