PenguinQX

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Sorta weird question...

My friend has a bmw 330i with the whole Dinan setup... his exhaust sounds ridiculously sweet... does anyone know which TL exhaust sounds most like it? It's best described as a really bassy rumble when idling... a very deep sound when driving... not rice sounding though.

BLaCk Acc

Like the G35 coupes??? those sound so daym sweet too, i dunna if we can make our tl's sound like that tho,

`ill*tl

Well they don't have VTEC like we do.

BLaCk Acc

wat does that have to do with the exhaust noise??

and by the way who cares bout vtec when there still faster then us? hehe
but i still love the vtec

is300eater

I don't personally care for the sounds that the G35/G35 coupe make... Doesn't sound very... Luxerious. I'mean... don't get me wrong... it's more sporty sounding... but I just don't care for it.

SCTL-SS

The Comptech B-pipe did it for me.

ndawood

althought im not a fan of the g35 i will admit that their exhausts sound really good... i wish i had that on the TL....

as for vtec.. i just cant get enough of it!!!

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

Can anyone explain to me the difference between the 3 exhaust components from Comptech? Thanks

ZeroPSI

Remus.

LiQiCE

1. Comptech Headers - They're the first part of the exhaust system and replace the exhaust manifolds on your car. They add virtually no noise to your exhaust system but are worth about +30whp max gain (on a Type S) in the upper rpm range. Its one of the most simple mods for our cars and gives some of the best power gains.

2. Comptech B-Pipe - 2nd part of the exhaust, realistically if you combine this with the axel-back exhaust then its a cat-back exhaust. The B-Pipe was really developed by Comptech for Supercharged applications and doesn't really have too many advantages for N/A applications. In some cases people with N/A engines noted that the car was actually slower in the 1/4 with the B-Pipe than with the stock exhaust.

3. Comptech axel back - Last piece of the exhaust, includes the muffles and a bit of piping. The axel backs are the most noticeable because they create a different exhaust tone, and look different than the stock exhaust system. The axel back exhausts are only worth about 2-3whp, so they're not really a good performance mod for the car. Its just really for the looks and the sound.

On a supercharged application the full cat-back exhaust is worh a decent amount of horsepower, I think on the 6spd CL-S its worth about 10-15whp max gains.

Darkshear

iTrader: (1)

Your right, they have VANOS, which is much better than VTEC


If your looking for a similar sound that the 3 series creates with the dinan setup, your pretty much looking at the entire comptech cat-back system. then, your not going to be right on, but you will be DAMN close... but you will never get the same sound...

cubanlinx

The only way to get a dinan sounding exhaust is to buy a BMW.

thsiao

Try the A'PEXi WS. It has a VERY deep sound and its not loud like the other A'PEXi exhausts... just nice and sweet like you described.

@cUr@-TL

are you talking about the 330i ? cuz it's not faster than a tl/tl-s


@cUr@-TL

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, he has the 330i w/ steptronic transmission... the 330s don't give jack for performance without a manual tranny