Alfanick
04-07-2004, 02:37 PM
As promised a while ago, I got this system for my fathers car...
The pipes are 2.25" diameter, and the tip is 3" diameter...
Don't know how much it weighs, but I suspect it's substantially lighter than stock.
In terms of noise, yes, it's louder than stock, but not that much - at highway speads (110-130km/h it's just a bit louder) - when *stepping on it*, the noise does pick-up...droning is not noticable...
It's something that is quite livable for short runs, however, I do not think I would want to drive the car across the Continent with it - it's just me (being a bit older than your average youngster...;(((...!).
In terms of additional power or torque, I did not notice any improvement nor lose in low end torque which is common with aftermarket cat-back systems.
He does not have any official dyno results, I do not think, but you could check with them.
The system is well made, and is nicely polished...
it comes with a 5 year warranty which is not bad considering the harsh Ontario Winter climate.
Let me know if I missed something you'd like to know...
Following are some pictures of the system, and other goodies found in his shop...
Since this Forum has a relatively strict picture size limit, I've posted them on the Roadfly Forum...
Here is the link...
http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e36-lounge/4936960-1.html
Hopefully, the admistrators of both Forums will not get too upset at me cross-linking the sites...
If anyone wants to post them on their own server, please let me know, and I'll e-mail them to you - just keep in mind that the pics are large - 1600x1200 each...
BTW, the link to Sean Hylands is...
http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/
and...
http://www.seanhylandfocus.com/
He's up here in Canada, just outside of Toronto, and does a fair bit of work on Fords - you might have seen his cars on various Speed Channel programmes...
Note that I'm NOT advertising or promoting his stuff - I'm just posting this as a benefit to fellow car enthusiasts...
The pipes are 2.25" diameter, and the tip is 3" diameter...
Don't know how much it weighs, but I suspect it's substantially lighter than stock.
In terms of noise, yes, it's louder than stock, but not that much - at highway speads (110-130km/h it's just a bit louder) - when *stepping on it*, the noise does pick-up...droning is not noticable...
It's something that is quite livable for short runs, however, I do not think I would want to drive the car across the Continent with it - it's just me (being a bit older than your average youngster...;(((...!).
In terms of additional power or torque, I did not notice any improvement nor lose in low end torque which is common with aftermarket cat-back systems.
He does not have any official dyno results, I do not think, but you could check with them.
The system is well made, and is nicely polished...
it comes with a 5 year warranty which is not bad considering the harsh Ontario Winter climate.
Let me know if I missed something you'd like to know...
Following are some pictures of the system, and other goodies found in his shop...
Since this Forum has a relatively strict picture size limit, I've posted them on the Roadfly Forum...
Here is the link...
http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e36-lounge/4936960-1.html
Hopefully, the admistrators of both Forums will not get too upset at me cross-linking the sites...
If anyone wants to post them on their own server, please let me know, and I'll e-mail them to you - just keep in mind that the pics are large - 1600x1200 each...
BTW, the link to Sean Hylands is...
http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/
and...
http://www.seanhylandfocus.com/
He's up here in Canada, just outside of Toronto, and does a fair bit of work on Fords - you might have seen his cars on various Speed Channel programmes...
Note that I'm NOT advertising or promoting his stuff - I'm just posting this as a benefit to fellow car enthusiasts...