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Originally Posted by Subw00er
Polishing a turd. Haha, I like that. For me, there were a few big advantages to using the stock exhaust, such as: - I didnt have to spend $2500+ on an aftermarket one (or the parts to make one) then another $700 on the valve parts
- It retains some of the stock appearance (sleeper)
- I know exactly what I'm going to get when the valves are closed, because thats what was on before.
- It would seem to me that the service department would give me less of an issue than if I had a totally aftermarket exhaust, although when I spoke to my service department about that, they didnt seem to really care what I do to my car, so I guess this point is mute.
- Also, remember that the oem system was tuned by BMW to eliminate drone with the Helmholtz chamber. Now, I don't know if I've seriously affected the tuning of it with my mods, but there seems to be a good chance I haven't. I wont know till I fire it up, open the valves and drive, but it seems likely to me that apparent drone should be very minimal to nonexistant.
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Yes, I agree there are many good reasons to stick with the stock system. It seems to meet your requirements just fine. Again for me personally I just can't stomach the huge weight penalty and poor aesthetics of the stock unit.
Like the rest of the project, the button work is fantastic. Would be a good option for me if I go a similar route except I already used one of those for the rear fog light mod.
Eager to see a video!