Megan Cat back yay or nay?

[ridin135]

Megan plus test pipes sounds amazing. I have ran multiple set ups and have heard a lot of different exhaust combos on the e92 and the megan plus test pips is near the very top of all of them. OEM sounds like shit in comparison unless you like a really raspy exhaust

[Doc Oc]

Originally Posted by ridin135

Megan plus test pipes sounds amazing. I have ran multiple set ups and have heard a lot of different exhaust combos on the e92 and the megan plus test pips is near the very top of all of them. OEM sounds like shit in comparison unless you like a really raspy exhaust

I concur. On my last m3 (2004) I put on headers and exhaust pretty quickly. Never worried about the sound until I actually took it out and it sounded like a can full of angry bumble bees. Terrible. I sold both and went back to stock. When I got the 08 the wife begged me not to mess with the exhaust again. As usual I ignored her and did it anyway. She bitched like crazy until she took a ride. As soon as she did she fell in love. Great v8 sound with an exotic twist. I couldn't be happier.

[BIGW0RM]

Originally Posted by REV1

Save your money for something better..

I had the Megan CatBack on for 6 months.
The build quality is good.. sound is not good. Its more of a muscle car sound than
any other I have heard and it became clear to me that its not a tuned exhaust meaning
I really don't think they spent much time on r&d refining the product with sound and performance in mind.. hence the cheap price.
Why do I say that?.. As soon as I swapped out the Megan Cat Back to a Borla Atak I noticed the car running better and it seems the top end is a tad bit stronger. Not night and day but enough for me to think the Megan is not a good solution for M3 and could have actually been hindering performance a bit. The Borla sounds night and day better also. I would guess 95% of catbacks available are better sounding than Megan on M3.

Sound is subjective.

I have never had anyone tell me my car DOESN'T sound good. In fact, I've been followed just so the guy could tell me how GOOD my car does sound with a megan (he didn't know what brand it was).

I am/was the highest horsepower out of a ESS-550 kit which I ran with my megan exhaust and MS test pipes too. So for me, the exhaust sounds bad ass and it didnt keep me from being the highest HP out of a ESS 550 kit.



Just sharing my experience with it.

[REV1]

Originally Posted by ILSMKU

Sound is subjective.

+1.. Plus life would be pretty F-in boring if we all liked the same things and
all had the same things.

[Time Lord]

Originally Posted by M3Bimmer77

You get what you pay for. To do only cat backs is mostly for sound, then You will loose some weight and gain a little bit of performance. I do not think Megan does a good job on the sound. Of course it's what you like and that's why there are many exhausts with different sounds. Personally I didn't like it compared to other ones. Check the drone. I have heard its high. I would save for a used AA or similar.

What lol, megan sounds awesome. mine has little to no drone and for the price, no brainer

[Time Lord]

Originally Posted by ILSMKU

Sound is subjective.

I have never had anyone tell me my car DOESN'T sound good. In fact, I've been followed just so the guy could tell me how GOOD my car does sound with a megan (he didn't know what brand it was).

I am/was the highest horsepower out of a ESS-550 kit which I ran with my megan exhaust and MS test pipes too. So for me, the exhaust sounds bad ass and it didnt keep me from being the highest HP out of a ESS 550 kit.



Just sharing my experience with it.

i bet your car was extremely fast lol.

[Antonio1988]

Don't take advice from anyone who has not at least owned the exhaust. All these "educated" folk on here so willing to give an opinion at any chance...

Anyway, I have had the Megan, Muffler Mod, Borla, CNT, and Remus. For the money, IMHO, there is nothing better than the Megan exhaust. However, I had Corsas on my previous Z06 and Mustang, thus if money were no object, I probably would've gone with Corsa. But that topic is neither here nor relevant for what you asked.

So yes, Megan is an amazing sounding exhaust for the money. Trust me, I never have less than three exhaust setups on any of my cars :-)

[Doc Oc]

After running through several tunnels on the blue ridge parkway last weekend I gained a new respect for this exhaust. Although I have been really happy with it, I really didn't know how aggressive it sounded at wot until the tunnels. Holy shit. Can't recommend it more.

[BoosTonian]

Having owned this exhaust for a couple months now, I can say it is tunnel approved, WOT approved, and daily driver approved. I run it with the Turner test pipes, and what a combo. It pops when I rev it, it has a beautifully de-acceleration noise, and the shifts whether up or down sound fantastically mean. Most people I pass on the sidewalk turn around to see what just passed them, because of the sound.

Quality is superb, and sound is phenomenal. I'll recommend it to anyone with an e9x M3.

[FashionablyFast]

I've noticed the loudness is primarily in the lower RPMS up to 4,000 RPM in the Agency-Power/Megan axle back exhaust. Past that, it seems to sound stock-ish. Anyone else notice this?

IMO, It has a great, refined, warm tone up to 4k, then sounds stockish in the higher RPM's. To me, this is a good thing and the only thing I'd change is I'd want a higher pitch scream in the higher RPMs.

Would an x-pipe or test pipes add this?

[Ashley Schaeffer BMW]

Oh course it sounds good for the money. It's because it doesn't cost much of it.

[Bushum]

Originally Posted by Ashley Schaeffer BMW

Oh course it sounds good for the money. It's because it doesn't cost much of it.

How long have you had the Megan exhaust installed?

[adamb1226]

its like nike.... just do it!!! I will be doing the same thing with turner test pipes. If you like it then thats all that matters. People will always like it and others will not. There are some people that don't even like the car we choose to drive too... I will have to say they are complete idiots but thats a different subject. At the end of the day if you can't even walk away from your car without looking back it more than once then you know you made the right decision...

[Ashley Schaeffer BMW]

Originally Posted by Bushum

How long have you had the Megan exhaust installed?

I don't have one since I don't like the sound.

[Doc Oc]

Originally Posted by OhSoCal

I've noticed the loudness is primarily in the lower RPMS up to 4,000 RPM in the Agency-Power/Megan axle back exhaust. Past that, it seems to sound stock-ish. Anyone else notice this?

IMO, It has a great, refined, warm tone up to 4k, then sounds stockish in the higher RPM's. To me, this is a good thing and the only thing I'd change is I'd want a higher pitch scream in the higher RPMs.

Would an x-pipe or test pipes add this?

Stupid question but have you heard the car at wot from the outside? I installed test pipes at the same time so I've never heard this system without them but from inside the car it sounds pretty docile. From outside it is a completely different story. I was blown away by how aggressive it was from the outside vs inside.

[FashionablyFast]

Originally Posted by Doc Oc

Stupid question but have you heard the car at wot from the outside? I installed test pipes at the same time so I've never heard this system without them but from inside the car it sounds pretty docile. From outside it is a completely different story. I was blown away by how aggressive it was from the outside vs inside.

Haven't heard it from the outside since I'm always the one driving it. Maybe I'll have a friend take it for a spin and I'll listen from the outside.

[Doc Oc]

Originally Posted by OhSoCal

Haven't heard it from the outside since I'm always the one driving it. Maybe I'll have a friend take it for a spin and I'll listen from the outside.

I think you'll be surprised. I certainly was....unless the tp's make that big of a diff.

[M3 Number 86]

i miss my megan. sadly mine was e92 fitment on sedan.

dave was yours the ktown special? i bekieve it was mine.

now im thinking of getting one again.

anyone have this with xpipe? i want to keep primary cats.

[Ecksman]

I've had mine for about 6 months now on an e90, I couldn't be happier with it. I picked it up off a member on here and it turned out it had the "burnt tips" I'm not a huge fan but since my car is interlagos blue, it matched up perfectly. I thought the welds were great, the design of the exhaust is my favorite compared to others. The sound to me is great whereas I didn't want anything too loud. Absolutely no drone when cruising down the highway.

[Dave07997S]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

i miss my megan. sadly mine was e92 fitment on sedan.

dave was yours the ktown special? i bekieve it was mine.

now im thinking of getting one again.

anyone have this with xpipe? i want to keep primary cats.

HAHA yes I bought my 1st Megan new for my 2011 M3. I bought the 2nd one used for $200 and.it was the KTown special. Polished it up fixed the fitment issue and its been on my 2013 M3 now for 2 yrs. with no issues. Lord knows how long you had it. Its thoroughly broke in.😄

[ijnoj09]

I've had my megan exhaust on my car for 2 1/2 years and always get compliments on the sound. For under $500, you can't go wrong with it. People are alway's shocked when they ask me what exhaust I'm running and tell them it's a megan.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by Dave07997S

HAHA yes I bought my 1st Megan new for my 2011 M3. I bought the 2nd one used for $200 and.it was the KTown special. Polished it up fixed the fitment issue and its been on my 2013 M3 now for 2 yrs. with no issues. Lord knows how long you had it. Its thoroughly broke in.��

Glad it's in the right hands!!

To OP when I had it on my e90 with test pipes it was beefy down low and if I redlined, it would literally scream. Everyone on the street would trip out including me.

Only reason I got rid of it was that it was e92 fitment and I didn't want to cut and weld an original piece up.