BMW Performance Exhaust M3 @ VIR

AMPowerJ · 02-27-2012, 09:14 AM

If anyone is still on the fence about the BMW performance exhaust watch this and let me know what you think.

... A couple laps around VIR. Watch in HD and turn your speakers up!

I am working on a montage of all my GoPro footage that I will post up later this week.

Here's another one ...

Martin_D · 02-27-2012, 09:55 AM

Sounds awesome Ashley, sorry I did not make it up that way. Next time...

flipm3 · 02-27-2012, 10:09 AM

Sounds great!

Let's see some pics

tizzyd · 02-27-2012, 12:07 PM

hey man, were you that lemans blue e90 with sc plates and grey volks? your car sounded great, i was right behind you in the paddock, i have an '11 335i and my buddy was running the orange 260z race car.

Martin_D · 02-27-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tizzyd

hey man, were you that lemans blue e90 with sc plates and grey volks? your car sounded great, i was right behind you in the paddock, i have an '11 335i and my buddy was running the orange 260z race car.

He got the car fixed up alright? I was in front of him when he decided to go airborne last year

tizzyd · 02-27-2012, 12:17 PM

Haha, yeah, when we first got to the track we realized the right strut weld had cracked, so he ran his e36 m3 on Saturday, but Sunday it was running great until the last session. It sucked all of the radiator fluid out and spit it out of the exhaust, so now they think it has a blown head gasket. Did you see that Subaru that spun out and got hit on saturday during the 11:50 instructor sessions? That was my instructor and i was riding shotgun. That was crazy.

Martin_D · 02-27-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tizzyd

Haha, yeah, when we first got to the track we realized the right strut weld had cracked, so he ran his e36 m3 on Saturday, but Sunday it was running great until the last session. It sucked all of the radiator fluid out and spit it out of the exhaust, so now they think it has a blown head gasket. Did you see that Subaru that spun out and got hit on saturday during the 11:50 instructor sessions? That was my instructor and i was riding shotgun. That was crazy.

Did not go this weekend. Was it Paul's Subaru?

AMPowerJ · 02-27-2012, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tizzyd

hey man, were you that lemans blue e90 with sc plates and grey volks? your car sounded great, i was right behind you in the paddock, i have an '11 335i and my buddy was running the orange 260z race car.

Yep that was me.

AMPowerJ · 02-27-2012, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tizzyd

Haha, yeah, when we first got to the track we realized the right strut weld had cracked, so he ran his e36 m3 on Saturday, but Sunday it was running great until the last session. It sucked all of the radiator fluid out and spit it out of the exhaust, so now they think it has a blown head gasket. Did you see that Subaru that spun out and got hit on saturday during the 11:50 instructor sessions? That was my instructor and i was riding shotgun. That was crazy.

The Miata that was painted in the Gulf Oil color scheme hit you guys I guess. Looked like it center punched a tree. He must have been right on your ass before it happened.

tizzyd · 02-27-2012, 12:59 PM

Yeah, that gulf Miata hit us. Here are some pics i took.

tizzyd · 02-27-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin_D

Did not go this weekend. Was it Paul's Subaru?

No, my instructor was Brian Haynes. Great driver, his first f*** up in 8 years.

armyav8tor · 02-27-2012, 01:38 PM

Sounds great! Very smooth throttle application. What setting were you using?

Dhali_Lama · 02-27-2012, 01:55 PM

I've heard it in person and it sounds really good but it's a bit over priced imo for just a muffler

chibich · 02-27-2012, 02:08 PM

what were you running for a brake setup? I ask cause I'm back in virginia over april and there's a nasa event at summit point main I'm looking at either running or flagging. I've run the main course twice when I had an sti, and just wondering how the oem pads are on the e9x m3's. I would definitely be upgrading fluid and lines before running, but as i'm out in saint louis for grad school and no real tracks here not worth putting the money into a set of track pads right now and not worth paying for an event if the pads are just going to fade after a couple laps.

AMPowerJ · 02-27-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by armyav8tor

Sounds great! Very smooth throttle application. What setting were you using?

Thanks. I was using the Sport mode.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chibich

what were you running for a brake setup? I ask cause I'm back in virginia over april and there's a nasa event at summit point main I'm looking at either running or flagging. I've run the main course twice when I had an sti, and just wondering how the oem pads are on the e9x m3's. I would definitely be upgrading fluid and lines before running, but as i'm out in saint louis for grad school and no real tracks here not worth putting the money into a set of track pads right now and not worth paying for an event if the pads are just going to fade after a couple laps.

I run Stoptech brakes/pads. But I have a friend that is very fast just running race pads on OEM brakes. At VIR you will be fine as it isn't very hard on brakes and there is plenty of time for them to cool before those sections where heavy brake application is needed. Other tracks like CMP require much more braking. That's really why I upgraded.

Martin_D · 02-27-2012, 02:51 PM

Call me back when you get a chance

-Martin

PARTS@STBMW · 02-27-2012, 03:04 PM

Sounds really nice!

jonasaurus · 02-27-2012, 03:08 PM

Performance Exhaust does sound amazing, enjoyed listening through the whole clip.

snowmants · 02-27-2012, 03:10 PM

Sounds great and I love VIR. What a great track!
The BMW performance exhaust sounds very similar to the oem Exhaust mod to me:

aajami · 02-27-2012, 03:17 PM

Love that MPE!

VictorH · 02-27-2012, 05:56 PM

Hi Ashley,
Yes, despite the weather (Sunday was great) the weekend was a lot of fun. Seeing all the videos, timed laps (aren't those supposed to be verboten?), I'm wondering if I need to get full telemetry now. It would spoil my minimalist approach to track events. Just bring tools for pad change, paper towels and a tire gauge and that's it.

You are making huge progress and will be up with the quicker guys soon, but don't make that your goal. Learn your car, the track, be safe and the speed will come. I saw you taking care of bunches of cars at a time and you're video looks pretty good. You are doing a lot of coasting though, but again, no need to worry about that. Glad everything went well. It's a great track, but you also need to join me at Road Atlanta some time too.

Victor

STALKER · 02-27-2012, 06:12 PM

Great vid bud.

Car sounds mean.

Def should make it out to Road Atlanta if you can, great track!!

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tizzyd Captain 238 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2011 335i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003.5 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 335i Coupe [8.50]	hey man, were you that lemans blue e90 with sc plates and grey volks? your car sounded great, i was right behind you in the paddock, i have an '11 335i and my buddy was running the orange 260z race car. __________________ 2007 E60 M5 6MT (Interlagos/Silverstone Full) \| 2013 F10 M5 6MT (Imola Red/Black Full) \| 2022 BMW M5 CS (Brands Hatch Grey) \| 2006 E46 M3 Comp 6MT (Silver Grey/Black, CSL clone) \| 2011.5 E92 M3 (Fire Orange/Black Recaros, 4.6L Stroker, GTS Clone) \| 2011 1M (Valencia Orange/Black)
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tizzyd Captain 238 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2011 335i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003.5 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 335i Coupe [8.50]	Haha, yeah, when we first got to the track we realized the right strut weld had cracked, so he ran his e36 m3 on Saturday, but Sunday it was running great until the last session. It sucked all of the radiator fluid out and spit it out of the exhaust, so now they think it has a blown head gasket. Did you see that Subaru that spun out and got hit on saturday during the 11:50 instructor sessions? That was my instructor and i was riding shotgun. That was crazy. __________________ 2007 E60 M5 6MT (Interlagos/Silverstone Full) \| 2013 F10 M5 6MT (Imola Red/Black Full) \| 2022 BMW M5 CS (Brands Hatch Grey) \| 2006 E46 M3 Comp 6MT (Silver Grey/Black, CSL clone) \| 2011.5 E92 M3 (Fire Orange/Black Recaros, 4.6L Stroker, GTS Clone) \| 2011 1M (Valencia Orange/Black)
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tizzyd Captain 238 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2011 335i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003.5 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 335i Coupe [8.50]	Yeah, that gulf Miata hit us. Here are some pics i took. Attached Images __________________ 2007 E60 M5 6MT (Interlagos/Silverstone Full) \| 2013 F10 M5 6MT (Imola Red/Black Full) \| 2022 BMW M5 CS (Brands Hatch Grey) \| 2006 E46 M3 Comp 6MT (Silver Grey/Black, CSL clone) \| 2011.5 E92 M3 (Fire Orange/Black Recaros, 4.6L Stroker, GTS Clone) \| 2011 1M (Valencia Orange/Black)
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chibich Private First Class 9 Rep 139 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: VA iTrader: (1)	what were you running for a brake setup? I ask cause I'm back in virginia over april and there's a nasa event at summit point main I'm looking at either running or flagging. I've run the main course twice when I had an sti, and just wondering how the oem pads are on the e9x m3's. I would definitely be upgrading fluid and lines before running, but as i'm out in saint louis for grad school and no real tracks here not worth putting the money into a set of track pads right now and not worth paying for an event if the pads are just going to fade after a couple laps.
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02-27-2012, 05:56 PM	#21
VictorH Major 433 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: '09 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC iTrader: (4)	Hi Ashley, Yes, despite the weather (Sunday was great) the weekend was a lot of fun. Seeing all the videos, timed laps (aren't those supposed to be verboten?), I'm wondering if I need to get full telemetry now. It would spoil my minimalist approach to track events. Just bring tools for pad change, paper towels and a tire gauge and that's it. You are making huge progress and will be up with the quicker guys soon, but don't make that your goal. Learn your car, the track, be safe and the speed will come. I saw you taking care of bunches of cars at a time and you're video looks pretty good. You are doing a lot of coasting though, but again, no need to worry about that. Glad everything went well. It's a great track, but you also need to join me at Road Atlanta some time too. Victor
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STALKER Brigadier General 169 Rep 3,831 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3, Golf R Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (5)	Great vid bud. Car sounds mean. Def should make it out to Road Atlanta if you can, great track!! __________________
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