Time for a new exhaust

[jon-m42]

Good afternoon everybody.

Last week I took a long drive in the old girl from London to Preston. It was a good drive all in all.

A friend was in his e46 and I was in the old 318iS. Anyway on our way up we were in between 80mph to 90mph all the way up and back down.

The old girl pulls like a train if I must say so myself.

A few days later I notices a loudish sound coming from the zurst. So I took it to my local garage and up on the ramp to only see that there is a small hole appearing.

It is repairable however the condition of the whole zurst is not so great. I have been advised to change the lot and save myself the headache.

I would like a twin pipe look at the rear if im honest. Nothing loud or shiny or fancy but just something which purrs away nicely and when over 4k in a tunnel will wake up the little birds tucked away in the steel up top.

Is there any recommendations out here?

I am not looking for chary loudness just something smooth and loud when driving over 4k in any gear. The once in a blue moon hard drive.

Thanks in advanced
Jono

[jon-m42]

Anybody at all ?

[pacerpete]

Whats a zurst ?

[jmc330i]

I've struggled to find anything for the M42 in the UK, I guess as the 318iS was only sold for a short time here. From memory, Supersprint and Jetex offer an iS exhaust but I have no idea what they are like. Of course there's always BMW.

Mine is currently using an iS centre section and a 325i backbox connected by a Y-piece. It isn't pretty, but it does the job and doesn't sound bad.

[bab-91]

Whats a zurst ?

The Empire of Zurst is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 7.461 billion Zurstians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.


Sounds like your type of place?

[jon-m42]

for those less fortunate to understand its a exhaust

Whats a zurst ?

The Empire of Zurst is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 7.461 billion Zurstians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.


Sounds like your type of place?

[pacerpete]

for those less fortunate to understand its a exhaust

Whats a zurst ?

The Empire of Zurst is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 7.461 billion Zurstians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.


Sounds like your type of place?

M42 elitism ! we're not worthy, innit

[Cypriotgeeza]

I've struggled to find anything for the M42 in the UK, I guess as the 318iS was only sold for a short time here. From memory, Supersprint and Jetex offer an iS exhaust but I have no idea what they are like. Of course there's always BMW. .

What he said!

I struggled to find an exhaust back box for my old IS and went with a scorpion mid and back section in the end..

That had a nice tone to it, not too loud but loud enough when planting your right foot!

Id recommend it!

[jon-m42]

I've struggled to find anything for the M42 in the UK, I guess as the 318iS was only sold for a short time here. From memory, Supersprint and Jetex offer an iS exhaust but I have no idea what they are like. Of course there's always BMW. .

What he said!

I struggled to find an exhaust back box for my old IS and went with a scorpion mid and back section in the end..

That had a nice tone to it, not too loud but loud enough when planting your right foot!

Id recommend it!

Thanks Guys.

Now the question is where would I need to go to get this? Garages..? shops? or online ?

and

How much did it all cost parts and labour ?

Where did you all get it installed from?

[Cypriotgeeza]

I've struggled to find anything for the M42 in the UK, I guess as the 318iS was only sold for a short time here. From memory, Supersprint and Jetex offer an iS exhaust but I have no idea what they are like. Of course there's always BMW. .

What he said!

I struggled to find an exhaust back box for my old IS and went with a scorpion mid and back section in the end..

That had a nice tone to it, not too loud but loud enough when planting your right foot!

Id recommend it!

Thanks Guys.

Now the question is where would I need to go to get this? Garages..? shops? or online ?

and

How much did it all cost parts and labour ?

Where did you all get it installed from?

I bought it off a fellow zoner for about £60 if my memory serves me right.

I also fitted it myself..its all in my project thread.

Slight update..
My backbox on the iS has been knackered for ages now and i thought it was the right time to replace it with something with a bit more of a deep note..So I picked up a Scorpion DTM from BakedBean100 the other day and fitted it to the iS and what a difference it has made to the noise! Its not boyracer loud at all just the nice Deep note i was looking for!

I know it wont be to everyones taste but i really couldnt care less My car my way...

Still contemplating wether to get rid of the tips tho hmm...thought id leave it on for a while and see what i think..
After a good clean up!

If i could go back now i prob would cut the tips off like i have my latest one lol

[magpie]

try getting hold of a front section for the mighty m42

[BHadley]

It's not cheap for the front section new!
I recently bought a 2nd hand powerflow as replacements are thin on the ground and spare cash is becoming an issue....

If I was to go new I'd go with the jetex.... It's around 200 quid tho and is rear box and center.

I've got a link somewhere...

[BHadley]

http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/26 ... 33-h6.html

Any good?

[jslot]

It's not cheap for the front section new!
I recently bought a 2nd hand powerflow as replacements are thin on the ground and spare cash is becoming an issue....

If I was to go new I'd go with the jetex.... It's around 200 quid tho and is rear box and center.

I've got a link somewhere...

I wanted a jetex full system for 320/325, although lots of places still have it as 'available', jetex have actually stopped making it. If anyone is planning a new jetex I would find out first if it is still being made or in stock.

[jmc330i]

That's the Jetex one I've seen, but I was never keen on the tailpipe design.

[magpie]

i had this magnum super sprint at one stage ...it was surprisingly quiet and a bit disappointing in the decibel department but it looked good and fitted good .