Ok guys, I finally got the exhaust installed this wed. My review:
Appearance: This exhaust 100% satisfied me on a purely looks basis. The cans are far less clunky and huge compared to the stock cans. It now does not look like the car has two giant testicles hanging onto the rear. The pipes themselves are huge and make the rear look so nice. The staggered look of the pipes is fantastic. In my honest opinion, aesthetically speaking, this exhaust is perfect and completely filled any void the stock exhaust left.
Sound: The sound clip on this exhaust does it NO justice. This exhaust is fucken loud!!!!
My first stop after I got it installed was to two fellow BMW fanatics who usually critique the shit out of every mod, and to be honest, i was expecting them to complain about something (because thats what they do), but instead, both responded with "wow, thats pretty fucken loud and the cans look great". In my honest opinion, i sometimes feel they are too loud and wouldn't mind for them to be tuned down just a bit. I had a Supersprint exhaust on my old E46, and I thought was pretty loud and nice, but this one takes the cake. Its fricken loud! Its not obnoxiously loud for outsiders. The car actually sounds like a real sports car should, which is the most amazing feeling when you are going on spirited driving. However, when I am being lazy and just wanting to cruise around town, it is a little loud. I have changed my driving habits a bit. Maybe I had bad habits prior? I just try to push on the throttle a little harder now because if you just tap it at the low RPM's it drones.
Hopefully, when 155MPH comes and checks out the exhaust he can give me his opinions on it as well. Maybe what I think is too loud is not to others. Who knows. Either way, I do recommend this exhaust if you want to spruce up your sports car and make it sound the way it should. Nothing is better than dropping the top and just listening to it. Well, enjoy the pics!