opinions needed (Stromung)!

[marko]

as some of you already know, I'm the unlucky bastard that got stuck with a dud of an exhaust (from Stromung)... loss of bottom end power / too much noise, so forth & so on.
to remedy the situation I thought of doing 1 of 2 things below (since it seems Scott from Stromung decided best way to deal with me is just to blow me off).
I can either...

1- go to a local muffler shop & have them make me smaller diameter mendrel bent tubing (currenlty 2.25) & weld it onto the existing Stromung box?

OR

2- go to a local muffler shop & have them weld a different / more restricitve back box (maybe even a stock one) onto the existing 2.25 tubing?

Can anyone guess/suggest which option would be most successful in terms of noise reduction & slight flow reduction??

Tubing vs. Back Box!

[Philly]

Im not totally happy with my stromung either, the fit is horrible, i had it bent to fit and it still changes almost daily..... if i knew what i was getting i would have just done the following myself :

Id say unload that stromung and get a custom exhaust done with a magnaflow or borla muffler... something nice and deep

[mohaughn]

I'd go with the smaller piping. You know the actual muffler box is stainless so why not use that as it will not rust out. A muffler shop should also be able to make a high temp exhaust gasket to get rid of the exhaust leak that you said you had before. It should be pretty cake for them to bend a new pipe using the old one as a template and then cut off and weld the hanger piece back on.

Have you called stromung recently? I guess even company's that usually do a good job have problems and make mistakes from time to time... Kind of sucks that they are not responding to you if you have been calling.

[marko]

I should have just gone to these guys, spent the money, & gotten one of their SS systems... but I'm an a-hole for trying to save money. now I'll end up paying much more, by the time its all said & done...

that Ansa system looks pretty cheap, no?

http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp

Originally Posted by rwd_king

Im not totally happy with my stromung either, the fit is horrible, i had it bent to fit and it still changes almost daily..... if i knew what i was getting i would have just done the following myself :

Id say unload that stromung and get a custom exhaust done with a magnaflow or borla muffler... something nice and deep

[marko]

I guess it would be easier to get new piping vs. a new box, since there is no guarantee that whatever I pick will be any better... I'll consider that.

as for Stromung... it took me forever to get the guy on the phone after the GB was done, and get him to agree to make me new exhaust (even with accepting fiancial responsability for 'cost of materials'), BUT it just has not happened... every couple of months I get him on the phone & each time he tells me the same exact thing - 'its on the jig right now, should be completed shortly'. I bet he does not even realize he tells me the same thing every time we talk. so I figured he is waiting for me to get tired & give up (which I pretty much did).

Originally Posted by mohaughn

I'd go with the smaller piping. You know the actual muffler box is stainless so why not use that as it will not rust out. A muffler shop should also be able to make a high temp exhaust gasket to get rid of the exhaust leak that you said you had before. It should be pretty cake for them to bend a new pipe using the old one as a template and then cut off and weld the hanger piece back on.

Have you called stromung recently? I guess even company's that usually do a good job have problems and make mistakes from time to time... Kind of sucks that they are not responding to you if you have been calling.

[mohaughn]

Yeah, that definitely sucks... I'd avoid the ansa muffler. It looks pretty comparable to the other aluminized mufflers that you can find out on the market, but with a much higher price tag. You can definitely get a custom job for less and have the same quality. The biggest cost of an SS muffler is going to be the steel, prices have gone up and continue to go up.

Those tri-flow exhausts that they have look pretty nice. I'm not exactly sure but I think they may be re-badged B&B exhausts. Which are usually very highly rated... But stromung is also usually highly rated.

[StealthBimmer]

Sorry to hear that understeer.com did not take care of your Stromung problems yet. This is another reason why I am leaning toward a custom stainless steel exhaust system done locally by a reputable shop.

If you can't find any local bimmer guys with custom exhaust then go onto www.youtube.com and check out all the BMW magnaflow and other muffler brands clip first. See which one you like for look and sound then go get a custom job done RIGHT!

[marko]

thanks, will do....

though, I did not deal with understeer.com... I was part of a GB from this site, so we basically went directly to Scott @ Stromung.

Originally Posted by StealthBimmer

Sorry to hear that understeer.com did not take care of your Stromung problems yet. This is another reason why I am leaning toward a custom stainless steel exhaust system done locally by a reputable shop.

If you can't find any local bimmer guys with custom exhaust then go onto www.youtube.com and check out all the BMW magnaflow and other muffler brands clip first. See which one you like for look and sound then go get a custom job done RIGHT!