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      01-03-2014, 11:00 AM   #111
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Your car looks and sounds amazing!

Just wanted to mention though that I think you reversed the tips

If you look at Akra pics you will see that the logo sits direct at top of tip and the angle of the slash goes towards the sides of car not towards the bottom...
I guess it is just a matter of taste, the tips look better like this to me. You can have yours like Akrapovic have them if you like!
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      01-03-2014, 12:57 PM   #112
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I guess it is just a matter of taste, the tips look better like this to me. You can have yours like Akrapovic have them if you like!
absolutely, to each his own! I just wanted to mention it in case you missed it.
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      03-06-2014, 02:31 AM   #113
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I have exactly the same combo. You are going to be a very happy man when you get your car back. I didn't have the two done at the same time so you get a double dose of joy! Power with a great sound-track - it is like having a different car.
Have you been on dyno after you got both the Akra and the MPPK?
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      03-06-2014, 01:06 PM   #114
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Have you been on dyno after you got both the Akra and the MPPK?
No, not really that worried about the numbers. I used to have a 300ZX twin turbo that I thought was quick but my 335ix set up the way it is has a lot more go everywhere in the power band. It is a really nice ride. Don't need an M3 as this is plenty fast enough. I still want one, though! Maybe in a couple of years.
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      12-04-2014, 07:14 AM   #115
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Hey guys,

Got my Akrapovic installed 2 days ago - I must admit its MUCH quieter than I was expecting.... Then again I had the meisterschaft exhaust on my car beforehand and it was a pig to live with (droned like a mother fffff)

Made a quick video - let me know what you think

[u2b]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrMrcE2UuQU&index=1&list=UU38NyD5umOizTrVn 59x7Scg[/u2b]
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Hey guys,

Got my Akrapovic installed 2 days ago - I must admit its MUCH quieter than I was expecting.... Then again I had the meisterschaft exhaust on my car beforehand and it was a pig to live with (droned like a mother fffff)

Made a quick video - let me know what you think
filmed on my iPhone -_-

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      12-04-2014, 01:28 PM   #117
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pair it with a downpipe for some sweet music =)
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      12-04-2014, 03:24 PM   #118
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got my IPE instead of akrapovic **No ragrets**
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The Sound improves after some driving.
I love it! It's silent in comfort and noise when you hammer it.
And it Got no drone!!
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Sounds nice and deep! Bet you paid a pretty penny for it + install. How much?

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Hey guys,

Got my Akrapovic installed 2 days ago - I must admit its MUCH quieter than I was expecting.... Then again I had the meisterschaft exhaust on my car beforehand and it was a pig to live with (droned like a mother fffff)

Made a quick video - let me know what you think
filmed on my iPhone -_-
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Sounds nice and deep! Bet you paid a pretty penny for it + install. How much?
I actually got the really good deal on the akra because they ordered it for a customer that cancelled the order, installation was 150$
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Any updates on the findings of this exhaust? I have ordered it.
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      10-28-2015, 09:36 PM   #123
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I have 5k miles and a track day on my Akra and I love it. Very happy with my decision.
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Installed the Akra about a year ago, made this video (was not broken in already btw):

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Sounds good (pun intended)! I really like it, almost like stock in comfort-mode but a really nice growling sound in sport mode.



Added a new one!
Hi, i just installed it but i do get a little bit of droning at low revs sometimes, especially when starting from a halt in comfort mode, not pushing the gas pedal very hard in any way just what's needed for relaxed city driving. And yet...

i'm not sure why; what do you guys think?
Could it be that it's not properly installed?
Do i need to give it more time to settle? (2 weeks/500 km as of now, with a lot of highway in these so not stressing the exhaust at all...)
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Sounds good (pun intended)! I really like it, almost like stock in comfort-mode but a really nice growling sound in sport mode.



Added a new one!
Hi, i just installed it but i do get a little bit of droning at low revs sometimes, especially when starting from a halt in comfort mode, not pushing the gas pedal very hard in any way just what's needed for relaxed city driving. And yet...

i'm not sure why; what do you guys think?
Could it be that it's not properly installed?
Do i need to give it more time to settle? (2 weeks/500 km as of now, with a lot of highway in these so not stressing the exhaust at all...)
Shouldn't have any drone. Maybe the exhaust is vibrating against the body of the car?
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Hi, i just installed it but i do get a little bit of droning at low revs sometimes, especially when starting from a halt in comfort mode, not pushing the gas pedal very hard in any way just what's needed for relaxed city driving. And yet...

i'm not sure why; what do you guys think?
Could it be that it's not properly installed?
Do i need to give it more time to settle? (2 weeks/500 km as of now, with a lot of highway in these so not stressing the exhaust at all...)
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Shouldn't have any drone. Maybe the exhaust is vibrating against the body of the car?
Exactly, I had absolutely zero drone. Don't know if the Active Hybrid is any different since it says you have one. Otherwise there might be an installer error as glennQNYC suggested.
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Exactly, I had absolutely zero drone. Don't know if the Active Hybrid is any different since it says you have one. Otherwise there might be an installer error as glennQNYC suggested.
Thanks both

Yesterday it peaked to an all time high level during an episode of fast driving, then went away and today's been noticeably drone free...

Perhaps a piece that needed to settle; i'll get it checked soon, but if everyday is now like today it's great, awesome sound (man, that ignition sound is pure joy) and now almost stock-like in comfort - fingers crossed, i hope it stays this way now...

Changing parts is not very popular in France, and my M performance brakes and akrapovic exhaust were both the first ever they had done at my dealership... So i wouldn't put it past them to have made slight errors in mounting - they had inverted the left and right exhaust tips - minor issue, easy to correct, but doesn't inspire confidence...
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sounding great!
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