AWE Midpipe + Remus Axle Back 340i xdrive anyone?

leew102 · 09-17-2020, 04:17 PM

Wanted to see if anyone has bolted up the AWE Midpipe and Remus Axleback on their 340 or 440. I know the AWE Midpipe install has you cutting 2.25 inches up from the dimple on the stock pipe where the Remus Axleback has you cutting right at the dimple if installed individually. Hoping that these two will be able to just clamp on just fine given the install flexibility of the Remus Axleback.

leew102 · 10-30-2020, 07:36 PM

In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots.

Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM

Avaley · 10-30-2020, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by leew102

In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots.

Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM

wow this sounds awesome!

leew102 · 10-30-2020, 08:56 PM

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wow this sounds awesome!

Thanks! It's kinda crazy that I do get a lot more love for this exhaust than I used to for my B8 Audi RS5 with a Remus Catback Exhaust and that car sounded truly exotic with the exhaust. Must just be the affinity for the burbles and pops.

mike@x-ph.com · 10-31-2020, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by leew102

In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots.

Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM

Nice

BeamerBoi95 · 01-24-2021, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by leew102

In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots.

Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM

Wow that sounds awesome. Interested in doing this combo myself. Any drone at all? Do you find the combo loud enough at mid to high rpm?

leew102 · 01-24-2021, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BeamerBoi95

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Originally Posted by leew102

In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots.

Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM

Wow that sounds awesome. Interested in doing this combo myself. Any drone at all? Do you find the combo loud enough at mid to high rpm?

There isn't any drone in comfort, but in sport and sport+ there is an rpm range like 2100-2800 where you would get a low rumble but wasn't anything bad at all and if you had music on wouldn't even notice. There is a good bit more of noise with it and when you get on it it's certainly louder than stock. I did turn of the ASD in BimmerCode so it quiets the cabin down a lot.

hn500001 · 01-25-2021, 10:13 AM

why not the remus midpipe (with the axleback from remus)?

leew102 · 01-25-2021, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hn500001

why not the remus midpipe (with the axleback from remus)?

At the time I ordered it, the Remus mid pipe was back ordered for a few months, but I was able to find the awe midpipe in stock. I think the Remus mid pipe has 2 small resonators too and I wanted a completely non res. I did eventually go with a CTS Catted dp too and have been really happy with the sound.

BeamerBoi95 · 07-10-2021, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by leew102

At the time I ordered it, the Remus mid pipe was back ordered for a few months, but I was able to find the awe midpipe in stock. I think the Remus mid pipe has 2 small resonators too and I wanted a completely non res. I did eventually go with a CTS Catted dp too and have been really happy with the sound.

Hey man, ended up doing the same combo of Remus + Awe midpipe. Sounds great but now looking for a little more volume and deepness. Would you mind expanding on how it sounds with the CTS catted dp?

leew102 · 07-11-2021, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BeamerBoi95

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Originally Posted by leew102

At the time I ordered it, the Remus mid pipe was back ordered for a few months, but I was able to find the awe midpipe in stock. I think the Remus mid pipe has 2 small resonators too and I wanted a completely non res. I did eventually go with a CTS Catted dp too and have been really happy with the sound.

Hey man, ended up doing the same combo of Remus + Awe midpipe. Sounds great but now looking for a little more volume and deepness. Would you mind expanding on how it sounds with the CTS catted dp?

Hmm honestly been so happy with it, that I also kinda forgot how just the mid pipe and exhaust sounded. But the high flow downpipe definitely adds quite a bit of noise, probably 1.5-2x the volume. Hard to really judge though because I haven't heard it from outside the car. Will say, the DP definitely added the throatiness I was looking for. I can try getting a clip of the exhaust revving with the DP.

leew102 · 07-11-2021, 09:09 PM

Here is a quick video with the DP. I don't think that it really picks up the change in volume of the exhaust, but does give an idea on the sound note. Will try getting some better vids and some on road shots at some point.

Jay5k · 07-11-2021, 11:41 PM

BeamerBoi95 · 07-14-2021, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by leew102

Here is a quick video with the DP. I don't think that it really picks up the change in volume of the exhaust, but does give an idea on the sound note. Will try getting some better vids and some on road shots at some point.

Yep this is what I need. Really appreciate you uploading the video man. Would love to hear on road if you ever got some time but, definitely getting the catted DP

G_B58 · 07-19-2021, 08:57 AM

Had the dinan mid pipe with the Remus axle back, sounded great, but then adding the cg precision downpipe really stepped things up a notch. Only issue I found was drone, was debating actually getting the remus midpipe since it has one resonator. I dunno what catted downpipe anyone else has paired to it, or if they noticed much in the way of drone?

leew102 · 07-19-2021, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by G_B58

Had the dinan mid pipe with the Remus axle back, sounded great, but then adding the cg precision downpipe really stepped things up a notch. Only issue I found was drone, was debating actually getting the remus midpipe since it has one resonator. I dunno what catted downpipe anyone else has paired to it, or if they noticed much in the way of drone?

I only notice drone when in sport mode/valves open. But coming from a V8 RS5 that had a full exhaust with non resonated mid pipes, I've gotten used to some amount of drone in sport mode. The drone in comfort for me isn't really noticeable unless you get on the gas. At highway speeds and the slight throttle you might have to put down for a pass, doesn't really produce any drone and not noticeable with some music playing. I have the CTS catted dp. It's a 200 cell cat I think so should be the same as the cg right?

I did at one point also think about getting the Remus mid pipe but it's a little bit pricey. If I did add a resonator, I would probably just buy a resonator and have a shop weld it into one of the mid pipe pieces. But I really do enjoy the way it sounds now.

G.Newt · 07-20-2021, 02:28 PM

A lot of the drone you might be hearing is the ASD coming from the speakers. I have a 5" catted DP with AWE catback (very aggressive) and disabling ASD removed most of the unwanted cruising sounds. The interior is pretty quiet on the highway and I'm at ~3k rpm at 80mph in my 6-speed.

leew102 · 07-20-2021, 03:19 PM

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A lot of the drone you might be hearing is the ASD coming from the speakers. I have a 5" catted DP with AWE catback (very aggressive) and disabling ASD removed most of the unwanted cruising sounds. The interior is pretty quiet on the highway and I'm at ~3k rpm at 80mph in my 6-speed.

Totally forgot, I did disable ASD through BimmerCode. Even with full stock exhaust it sounded like drone with it on.

Wires · 07-20-2021, 06:48 PM

Putting a resonator in the mid pipe would fix your drone issue. That is the purpose for it on the OEM system.

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leew102 Private First Class 83 Rep 163 Posts Drives: F30 BMW 340i xdrive Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	AWE Midpipe + Remus Axle Back 340i xdrive anyone? Wanted to see if anyone has bolted up the AWE Midpipe and Remus Axleback on their 340 or 440. I know the AWE Midpipe install has you cutting 2.25 inches up from the dimple on the stock pipe where the Remus Axleback has you cutting right at the dimple if installed individually. Hoping that these two will be able to just clamp on just fine given the install flexibility of the Remus Axleback.
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leew102 Private First Class 83 Rep 163 Posts Drives: F30 BMW 340i xdrive Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	In case anyone is wondering what this combo sounds like. I have a BM3 Stage 1 tune with gts startup roar on and burbles set to ots. Exhaust bolts up just fine. Took me a bit to get it adjusted correctly since I did it on a couple wheel blocks. There is a short slip sleeve that comes with the midpipe that goes over the ends of the midpipe and stock exhaust that you will need to use. You still slip one end over the AWE Midpipe and then you will slip the Remus axleback over it. The Remus is too wide otherwise over the AWE Midpipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnX39yxt1lM
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leew102 Private First Class 83 Rep 163 Posts Drives: F30 BMW 340i xdrive Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Here is a quick video with the DP. I don't think that it really picks up the change in volume of the exhaust, but does give an idea on the sound note. Will try getting some better vids and some on road shots at some point. Last edited by leew102; 07-11-2021 at 09:18 PM..
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G_B58 Second Lieutenant 67 Rep 269 Posts Drives: BMW 340xi Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (0)	Had the dinan mid pipe with the Remus axle back, sounded great, but then adding the cg precision downpipe really stepped things up a notch. Only issue I found was drone, was debating actually getting the remus midpipe since it has one resonator. I dunno what catted downpipe anyone else has paired to it, or if they noticed much in the way of drone?
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G.Newt Major 810 Rep 1,454 Posts Drives: CT4-V Blackwing 6MT Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: CO -> TX iTrader: (0)	A lot of the drone you might be hearing is the ASD coming from the speakers. I have a 5" catted DP with AWE catback (very aggressive) and disabling ASD removed most of the unwanted cruising sounds. The interior is pretty quiet on the highway and I'm at ~3k rpm at 80mph in my 6-speed. __________________ 2022 CT4-V Blackwing 6-speed SOLD: 2016 340i xDrive 6-speed DAW v2.5 turbo E40 \| Dorch S2 \| VRSF DP \| MST intake \| AWE catback \| 335is clutch \| CSF heat exchanger \| RK Autowerks intake manifold \| Orange M Perf Brake Kit \| KW Street Comfort coilovers \| GTS taillights V2
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Wires Brigadier General 1646 Rep 4,877 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Putting a resonator in the mid pipe would fix your drone issue. That is the purpose for it on the OEM system.
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