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      05-26-2020, 07:41 AM   #397
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What is it made of?
3 Layer Construction, not sure what the top layer is.

https://www.3dmatsusa.com/material-detail/
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      05-26-2020, 07:52 AM   #398
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      05-26-2020, 08:34 AM   #399
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3 Layer Construction, not sure what the top layer is.

https://www.3dmatsusa.com/material-detail/
FAQ Courtesy of autoanything.com
What is the material made from?
A three layer structure consisting of the top surface layer made of thermoplastic, the middle layer made from cross linked polyethylene (XPE) foam which cushions and deadens sound, and the bottom layer is similar to the hooked side of velcro.
How flexible is the material?
Kagu liners are flexible and slightly soft to touch, yet strong, tough and resilient and resistant to moisture, many chemicals and temperature extremes.
How thick are Kagu floor liners?
Kagu floor liners are about 2 millimeters thick and are mildly compressible.
Can you use the floor liners over your existing carpet mats?
No, Kagu mats are designed to be installed after removing your factory carpet mats.
How do you clean your floor liners properly?
Remove your mats from the vehicle first, then hose off and spot clean with a cotton cloth and diluted detergent or dishsoap. Rinse thoroughly to remove residue, then air or towel dry before re-installing.
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      05-26-2020, 10:27 PM   #400
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FAQ Courtesy of autoanything.com
What is the material made from?
A three layer structure consisting of the top surface layer made of thermoplastic, the middle layer made from cross linked polyethylene (XPE) foam which cushions and deadens sound, and the bottom layer is similar to the hooked side of velcro.
How flexible is the material?
Kagu liners are flexible and slightly soft to touch, yet strong, tough and resilient and resistant to moisture, many chemicals and temperature extremes.
How thick are Kagu floor liners?
Kagu floor liners are about 2 millimeters thick and are mildly compressible.
Can you use the floor liners over your existing carpet mats?
No, Kagu mats are designed to be installed after removing your factory carpet mats.
How do you clean your floor liners properly?
Remove your mats from the vehicle first, then hose off and spot clean with a cotton cloth and diluted detergent or dishsoap. Rinse thoroughly to remove residue, then air or towel dry before re-installing.
Great to know. I think I'm gonna order this. I recycled my factory rubber mats from my previous m40i, but that rear cargo one has seen better days. Thanks for sharing about this solution.
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      05-26-2020, 11:38 PM   #401
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Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.





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Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.
Nice, throaty sound!
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Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.
Nice, throaty sound!
Yes indeed.
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[QUOTE=Turbo0823;26233824]Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.

Man that sounds good. I see both the mid pipe and secondary cat deletes on Supersprints site, I will have to get with RGsport on these. Do you need a tune to get rid of any check engine lights for the secondary cat delete?
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Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.

Man that sounds good. I see both the mid pipe and secondary cat deletes on Supersprints site, I will have to get with RGsport on these. Do you need a tune to get rid of any check engine lights for the secondary cat delete?
No sensors around those cats so no check engine light. Those cats are huge and restrictive as hell. I'm running bm3 so it will sound little different than stock as well.
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No sensors around those cats so no check engine light. Those cats are huge and restrictive as hell. I'm running bm3 so it will sound little different than stock as well.
Got it, thank you. Being this is my 2nd German car, and having a bad experience with my previous AMG, I was thinking of playing it safe and just doing the Racechip with the exhaust work. But I see a lot of guys running the BM3 (Looks like a canned tune?). You car sounds outstanding!
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No sensors around those cats so no check engine light. Those cats are huge and restrictive as hell. I'm running bm3 so it will sound little different than stock as well.
Got it, thank you. Being this is my 2nd German car, and having a bad experience with my previous AMG, I was thinking of playing it safe and just doing the Racechip with the exhaust work. But I see a lot of guys running the BM3 (Looks like a canned tune?). You car sounds outstanding!
You can't go wrong with flash tune bm3. So many options as well to play with. You can adjust the burbles and also turn off cold start which I did, because I leave early and it's really loud and randomly I noticed if I'm idle and parked with my car on, I would hear the cats rumbling like a cold start even after they were warmed up. After I turned it off I eliminated that.
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      05-28-2020, 08:33 AM   #409
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Little sound clip of my supersprint H pipe with secondary cats delete. I have the open valve mode fuse 203 removed, so this is much louder than sports plus Bc the computer toggles the valves open n close in different rpms. The car was in sports mode just regular acceleration then my girl pulls harder. Sounds deep and a nice growl and then a nice upshift bang. I'll try and get some hard accelerations, but it was late and it would be real loud.

Man that sounds good. I see both the mid pipe and secondary cat deletes on Supersprints site, I will have to get with RGsport on these. Do you need a tune to get rid of any check engine lights for the secondary cat delete?
Nice sound. So you still run the factory primary cat? And the H-pipe deletes the rear resonator if I remember correctly. Please confirm. I went with a super sprint high-flow primary cat, myself.
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MSS kit installed! May lower the front more but more pics to follow

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Looks awesome. Wait for two weeks before you lower it more. It might drop more on it's own.
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Looks awesome. Wait for two weeks before you lower it more. It might drop more on it's own.
That was my hope as well. I've heard the fronts can settle up to a 1/4 inch or so, that would be ideal
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MSS kit installed! May lower the front more but more pics to follow.
Looks great BrockDM - all of you MSS converts with your excellent images are making it difficult to resist the temptation to order a set.

Wondering if you were considering blacking out the chrome lettering on the side and front grill badges (like the new F95/96 Comp versions are doing)? Would seem to blend well with your aggressive black accents (image attached). I've been really pleased with how mine have held up after a bunch of washes, and for less than $10 for the Forney oil paint marker it was a quick and easy fix.
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Looks great BrockDM - all of you MSS converts with your excellent images are making it difficult to resist the temptation to order a set.

Wondering if you were considering blacking out the chrome lettering on the side and front grill badges (like the new F95/96 Comp versions are doing)? Would seem to blend well with your aggressive black accents (image attached). I've been really pleased with how mine have held up after a bunch of washes, and for less than $10 for the Forney oil paint marker it was a quick and easy fix.
Thanks Max! I think the MSS kit is perfect for this car IMO. I'll have a bunch of nice before and after photos once I let it settle a little more and clean it up.

I haven't thought about doing that but I may look into it. I didn't want to go overboard with blacking everything out but that might be a nice subtle touch
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Looks awesome. Wait for two weeks before you lower it more. It might drop more on it's own.
My installer deleted the rake during install because he said it would settle up front and bring back the 15mm difference . I was hoping it would, but I don't think it did. I may need to go back and have them remeasure now.
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My installer deleted the rake during install because he said it would settle up front and bring back the 15mm difference . I was hoping it would, but I don't think it did. I may need to go back and have them remeasure now.
I heard this as well. It's going back for an alignment late next week so i'm going to have them adjust the front if it doesn't settle more.
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How much did you drop your car by?
Roughly an inch in the front, 1-1/4" in the rear. Hoping the front will settle a little more to match the rear
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