First impressions of Ben's (Rg sport) midpipe

r33_RGSport · 04-30-2021, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Interested too! Was gonna go a custom route but those plans fell through

Just installed another one locally.
Not sure if owner will chime in.

EZE1 · 05-01-2021, 05:26 PM

Luckily Ben's shop is not too far from me. I hit Ben up and he responded right away and was able to help me get this installed the next day

ill put up some pics and ill try to get some sound clips in when I can. Overall loving it so far, best bang for the buck IMO. There is no drone at all. It more aggressive sounding for me but not too obnoxious. If your looking for a bit more out of the stock exhaust system this midpipe is a good solution.

r33_RGSport · 05-01-2021, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by EZE1

Luckily Ben's shop is not too far from me. I hit Ben up and he responded right away and was able to help me get this installed the next day

ill put up some pics and ill try to get some sound clips in when I can. Overall loving it so far, best bang for the buck IMO. There is no drone at all. It more aggressive sounding for me but not too obnoxious. If your looking for a bit more out of the stock exhaust system this midpipe is a good solution.

Thank you for your business.

It is a hot product installed at a hot day, on a hot car. Haha.

OneAngryV8 · 05-02-2021, 02:15 AM

Damn! Will this be easy to reverse to stock at the end of my lease? I'm local too and I might just go this route instead of Remus midpipe.. sounds so good

EZE1 · 05-02-2021, 02:23 AM

Ben from RG can chime in here but to my best understanding the cuts are where the BMW cut points are to begin with (there in case of rear end accidents where there is no need to replace the whole exhaust system when for example just tips and muffler needs to be replaced). Iam on a least too so when i return i will put the stock back on and clamp same spot where you can see in my last pic and return.

r33_RGSport · 05-02-2021, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SLOWASIANF80

Damn! Will this be easy to reverse to stock at the end of my lease? I'm local too and I might just go this route instead of Remus midpipe.. sounds so good

Exactly as EZE1 said.

NKGK20 · 05-02-2021, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SLOWASIANF80

Damn! Will this be easy to reverse to stock at the end of my lease? I'm local too and I might just go this route instead of Remus midpipe.. sounds so good

Get it bro! Trust

r33_RGSport · 05-02-2021, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NKGK20

Get it bro! Trust

Here is yours. Just finished cleaning up the video.

Kevin_The_Clean1 · 05-03-2021, 01:36 AM

Looks high quality & sounds nice. Was this most recent vid on a non Comp X3 M... ?

r33_RGSport · 05-03-2021, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin_The_Clean1

Looks high quality & sounds nice. Was this most recent vid on a non Comp X3 M... ?

Also Comp.

NKGK20 · 05-03-2021, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

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Originally Posted by NKGK20

Get it bro! Trust

Here is yours. Just finished cleaning up the video.

Sounds like a dream. Especially when you shift and let go of the gas at about 3k rpm

bates1325 · 05-03-2021, 11:54 AM

any sound clips with catless DP? Curious to see how they pair.

Sarg33 · 05-03-2021, 02:31 PM

Quick question, what is the outer diameter of the exhaust at the cut points? Will a 3 inch chain cutter work (pipe cutter)?
Thank you

NKGK20 · 05-03-2021, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bates1325

any sound clips with catless DP? Curious to see how they pair.

I don't have a down pipe, not sure if I need one now. Maybe be too loud plus I'd need a tune and nobody has broken the ECU for the 21 yet

RoWoX3M · 05-03-2021, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarg33

Quick question, what is the outer diameter of the exhaust at the cut points? Will a 3 inch chain cutter work (pipe cutter)?
Thank you

I'm pretty sure it is 70mm but r33_RGSport can confirm

r33_RGSport · 05-03-2021, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bates1325

any sound clips with catless DP? Curious to see how they pair.

Unfortunately, I don't have any sound clip with catless DP.
My best guess, it will be super raspy.

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Originally Posted by Sarg33

Quick question, what is the outer diameter of the exhaust at the cut points? Will a 3 inch chain cutter work (pipe cutter)?
Thank you

It is 70mm.
I use this to cut.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M93OUM...ing=UTF8&psc=1

Sarg33 · 05-04-2021, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

It is 70mm.
I use this to cut.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M93OUM...ing=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you for the response! I have a similar cutter, just wanted to make sure it was big enough.

21WhiteX3MC · 05-06-2021, 11:33 AM

After listening to the sound clips, it sounds impressive. Having said that, it’s hard to tell how much louder it really is over stock. So, some help would be appreciated. If the stock exhaust is a 3 on a scale of 1-10. What would you say the exhaust would be after the new mid pipe?

r33_RGSport · 05-06-2021, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 21WhiteX3MC

After listening to the sound clips, it sounds impressive. Having said that, it’s hard to tell how much louder it really is over stock. So, some help would be appreciated. If the stock exhaust is a 3 on a scale of 1-10. What would you say the exhaust would be after the new mid pipe?

What would be 10 like?

I would say it is 20-30% louder.

21WhiteX3MC · 05-07-2021, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

What would be 10 like?

I would say it is 20-30% louder.

A 10 would be catless downpipes, your midpipe, and no mufflers.

r33_RGSport · 05-07-2021, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 21WhiteX3MC

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Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

What would be 10 like?

I would say it is 20-30% louder.

A 10 would be catless downpipes, your midpipe, and no mufflers.

I would say 5-6.

pimp4cheddar · 05-07-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

I would say 5-6.

Price to Orlando, Florida?...asking for a friend

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