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BMW 116I Sport 2010 (2.0 engine)

nickmc18
in BMW 1 Series Forum

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Hi, new to the club and trying to find my way around.

I have a 2010 1 Series, 116i Sport with the 2.0 engine.

I've seen a few 1 Series that have had their mid silencer removed and replaced with a straight pipe, has anyone had this done? 

If so, how is the sound? Any improvement in performance?

 

Many thanks 

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    Morning Nick

    Welcome to the Forum

    If all you want is noise it will help if you want an increase in performance then there are a lot of other things involved.

    Manufacturers spend a lot of money on Fluid dynamics and gas flow analysis to get the best combination of power, performance and sound. The diameter of the exhaust if the silencer is replaced with a straight pipe will only flow the same amount of exhaust gas so apart from noise no change.

    A good ECU tuner will be able to find significant power increase particularly when combined with induction and exhaust modifications so it depends what your trying to achieve and how much budget you have

    Dave

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