New Exhaust: Sweet sounds Abound.

AH! Finally managed to install a new set of exhaust components on the '82 323i! A client and I bartered a bit for the work and the result was just fantastic! The pics show the end result with a coating of flat, high-temp paint on as much of the rear pipes and mufflers as I could. Gotta clean up the chrome tips but otherwise the car sounds so much better. Maybe I'm crazy but it appears that the performance (rpms vs. speed) improved a bit. Backpressure? Now I can step on the gas without having to rabidly upshift to keep it quiet.

The next order of business is heading up to Eksten Autoworks for a look at the LSD. She's makings some mettalic brushing noises under load and all signs lead to a pinion bearing. Hope I can get her totally quieted down. Now that the exhaust is so quiet, you can totally hear that noise.

On a side note, my crappy cd player is dying. Not bad news really. It was a hack install anyway, so it will be good to get it out and a better system installed and the center panel brought back to original condition. That's another post.