nlpamg

you're wrong.

he has a 2006. for 2006, the engine lineup was changed completely and the 230's were given a v6.

eunosracr

You are wrong I have a v6.

r3v1ls

I noticed that you don't have too many posts here which means you obviously didn't do much research at all. So instead of blaming the forum blame yourself.
There is tons of information on this forum all you have to do is use the Search feature, which I don't know why so many people avoid. We don't answer the same question over and over again when two days ago a thread already got like 50 replies on the same question.

drexappeal

2006 230's are new v6 engine. 2003-2005 have the supercharged i4 (m271). 2001-2003 coupes are supercharged i4 (2.3 liter engine = m111).

tifosiv122

Umm...no. 2003 coupes have the m271.
And 2001 coupes were not in the US (just a side note).

Erik

drexappeal

shoot, just noticed it. My bad, that's right, Erik. Meant to say 2001-2002. 2001 didn't have the coupe in US? That's something I didn't know.

tommy

That's right about 2003 ccoupes.

Yeah, drex - there weren't. I don't know really why not, though, unless they were figuring out the perfect marketing plan to make sure they never sold.

chase720

My bad. So what size engine is in the 230s and what size is in the 350s?

eunosracr

[QUOTE=chase720]My bad. So what size engine is in the 230s and what size is in the 350s?[/QU

2.5 litre v6 in my c230

ctC230K

2005 c230 1.8L I4
2006 c230 2.5L V6
c320 3.2L V6
c350 3.5L V6

rlee02135

did you have to cut the bumper?
also, do you have the amg bumper?
thanks

InTTruder

Poll:

rlee02135

Eisenmann Race Version!!!

czander475

For a nice clean look the answer would be yes. The exhaust shop after firing up my car could not believe how loud it was so they dropped the muffler a little bit so as not to have to cut it. If you like it it would be cleaner cut. Let me know how loud yours is when you get it done. My car has been down three weeks now so I still have been unable to get the soundclips do to a Bad ECU reprogram

XxC230xX

Ive Got the remus exhaust and i love it.... extremely deep...

Brunelleschi

I have a C240 which is obviously not a performance oriented car. However, I installed a Remus system and aside from sounding awesome..it made a night and day difference in performace

white_w203

i say remus. there's a lot of mixed responses with eisenmann. borla and magnaflow i woud reserve for domestics.

jtC320

to be honest...i have magnaflow and its too loud and deep...so i wouldn't suggest magnaflow...maybe cuz i have the resonator taken out too...

aecasasus

Which performance aftermarket exhaust system is the quiettest for an '04 C230? Brabus, Eisenmann, Remus, etc... I would like to buy one for my car but I would hate for it to sound ricey. Mine has an automatic transmission and I hate the way most aftremarket exhaust systems sound at the point of gear shifting (on automatics of course!!!).

Any suggestions? On the road sound clips?

Sometimes I wish there were meetings in the Orlando Area to exchange information of this sort but the guys here suck or are not enthusiastic enough!!! I think there has been multiple attempts for meetings without any luck!!!

Well, well!!! Maybe some day!!!

Thanks for your help!/Al

drexappeal

Why are you considering changing, if you don't like how most aftermarket exhausts sound? If you're just going for aesthetics, buy the chrome tip and call it a day.

To answer your question, the quietest one of all the "aftermarket mufflers" would probably be the AMG muffler.

If you don't want more exhaust noise, don't even think about getting a cat-back and/or full exhaust system.

aecasasus

Thanks for your reply Drex!!! Your car looks SWEET with those rims!!! ;y

I'm looking for a little more power and would like a soft sporty sound to go with the theme. I'm not looking for aesthetics. At one time, I considered buying just a tip but the idea of having a little more power hit me when I saw how pricey on those chrome tips are. I rather spend the money on the exhaust itself and get more for the buck!!! Do you think the AMG will give me what I'm looking for?

Thanks/Al

drexappeal

Thanks!

Ooh, if you're gonna be looking for more power, you're not gonna get much from an exhaust setup (even from the cat-back systems offered). The only companies that have full cat-back applications (from the research I've done) are Supersprint, Eisenmann, Brabus and Remus (since Brabus muffler is made by them).

No matter what, the stock exhaust piping for the 230K SS has been debated back and forth to be somewhere in the 2.3-2.75 inch measurements (I haven't seen anybody confirm the actual measurements), which is quite big for stock piping. That's why, if any gains are made at all from a replacement Cat-back system, it's maybe 1-2 hp at the most (if any at all). There's not much back pressure on the stock exhaust as it stands (remember, the stock exhaust muffler is made by Sebring).

So out of the choices I gave you above, if you're going for performance, Eisenmann has had the best reputation, but since you don't want the noise, try to find someone that can get you the Remus cat-back system. Make sure it's the full cat-back and not just the muffler.

aecasasus

Cool....Thanks!!!

drexappeal

No prob! Your car's comin' out nice!

ctC230K

an exhaust shop had to reprogram your ecu? why did they do that?