NEED HELP>w211 E550 secondary cats delete+Xpipe+stock mufflers
05-19-2014, 01:14 AM
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NEED HELP>w211 E550 secondary cats delete+Xpipe+stock mufflers
Please,Anyone.....I need video before I go for it...i know somebody here did this on this car.I want to hear video of a E550 with NO secondary cats+x pipe+stock mufflers....so far I've only done the resonartor delete and want a little louder sound but don't want to delete the mufflers or my car sound like a ratrod.I'm planning on deleting secondary cats and leaving the mufflers so i need to hear a video or a sound clip on that before i do it.I know it's been done here so if you are one of those ppl or know where i can find a video of it please post here.I've been searching all over youtube and this forum including benzworld but can't find anything.
05-19-2014, 01:37 AM
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EDIT: I just realize you've seen my thread and replied to it a while ago, but my response is still the same 
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Do a muffler delete and j-pipe, you don't loose a lot of low end torque since it is so far back in the exhaust system, and before you ask there is a video attached. Generally secondary cat delete alone sounds raspy, a resonator delete alone deepens the tone to be more muscle-car like but isn't much louder, and a muffler delete alone will make it a lot louder at WOT and make it a bit deeper but maintain the German V8 sounds. Very AMG-Esque as Fila put it:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...althrough.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post5484463
To me, the only Mercedes I've heard a secondary cat delete and x-pipe resonator delete sound good on head longtube headers and a host of other engine/exhaust mods. My car sounds better in real life than it does in the video for a few reasons, one it was cold that day and it's raspy when RPMs drop, and I had a problem with a coil that was causing that ticking. I've received a lot of compliments on my exhaust. You also get popping/crackle when you let go at high RPM or blip the throttle on downshift.
:Do a muffler delete and j-pipe, you don't loose a lot of low end torque since it is so far back in the exhaust system, and before you ask there is a video attached. Generally secondary cat delete alone sounds raspy, a resonator delete alone deepens the tone to be more muscle-car like but isn't much louder, and a muffler delete alone will make it a lot louder at WOT and make it a bit deeper but maintain the German V8 sounds. Very AMG-Esque as Fila put it:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...althrough.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post5484463
To me, the only Mercedes I've heard a secondary cat delete and x-pipe resonator delete sound good on head longtube headers and a host of other engine/exhaust mods. My car sounds better in real life than it does in the video for a few reasons, one it was cold that day and it's raspy when RPMs drop, and I had a problem with a coil that was causing that ticking. I've received a lot of compliments on my exhaust. You also get popping/crackle when you let go at high RPM or blip the throttle on downshift.
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05-19-2014, 01:55 AM
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EDIT: I just realize you've seen my thread and replied to it a while ago, but my response is still the same :
Do a muffler delete and j-pipe, you don't loose a lot of low end torque since it is so far back in the exhaust system, and before you ask there is a video attached. Generally secondary cat delete alone sounds raspy, a resonator delete alone deepens the tone to be more muscle-car like but isn't much louder, and a muffler delete alone will make it a lot louder at WOT and make it a bit deeper but maintain the German V8 sounds. Very AMG-Esque as Fila put it:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...althrough.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post5484463
To me, the only Mercedes I've heard a secondary cat delete and x-pipe resonator delete sound good on head longtube headers and a host of other engine/exhaust mods. My car sounds better in real life than it does in the video for a few reasons, one it was cold that day and it's raspy when RPMs drop, and I had a problem with a coil that was causing that ticking. I've received a lot of compliments on my exhaust. You also get popping/crackle when you let go at high RPM or blip the throttle on downshift.
:Do a muffler delete and j-pipe, you don't loose a lot of low end torque since it is so far back in the exhaust system, and before you ask there is a video attached. Generally secondary cat delete alone sounds raspy, a resonator delete alone deepens the tone to be more muscle-car like but isn't much louder, and a muffler delete alone will make it a lot louder at WOT and make it a bit deeper but maintain the German V8 sounds. Very AMG-Esque as Fila put it:
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...althrough.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post5484463
To me, the only Mercedes I've heard a secondary cat delete and x-pipe resonator delete sound good on head longtube headers and a host of other engine/exhaust mods. My car sounds better in real life than it does in the video for a few reasons, one it was cold that day and it's raspy when RPMs drop, and I had a problem with a coil that was causing that ticking. I've received a lot of compliments on my exhaust. You also get popping/crackle when you let go at high RPM or blip the throttle on downshift.
05-19-2014, 02:26 AM
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My car is only loud at wide open throttle or about 4k RPM, it isn't loud at all at cruising or idle just a little deeper. I think secondary cat delete will just sound raspy. If you want to go deeper but not too loud, to resonator delete with an x-pipe in place.
05-19-2014, 02:29 AM
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what are u saying,if I want to remove secondary cats i should install back the resonator?
05-19-2014, 03:03 AM
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No I'm saying I would not remove the secondary cats AND the resonator. I would do either muffler delete with j-pipe OR a resonator delete only with x-pipe where the resonator used to be.
05-19-2014, 06:46 PM
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I already have the resonator removed and X-pipe but installed....but it's not what I want...
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05-20-2014, 02:34 AM
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Ahh okay I didn't read your first post very carefully, I'm sorry. Yeah you're two options are really secondary cat delete (which I would straight pipe, not x-pipe) and muffler delete.... hmm I've heard a resonator delete with a muffler delete and it sounded good. You'd probably be one of the first to do a secondary cat delete, resonator x-pipe delete, and stock mufflers so I'm not sure I can really predict what that sounds like =\
05-20-2014, 02:53 AM
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Ahh okay I didn't read your first post very carefully, I'm sorry. Yeah you're two options are really secondary cat delete (which I would straight pipe, not x-pipe) and muffler delete.... hmm I've heard a resonator delete with a muffler delete and it sounded good. You'd probably be one of the first to do a secondary cat delete, resonator x-pipe delete, and stock mufflers so I'm not sure I can really predict what that sounds like =\
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Ive had the resonator removed and made a tiny difference than stock. Went back about a couple months later and removed secondary cats,put a 3" x-pipe and 3" to mufflers. I wish I did waist money with the secondary cause. It probably did increase tiny bit but, I should know since I drive it. But most people couldnt even tell a difference.
