What a silent e55 that i have!
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e55 2004
What a silent e55 that i have!
Hello,
love my 2004 e55! Great engine, great sound (or maybe not). Only when you floor it down we do realize that it is an amg
so ok here is the deal; i remove my cats (all of them), no resonator, x pipe the exhaust and kept the stock mufflers and still very quite car!!!
what i’m looking for is more decibels, so the car get noticed even when your low on rpm or even when parked so what to do? Do i straight pipe? Maybe too loud and vulgare. I have two options: first is long tube headers and second changing the mufflers. Both would be great but very expensive. I’m poor amg guy
what is the best mufflers to replace the stock ones which give high sounding roaring sound? Guys told me c63 or cls 55. Do you agree? What do you suggest?
regards
love my 2004 e55! Great engine, great sound (or maybe not). Only when you floor it down we do realize that it is an amg
so ok here is the deal; i remove my cats (all of them), no resonator, x pipe the exhaust and kept the stock mufflers and still very quite car!!!what i’m looking for is more decibels, so the car get noticed even when your low on rpm or even when parked so what to do? Do i straight pipe? Maybe too loud and vulgare. I have two options: first is long tube headers and second changing the mufflers. Both would be great but very expensive. I’m poor amg guy
what is the best mufflers to replace the stock ones which give high sounding roaring sound? Guys told me c63 or cls 55. Do you agree? What do you suggest?
regards
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E55, CTS V
If you can find those mufflers then do it. I waited around for a long time as there is no way I am spending that kind of coin people ask for them. Every so often you can find them cheap.
In the meantime i gutted my mufflers by taking all the insulation out of it. There is lots of write ups on here for that. I love the sound and would even debate putting the 63 mufflers on it now.
For what its worth I have headers->x-pipe->gutted mufflers.
In the meantime i gutted my mufflers by taking all the insulation out of it. There is lots of write ups on here for that. I love the sound and would even debate putting the 63 mufflers on it now.
For what its worth I have headers->x-pipe->gutted mufflers.
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e55 2004
If you can find those mufflers then do it. I waited around for a long time as there is no way I am spending that kind of coin people ask for them. Every so often you can find them cheap.
In the meantime i gutted my mufflers by taking all the insulation out of it. There is lots of write ups on here for that. I love the sound and would even debate putting the 63 mufflers on it now.
For what its worth I have headers->x-pipe->gutted mufflers.
In the meantime i gutted my mufflers by taking all the insulation out of it. There is lots of write ups on here for that. I love the sound and would even debate putting the 63 mufflers on it now.
For what its worth I have headers->x-pipe->gutted mufflers.
Did you remove the inside of the muffler?
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From: Sherwood Park, AB
E55, CTS V
I have the Eurocharged mid lengths. completely straight piped to the mufflers. My father has a c63 with secondaries and resonator delete done and my car is still quieter than his.
The cold starts are somewhat C63 esque, with the crackle and burbles. Cruising is exactly as it should be throaty when needed however silent if you want it...this is a sedan and not a mustang after all.
Lastly when you are wot the exhaust rips. sounds awesome. I would not call the car extremely loud.
I only removed the fiberglass insulation and whatever material i could pull out of the chamber of the muffler. no modification of the exhaust path.
The cold starts are somewhat C63 esque, with the crackle and burbles. Cruising is exactly as it should be throaty when needed however silent if you want it...this is a sedan and not a mustang after all.
Lastly when you are wot the exhaust rips. sounds awesome. I would not call the car extremely loud.
I only removed the fiberglass insulation and whatever material i could pull out of the chamber of the muffler. no modification of the exhaust path.
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From: The UK
2004 E55 AMG
I have long tubes, x-pipes with no cats, no resonator and gutted E55 boxes.
My friend has exactly the same except C63 boxes.
Both are extremely loud at WOT, but the C63 boxes are noticeably louder. Stood behind it on dyno and had some minor temporary hearing loss.
At idle they're both not too bad, but if you're getting after it, even partial throttle, it makes a lot of attention.
I'm thinking of going with something a little quieter soon, maybe CLS55 boxes.
My friend has exactly the same except C63 boxes.
Both are extremely loud at WOT, but the C63 boxes are noticeably louder. Stood behind it on dyno and had some minor temporary hearing loss.
At idle they're both not too bad, but if you're getting after it, even partial throttle, it makes a lot of attention.
I'm thinking of going with something a little quieter soon, maybe CLS55 boxes.
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2010 E63 AMG, 2003 E500
My car's an E500 but I installed AMG E55 mufflers, Eurocharged mid-length headers and ECU tune, and did a resonator delete with x-pipe. Kept my secondary cats because I didn't want any more exhaust stink. Surprised at how quiet she is at start up, idling and normal cruising. When I stomp on the gas there's a nice deep growl but nothing overly obnoxious. To me it sounds just about perfect for a luxo performance cruiser.
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05 E55, 98 CLK320
The car is actually incredibly loud when you get on it with the stock mufflers.
Mine is mids>no cats>3 inch pipe>x-pipe>stock cans
Very quiet at idle, but get on the pedal even a little bit and it sounds like a muscle car should. You just don't hear it from inside. Have someone drive it and you listen from outside you'll see how loud your car is.
Why be a cop magnet with loud pipes? Blend in bro, that's the magic of owning the ultimate granpa mobile sleeper. You have a good thing going on with this car, it's a cop repellent.
Mine is mids>no cats>3 inch pipe>x-pipe>stock cans
Very quiet at idle, but get on the pedal even a little bit and it sounds like a muscle car should. You just don't hear it from inside. Have someone drive it and you listen from outside you'll see how loud your car is.
Why be a cop magnet with loud pipes? Blend in bro, that's the magic of owning the ultimate granpa mobile sleeper. You have a good thing going on with this car, it's a cop repellent.
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05 E55, 98 CLK320
My car's an E500 but I installed AMG E55 mufflers, Eurocharged mid-length headers and ECU tune, and did a resonator delete with x-pipe. Kept my secondary cats because I didn't want any more exhaust stink. Surprised at how quiet she is at start up, idling and normal cruising. When I stomp on the gas there's a nice deep growl but nothing overly obnoxious. To me it sounds just about perfect for a luxo performance cruiser.
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2010 E63 AMG, 2003 E500
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Plan on getting a VBox to see exactly how much quicker my car is now.
Hoping for a sub 5 second zero to sixty run - stock time is around 5.8.
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If still on stock headers and want performance and sound gains, get MBH headers.
If on stock headers and just truly want sound, get electric exhaust cutouts. They are $480 with remote before install cost.
If on stock headers and just truly want sound, get electric exhaust cutouts. They are $480 with remote before install cost.
