[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

It gives you an exotic euro sound but it's not very loud. If you want loud and aggressive sound, Akra is not the right system.

I rarely ever change the stock exhaust. I just don't personally see the value for the money. I don't like loud obnoxious exhausts; I issue citations for that.

There have been a few exhausts over the years that sounded decent, but I still didn't find them to be worth my $4000+. That was the only intent behind my statement. For the exhaust junkies, however, have at it. I love a good mod project even if I wouldn't personally do the same modifications.

[kevinlevrone]

That exhaust doesn't sound even a bit better than stock.

If I were to spend thousands of dollars during a pandemic, it should sound like this

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by kevinlevrone

That exhaust doesn't sound even a bit better than stock.

If I were to spend thousands of dollars it should sound like this:

Ferrari's manage to achieve that F1 sound so well. That sound doesn't coincide with BMW character though.

[paliknight]

Originally Posted by Jeef

I think they are the best quality exhaust systems you can purchase! fitment is great. You can pick up the whole system with one hand and it sounds mean!

yeah not for 9K though.

Not even BMW is stupid enough to charge that much for an aftermarket BMW exhaust (MPE).

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Ferrari's manage to achieve that F1 sound so well. That sound doesn't coincide with BMW character though.

Thanks for sharing. I found myself in the position of asking whether the high pitched exhaust sound in F1 ... was a symptom of exhaustion as if the upper limit of breathing acoustics has been reached.

Nice video by the way.

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by Ehloo

More stuff to waste my money on

Humbly offering a diverging opinion: precisely the right amount of money to spend on maintaining the smile factor in the upper range of facial muscular structure limits.

Great exhaust but then again hasn't Akrapovic consistently delivered great exhausts ...

[elitesales305]

Mang them look awesome!!! Wish i would of never got rid of a 91 850i..
recently—-

[ellipsis212]

Looks great. Sounds meh.

[GOLFFRR]

do i even want to look at how much that cost! aka is always my goto, they make great products

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by kevinlevrone

That exhaust doesn't sound even a bit better than stock.

If I were to spend thousands of dollars during a pandemic, it should sound like this

Sorry, this sounds worse than the stock Lusso. You can hear that unpleasant metallic undertone.

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by paliknight

yeah not for 9K though.

Not even BMW is stupid enough to charge that much for an aftermarket BMW exhaust (MPE).

It’s high quality titanium, so there is also a considerable weight saving component. Saving weight has never been cheap

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by ellipsis212

Looks great. Sounds meh.

It is depending on the taste I guess.
It is like women purchasing branded bags or shoes, but they all looks meh.
They don't get us, we don't get them.

[TheBingoBalls]

Pricey but I think Akrapovic make the best aftermarket exhaust systems. That signature metallic, raspy sound like you're driving a race car while not being obnoxious like some other exhaust is just amazing.

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Waiting to hear the Murica version.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

It’s high quality titanium, so there is also a considerable weight saving component. Saving weight has never been cheap

So how much weight is $9k worth?

[wesleyan92]

Originally Posted by Vic55

Akra is definitely one of the best in quality and highest in price. It creates a unique tone with its Ti composition. My guess is this thing is short of 9k retail msrp?

Edit: please dont compare a 4.4 twin turbo engine to a V12 F car LOL. You cant duplicate the tonal resonance to the most objective of ears.

+1 on Akra. I had the port installed Akra on my F10 M5. Boy oh boy - it looked gorgeous and sounded even better. My wife hated it because she claimed it would wake her up on cold starts.

[BobBeau]

Sounds great! And... NO burble makes it that much more appealing.

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

So how much weight is $9k worth?

Haha, good question. 5k for sound, 1k for Akra tips look, 1.5k for the +20-30hp gain, and 1.5k for 30-40 lbs weight savings.

[JB M4]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Most of the time these exhausts don't really sound much better than the OEM exhaust. Definitely not thousands of dollars better!

I made the mistake to buy one for my M4 to get a better sound...only to find out later the oem exhaust was strait through and the akra sounded the same...just fit the $1000 Akra down pipes and that's it...nothing else needed

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by JB M4

I made the mistake to buy one for my M4 to get a better sound...only to find out later the oem exhaust was strait through and the akra sounded the same...just fit the $1000 Akra down pipes and that's it...nothing else needed

Agreed!!!

[noushy]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

Hahaha. YOLO right?

Keep me in the loop Ben. Get me a great price and you know I am in. The comp exhaust is good but I miss my akrapovic. Message me...

Noushy

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by noushy

Keep me in the loop Ben. Get me a great price and you know I am in. The comp exhaust is good but I miss my akrapovic. Message me...

Noushy

PM'ed