Okay, well after four months of waiting my Remus finally came in last Thursday. You'd better believe it was installed Friday morning! Without boring anyone with too many details, this was a happy conclusion to a seemingly never ending saga.

What is pretty cool about this specific exhaust is, first and foremost, the power and sound is adjustible! Simply by turning a screw found just between the muffler and the tips, you're able to adjust the valve that will give more power/sound to impress your girlfriend and any local police officers around at the time, or take it away for those long, riviting drives with grandpa. Another neat feature is that the tips are changable. The Future Design tips that come with the exhaust are already pretty nice. They also happen to be pretty large, clocking in at 4 inches. What's nice is if I ever get tired of this look (or any other), I can always simply change them out.

This exhaust itself is an axle back, but it's not a bolt on. You need to cut. In my opinion, it's worth it but I'm sure there are some out there who really wouldn't want to do that. It replaces only the rear silencer plus some piping from the second cat towards the rear of the car. If anyone's interested, the exhaust will run you about $500, not including the mandatory cost of the tips which cost around $200 before shipping and tax. Remus.eu has a larger selection of tips to choose from, so go there to browse and then call to make sure you get the tips you want before ordering. EDIT: According to the R56 product page at Remus.eu, the best fitting tips for this exhaust are these 102mm Future Design tips and these 98mm Street Race tips. Both are great looking IMHO .

Does all of this sound like a gimmick? Well... Probably so. Still, it's nice to have and it sounds great. The tone is a nice low rumble, and unless my butt dyno is broken I'd say the power is a bit smoother with more pull all the way through. It's not teeth rattlingly loud, even at the loudest setting, which I feel is really nice.

I've taken a few pictures in case anyone is interested:

Here is a picture of the rear end. The tips fill out the opening pretty well, I'd say.


Here is a picture of the undercarriage. What's that? I'm missing a bit of heat shield? Uh.... Suffices to say, it's a long story.


Here is a picture of the valve. It's fully open here, so it might be a little difficult to see, but it's the vertical sliver in the back. I don't think I'll ever close it.


My final picture is of the screw you turn in order to adjust the valve itself. Pretty nifty, right?


We also made a video in three parts: Revving, Takeoff, and Cruising.



Let me know what you guys think!

 

how about a sound clip

 

Ditto on what Steve said.

 

Okay I'll see what I can do over the weekend.

 

i'm interested, especially since they're only around $500 from remusexhaustshop. I just don't wanna wait 4 months lol. Is it turbo-back, cat-back, or just a muffler?

 

It's $500, plus the cost of the tips which run about $200 before shipping and tax. I would call to make sure you get the tips you want before ordering. remus.eu has a larger selection of tips to choose from, so you may want to go there and browse. EDIT: According to the R56 product page at Remus.eu, the best fitting tips for this exhaust are these 102mm Future Design tips and these 98mm Street Race tips. Both are great looking IMHO . When I ordered from remususa they didn't have anything but R53 exhausts in stock so I just ordered it and had it made for me. The wait was tough, but it made it ever so much more satisfying once I got it on there.

This exhaust itself is a axle back, but you need to cut. In my opinion, it's worth it but I'm sure there are some out there who really wouldn't want to do that. It replaces only the rear silencer plus some piping from the second cat towards the rear of the car.

Hopefully that answers your question.

 

Thanks for the info, I didn't know about the a-la-carte tips (which is a pretty cool option)

 

Link to YouTube video now in original post.

 

Nice deep throaty sound, I love it! Doesn't sound raspy at all, nice.

 

Okay guys, it's time to resurrect this old thread with some new pictures. I went ahead and ordered the new 98mm Street Race tips from Duffy at RemusUSA not so much because I was tired of the ones I already had, but because I feel there's nothing wrong with a bit of variety. Once I laid eyes on the brushed steel and carbon fiber on these tips, I knew I had to have them . Remus also makes some smaller 84mm versions of these same tips in the event someone feels the 98mm ones are too big. For me though, I felt the larger ones were just right. On to the pictures!

Here are my original tips, and they still look great.


I took a few comparison shots both off and on the car. The originals are a bit larger then the new ones by 4mm, but what the new ones lose in size I feel they make up for with big style.




Finally, here are a couple of shots of the tips completely installed on the car. I'm loving them so far.

 

it does look and sound very nice.i think for that money you should have got a DP and some new tips welded onto the stock muffler. DP changes the cound a lot and gives you lots of pops and bangs plus lots of power.

 

Thanks, I love the way it looks and sounds! The reasons why I haven't gone for a DP both then and now are because firstly, a DP would definitely throw codes unless I was getting an aftermarket tune, and on that front I'd like to wait at least until I'm out of warranty. Secondly, I live in California. Changing the OE cats here is illegal and I just don't want to deal with that at the moment. Again, I'll probably change my mind after my warranty expires and I can find someone to help with smog and inspection. Lastly, I'm aware that you don't really get any real power gains from a catback. Keeping that in mind, when I chose the Remus I was really more interested in getting a sexy look and sound. Out of all of the catbacks out there, the Remus looked and sounded the best to my eyes and ears. The best part is that I can still go with DP if I'm so inclined to do so, and I'll still have the adjustable capabilities of my Remus to mellow things out if I want to. Thanks for your suggestions though!

 

That is a good idea.sorry I didn't even think of the emissions.