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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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NM exhaust on '11 MCS?

I just got my '11 MCS about 2 weeks ago. I've only managed to put about 250 miles on it so far .
Anyway, on my '06, El Kabong, I always wanted to upgrade the exhaust but kept putting it off. This time I've decided to do it and enjoy it! I have an NM Engineering exhaust and was planning on having it installed next week when I get the driving lights installed.
Is there any reason I should wait? It's really hard for me to get the time to take my car to have anything done, so I was trying to be efficient, but want to see if I'm jumping the gun.

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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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I realized that finally. Somehow not getting "subsribed threads" info.

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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 03:49 AM
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When you get the NM installed, please give us your opinion. Is it loud? Does it drone at cruising speed? Is the tone nice?
I have been trying to get feedback on this exhaust for a while---see related post.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BoCRon
I just got my '11 MCS about 2 weeks ago. I've only managed to put about 250 miles on it so far .
Anyway, on my '06, El Kabong, I always wanted to upgrade the exhaust but kept putting it off. This time I've decided to do it and enjoy it! I have an NM Engineering exhaust and was planning on having it installed next week when I get the driving lights installed.
Is there any reason I should wait? It's really hard for me to get the time to take my car to have anything done, so I was trying to be efficient, but want to see if I'm jumping the gun.

Annette
If you're not re-doing the whole exhaust from the turbo all the way back it isn't worth it in my opinion. I'm not sure what the return policy is (especially if you haven't even installed it), but that NM-eng exhaust is expensive and I'd put the money towards a bigger intercooler and eventually a Cobb Access Port for tuning. Other than that, it's going to be a nice noisemaker with pretty exhaust tips.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Isnt that about what to expect from a good catback? ?I
think the NM is worth it.
 

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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Other than that, it's going to be a nice noisemaker with pretty exhaust tips.
That's pretty much what I'm going for .

Seriously, I may do a complete exhaust at some point(when I'm out of warranty most likely) but until then I like the sound of this system. I'm also going to put in the DoS CAI pretty soon, those will be my only non-aesthetic mods until I've had the car for a while longer. Oh, and I'll ditch the run flats when I have some extra cash.

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