my 83' 300d turbo is in dire need of exhaust, what do any of you reccomend i get. i dont have to get stock exhaust, is there anything out ther that will yield me any performance gains?

any help is appreciated

cheers

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83' 300D Turbo ~ 168k (process of getting a new engine)
90' 300TE ~ (SOLD)
81' 240D (SOLD)
84' BMW 318i (SOLD)
91' BMW 318i ~ 120k
88' BMW 325i (SOLD)

I'm def going to build something myself, I'm considering using this muffler...

http://www.aeroexhaust.com/


It is packless, so theres no rockwool/fiberglass/packing to get loated w/ soot.

I would definately junk your resonator either way.

its pretty expensive, but looks and sounds good.

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Cheers,
Robert

If you don't want a loud car I suggest you keep the resonator. The resonator imposes very little back pressure to the system but reduces the noise a lot. I cut the stock muffler off my 85 300SD and put a cherry bomb on it. Eventually it will pack with soot and become essentially a straight pipe (which is what I wanted,but this way it is legal). Before we put the cherry bomb on after removing the muffler we fired it up and it was still pretty quiet.

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white 79 300SD 200K'ish miles "Farfegnugen" (RIP - cracked crank)
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You won't notice much beyond a louder tone and slightly lower turbo lag. I went with a 3" system to minimize exhaust gas temperatures (EGT's).

There won't be any power gain, just what you have a little sooner.