Just installed BMW Performance exhaust

dre_2ooo · 09-05-2010, 11:00 PM

Just put it this weekend and gotta say it sounds just like the one in "330iexhaustmovie" on youtube, although a bit quiter... I'm hoping it'll get louder once broken in!

Sorry don't have any clips, but I do have a couple install pics. Did it myself with a couple ramps, a torx T-50 socket to remove a metal plate, a free pipe-cutter rental from Autozone, some screwdrivers+WD-40 (to remove exhaust hangers), and a torque wrench to tighten the clamps that came with the new exhaust (35 ft/lbs or 45N-m).

It was pretty easy, except cutting the stock exhaust with a manual pipe cutter was a BITCH AND A HALF. I would NOT do that again if I knew how hard it is!

I can definitely hear it with the windows down & driving slower than 40mph. The best part is the popping and gurgling on deceleration!

I can notice the car is a little livlier. With the A/C on, it feels like it did with the A/C off.

Sorry for blurry/camera phone pictures...it's all I had when I was under the car and thought to take pics!

DimSum · 09-05-2010, 11:09 PM

NICE!

spdy330 · 09-05-2010, 11:12 PM

You will like it. It definatly gets louder but not too loud. Now you need to get the tips chopped at the muffler and shortened as they stick out way to far. I have a thread on this with photos as well.

Nice ride!

c_jeong89 · 09-05-2010, 11:34 PM

hmmm for some reason my tips still don't stick out as far. I actually have the full BMW perf exhaust now as compared to before when I just had the muffler. I also had the secondary cats cut off but I don't think that would affect my tips being shorter than others...weird

spdy330 · 09-05-2010, 11:37 PM

It is possible that your mid-pipe was cut shorter which would push the exhaust in further. If this is the case then your muffler may not be on the hangers straight. The hangers may be pushed inward which should not be an issue either. I wanted mine to be installed the correct way but it did make the tips stick out just as far. I shortened mine and they look perfect.

Either way great exhaust but watch out as you might get pigeons roosting on those tips

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Originally Posted by c_jeong89

hmmm for some reason my tips still don't stick out as far. I actually have the full BMW perf exhaust now as compared to before when I just had the muffler. I also had the secondary cats cut off but I don't think that would affect my tips being shorter than others...weird

StealYourFace · 09-06-2010, 08:56 AM

Nice job on the install. Having done a few myself, I opted to pay 80 bucks to save myself the sweat and aggrivation.

Its pretty sweet, I always have my sunroof cracked and my driver rear window down a bit so I can hear it. Rev match down shifts sound like sex.

I can just imagine when it gets to be winter here, snowing like a bitch, 20 degrees and a 25 mph lake wind... and I have my windows down like a jerk to hear my exhaust

scrufy · 09-06-2010, 01:23 PM

I just ordered the OEM Perf Exhaust for my 335i.
Did it come with instructions on how far back to cut? I mean like from any reference point would be good but I can't imagine laying under there and trying to hold it up to decide where to cut it.
Not usre if that will work for me anyway as I already have some different stuff but hoping to not shop it again for this.
Looks great! Thanks for the pics and after hearing that Ill use my Sawzall to cut it.

MalM3 · 09-06-2010, 01:36 PM

¨nice , but be careful reversing, that you dont hit the tips ..

RaPiDneSs · 09-06-2010, 06:35 PM

if you dont mind how much did you get your BMW PE for?????

dre_2ooo · 09-07-2010, 11:03 AM

Ya, in real life, the tips don't look so bad. Everything lined up perfectly just like the stock exhaust did, but the tips do stick out a lil further.

I paid $1030 shipped for the exhaust.

spdy330 · 09-07-2010, 11:11 AM

The tips look awful!

I had it like this for less than one day when I was walking around my car in the garage and my leg got all scratched up from the tips.

If you see my link below you will see what I did. 100% improvement!

All 3 pages will have photos. Page 3 shows the actual cuts on the muffler that we had done to shorten it up like factory. I suggest everyone do this.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350586

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Originally Posted by dre_2ooo

Ya, in real life, the tips don't look so bad. Everything lined up perfectly just like the stock exhaust did, but the tips do stick out a lil further.

I paid $1030 shipped for the exhaust.

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c_jeong89 Banned 85 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: E90 TiAg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Irvine/Bay Area iTrader: (16)	hmmm for some reason my tips still don't stick out as far. I actually have the full BMW perf exhaust now as compared to before when I just had the muffler. I also had the secondary cats cut off but I don't think that would affect my tips being shorter than others...weird
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StealYourFace Lieutenant Colonel 261 Rep 1,794 Posts Drives: F30 328i M 6mt, E36 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shakedown Street, Buffalo NY iTrader: (1)	Nice job on the install. Having done a few myself, I opted to pay 80 bucks to save myself the sweat and aggrivation. Its pretty sweet, I always have my sunroof cracked and my driver rear window down a bit so I can hear it. Rev match down shifts sound like sex. I can just imagine when it gets to be winter here, snowing like a bitch, 20 degrees and a 25 mph lake wind... and I have my windows down like a jerk to hear my exhaust
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scrufy Zoom Zoom This 12 Rep 694 Posts Drives: The Short Bus Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: So. Cal. iTrader: (0)	I just ordered the OEM Perf Exhaust for my 335i. Did it come with instructions on how far back to cut? I mean like from any reference point would be good but I can't imagine laying under there and trying to hold it up to decide where to cut it. Not usre if that will work for me anyway as I already have some different stuff but hoping to not shop it again for this. Looks great! Thanks for the pics and after hearing that Ill use my Sawzall to cut it.
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dre_2ooo ... 30 Rep 373 Posts Drives: '14 435i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (1)	Ya, in real life, the tips don't look so bad. Everything lined up perfectly just like the stock exhaust did, but the tips do stick out a lil further. I paid $1030 shipped for the exhaust.
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