BMW PE Exhaust Question

A///MG_Power · 07-27-2011, 05:41 AM

I feel as if my exhaust tips stick out a bit much. What can I have an exhaust shop/tuner do to safely modify it to make it shorter?. Maybe an inch or so..

Has anyone else with the PE exhaust had this 'issue'?

Thanks!

Close ups added:

2006330iFTW · 07-27-2011, 06:46 AM

I think it sticks out just fine. Mine i believe is the same but i'll check it out today to see and let you know

csupernova · 07-27-2011, 08:24 AM

mine looks the same. some members here shortened it but to me, it looks perfect the way it is.

RDHTran · 07-27-2011, 09:08 AM

yeah you can easily have a muffler shop trim it and actually change the angle to where you like it. It should be pretty cheap too so don't pay to much.

OwnAge · 07-27-2011, 09:26 AM

I absolutely dont like when they are short. I've seen one and it looks fked up. my are like urs, i think.

A///MG_Power · 07-28-2011, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 2006330iFTW

I think it sticks out just fine. Mine i believe is the same but i'll check it out today to see and let you know

Were you able to find out if yours sticks out the same? Do you have a pic? I haven't seen too many PE exhaust/non Mtech E90s.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by csupernova

mine looks the same. some members here shortened it but to me, it looks perfect the way it is.

Do you have a stock OE bumper? I feel as if Mtech bumpers 'frame' the exhaust a bit better from the side profile. Obviously, I'm nitpicking.. lol

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Originally Posted by Rtran

yeah you can easily have a muffler shop trim it and actually change the angle to where you like it. It should be pretty cheap too so don't pay to much.

Great! Have you done this to your PE exhaust? Will the shop be potentially cutting into any vital internals in the exhaust? Which part of the exhaust do they actually shorten?

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by OwnAge

I absolutely dont like when they are short. I've seen one and it looks fked up. my are like urs, i think.

Your car looks good! Although I couldn't tell from your pics or video, your tips look a bit nicer 'fit' than mine. Could it be the LCI difference? lol. Do you have a side profile pic by any chance?

Thanks!!

E90aL · 07-28-2011, 12:53 AM

post # 22
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350586

E90-07 · 07-28-2011, 01:03 AM

Mine stick out just the same.. personally i think it looks better too makes it look like somethings there

Dark_Knight_335 · 07-28-2011, 04:58 AM

Buy some Dimisa tips, get a local shop to hack em off and slap said tips on. Problem solved.

BMCoupe_782 · 07-28-2011, 05:04 PM

I like the long tip look - but different strokes for different folks!

Volasko · 07-28-2011, 08:21 PM

I think you are just over analyzing it. I have pics of my 330i with both standard bumper and Mtech bumper and it looks identical to yous. Check it:

OwnAge · 07-28-2011, 08:37 PM

Thx, ill check some pics now if i dont ill take some tomorrow..
ps i installed it at the bmw dealer. may be that made the difference but i still think mine look the same

B-737 · 07-28-2011, 08:57 PM

if you dont cut them off and replace them with DiMisa Tips, then you can have a shop slide them in a inch or so for around $30

exhaust pipes that are single walled and stick out with a stagger are cool if your riding a Harley, but it just wasnt my style.

Loved the exhaust, wasnt happy with the tips until i slid them in, then cut them off and replaced them all together.i

OwnAge · 07-28-2011, 09:15 PM

here, depends which angle you look at it. again looks fine to me when i look at mine.

Propagator · 07-28-2011, 11:26 PM

None of you guys that posted pics have them poking out as much as the first picture by the OP. Just sayin.

B-737 · 07-29-2011, 12:02 AM

Too far out...

Fixed by local exhaust shop, slid back about 2" and evened out stagger

DiMisa Tips Added

2M · 08-05-2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B-737

Too far out...

Fixed by local exhaust shop, slid back about 2" and evened out stagger

DiMisa Tips Added

those Dimisa tips, do they cut your old tips and weld on the new ones? also, does the muffler need to be taken on off during the process or they can do it while your car is sittin on the lift? how much was instalation? i am just interested in ordering them and want to get familiar with the process. Thank you!

B-737 · 08-06-2011, 01:50 PM

they cut your old tips off and weld the new ones on. takes about 20 minutes. everything stays in place

PS, save your old tips, i had a few PMs asking for mine, but i threw them out

atown88 · 08-06-2011, 07:20 PM

^ Lol. I remember that. I too am in the process of saving for the PE now. Can't wait!

A///MG_Power · 08-08-2011, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by E90aL

post # 22
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350586

Thanks! Good to know! At the angles his exhaust photos were taken, it looks like it even stuck out further than mine.

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Originally Posted by E90-07

Mine stick out just the same.. personally i think it looks better too makes it look like somethings there

Thanks for the input! I think it looks great from the top and from the passenger side, but the driver's side looks a bit sticking out (nitpicking obviously)

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Originally Posted by SDeFranco1

Buy some Dimisa tips, get a local shop to hack em off and slap said tips on. Problem solved.

Good advice. Thanks! I actually prefer the straight cut of the PE tips to the Dimisa, but I think they look great either way!

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Originally Posted by BMCoupe_782

I like the long tip look - but different strokes for different folks!

Agreed!

A///MG_Power · 08-08-2011, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Volasko

I think you are just over analyzing it. I have pics of my 330i with both standard bumper and Mtech bumper and it looks identical to yous. Check it:

Your car looks great! The Mtech really frames the PE very well (better than OE bumper, imo). I just might be over analyzing it!

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Originally Posted by OwnAge

Thx, ill check some pics now if i dont ill take some tomorrow..
ps i installed it at the bmw dealer. may be that made the difference but i still think mine look the same

Could be. I got mine installed at GMG http://gmgracing.com/ I hope they know what they were doing!

Quote:

Originally Posted by B-737

if you dont cut them off and replace them with DiMisa Tips, then you can have a shop slide them in a inch or so for around $30

exhaust pipes that are single walled and stick out with a stagger are cool if your riding a Harley, but it just wasnt my style.

Loved the exhaust, wasnt happy with the tips until i slid them in, then cut them off and replaced them all together.i

I think I might consider shortening them up around an inch or so. So clearly there is no risk of damaging internals of the PE by chopping the tips off. (I remembered the OE exhaust had valve internals near the tips).

A///MG_Power · 08-08-2011, 02:45 AM

[QUOTE=OwnAge;10119412]here, depends which angle you look at it. again looks fine to me when i look at mine.

Your car is the epitome of OEM +! Your photo angles are slightly higher than mine, but your car looks great!

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Originally Posted by Propagator

None of you guys that posted pics have them poking out as much as the first picture by the OP. Just sayin.

Thanks for all the input! +1.

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Originally Posted by B-737

Too far out...

Looks great! Definitely a very classy OEM + mod.

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2006330iFTW Private First Class 9 Rep 142 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I think it sticks out just fine. Mine i believe is the same but i'll check it out today to see and let you know
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RDHTran Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 226 Posts Drives: 06 e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portland iTrader: (3)	yeah you can easily have a muffler shop trim it and actually change the angle to where you like it. It should be pretty cheap too so don't pay to much.
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OwnAge Gourik 187 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: soon Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Innisfil Ontario. iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i [8.90]	I absolutely dont like when they are short. I've seen one and it looks fked up. my are like urs, i think. __________________
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OwnAge Gourik 187 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: soon Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Innisfil Ontario. iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i [8.90]	Thx, ill check some pics now if i dont ill take some tomorrow.. ps i installed it at the bmw dealer. may be that made the difference but i still think mine look the same __________________
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B-737 Captain 50 Rep 825 Posts Drives: a car. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 328 xi [7.26]	if you dont cut them off and replace them with DiMisa Tips, then you can have a shop slide them in a inch or so for around $30 exhaust pipes that are single walled and stick out with a stagger are cool if your riding a Harley, but it just wasnt my style. Loved the exhaust, wasnt happy with the tips until i slid them in, then cut them off and replaced them all together.i __________________
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OwnAge Gourik 187 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: soon Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Innisfil Ontario. iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 328i [8.90]	here, depends which angle you look at it. again looks fine to me when i look at mine. __________________
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Propagator Captain 14 Rep 808 Posts Drives: 2011 328i LMB 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	None of you guys that posted pics have them poking out as much as the first picture by the OP. Just sayin.
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B-737 Captain 50 Rep 825 Posts Drives: a car. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 328 xi [7.26]	Too far out... Fixed by local exhaust shop, slid back about 2" and evened out stagger DiMisa Tips Added __________________
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B-737 Captain 50 Rep 825 Posts Drives: a car. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 328 xi [7.26]	they cut your old tips off and weld the new ones on. takes about 20 minutes. everything stays in place PS, save your old tips, i had a few PMs asking for mine, but i threw them out __________________ Last edited by B-737; 08-06-2011 at 02:27 PM..
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atown88 Major 46 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auburn iTrader: (0)	^ Lol. I remember that. I too am in the process of saving for the PE now. Can't wait!
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