muffler delete 328i?

e90.santi · 05-08-2018, 01:19 PM

so now that my car has been fixed and has a new engine installed, Im planning on finally doing a muffler delete after 6 months of owning the car. I currently live in California and if any other N52 owners have a muffler delete can you please let me know the cost and also what you think about it? I was looking into just deleting the muffler and adding burnt tips. If you can provide pictures or video!

Antetokounmpo · 05-08-2018, 01:24 PM

Way too droney

Jesda · 05-08-2018, 02:57 PM

On N52 it's not a pleasant sound. There's a few examples on Youtube.

Indyeah · 05-08-2018, 03:06 PM

I also have an N52. Before installing my PE I test drove it with the old muffler off. It was awful. Drone so hard I couldn't think straight. Volume is not everything. You want a nice sound. Many would agree with me that the PE is the best n52 exhaust but it is pricey. A good compromise would be the AA muffler. If you want even more volume you could do secondary cat delete.

BimmerNugget · 05-08-2018, 03:12 PM

Get the Rogue Ikon muffler, delete the resonator. Thank me later.

Tirrellsbimmer · 07-27-2018, 08:18 AM

To me it sounds good. I have a 328XI with muffler and resonator delete. I don't really deal with drone like that unless I'm flooring it. But when coasting nothing. I don't really mind drone though. But I get a lot of pops and it's not to loud and not ricey. I wanna make it louder but don't wanna fuck it up

FlaPatsFan · 07-27-2018, 09:26 AM

Don’t do it....sound will be god awful. Save a few bucks and do it right.

I recommend the AA Gen2 axel back, small muffler and drone chamber. Worth every penny.

It’s a BMW not a Honda Civic. Respect the brand. You will thank us all later.

CTinline-six · 07-27-2018, 02:27 PM

The Active Autowerke exhaust sounds great! If you want something cheaper just replace the stock muffler with a Magnaflow or Borla. I haven't heard Borla on these cars yet but read that it drones a bit less than the Magnaflow.

3srsntswngr · 07-27-2018, 04:30 PM

Some of us are ok with ghetto. I love the delete mods. This car is too pretentious for me anyway

drewsky1996 · 06-19-2019, 06:18 PM

Kind of a dead thread, but I was doing a lot of reading on the subject from multiple threads before deciding on the muffler delete for my n52 e92, so I'm posting this to hopefully make someone else's decision easier. For under $150 (with new tips), I am very glad I decided to do this, not too loud at all, very minimal additional cabin noise (mostly heard on drivers side). Yes, it isn't as refined of a tone when compared to the PE or similar, but it is a very nice deep tone that will give you a few pops and gurgles, without sounding like your neighbors slammed civic. All in all, go for it. If you absolutely hate it, you can always spend another $70ish to have them put your stock muffler back on.

ducatiti · 06-19-2019, 09:33 PM

Now will this pass the smog test @ Cali?

05-08-2018, 01:19 PM	#1
e90.santi ⁶God 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328I E90 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: California iTrader: (0)	muffler delete 328i? so now that my car has been fixed and has a new engine installed, Im planning on finally doing a muffler delete after 6 months of owning the car. I currently live in California and if any other N52 owners have a muffler delete can you please let me know the cost and also what you think about it? I was looking into just deleting the muffler and adding burnt tips. If you can provide pictures or video! __________________ Black '11 328I E90
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05-08-2018, 02:57 PM	#3
Jesda First Lieutenant 144 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 2008 E93 N52 78k Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Detroit iTrader: (0)	On N52 it's not a pleasant sound. There's a few examples on Youtube. __________________ 08 E93 N52 170k
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05-08-2018, 03:06 PM	#4
Indyeah First Lieutenant 141 Rep 374 Posts Drives: E92 328i 6MT SGM Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (0)	I also have an N52. Before installing my PE I test drove it with the old muffler off. It was awful. Drone so hard I couldn't think straight. Volume is not everything. You want a nice sound. Many would agree with me that the PE is the best n52 exhaust but it is pricey. A good compromise would be the AA muffler. If you want even more volume you could do secondary cat delete.
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05-08-2018, 03:12 PM	#5
BimmerNugget Crazy Frog 543 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: L.L.Bean Bootmobile Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 560 State Street iTrader: (0)	Get the Rogue Ikon muffler, delete the resonator. Thank me later. __________________ www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE
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07-27-2018, 08:18 AM	#6
Tirrellsbimmer New Member 3 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E90 N52 328XI Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	To me it sounds good. I have a 328XI with muffler and resonator delete. I don't really deal with drone like that unless I'm flooring it. But when coasting nothing. I don't really mind drone though. But I get a lot of pops and it's not to loud and not ricey. I wanna make it louder but don't wanna fuck it up
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07-27-2018, 09:26 AM	#7
FlaPatsFan Major 750 Rep 1,149 Posts Drives: 2011 328i wagon Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Don’t do it....sound will be god awful. Save a few bucks and do it right. I recommend the AA Gen2 axel back, small muffler and drone chamber. Worth every penny. It’s a BMW not a Honda Civic. Respect the brand. You will thank us all later.
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07-27-2018, 02:27 PM	#8
CTinline-six Hoonigan 6816 Rep 3,000 Posts Drives: '09 328i, '98 Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i N51 [0.00]	The Active Autowerke exhaust sounds great! If you want something cheaper just replace the stock muffler with a Magnaflow or Borla. I haven't heard Borla on these cars yet but read that it drones a bit less than the Magnaflow. __________________ "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." -Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
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3srsntswngr Private 5 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 08 beige 328xi Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: WV iTrader: (0)	Some of us are ok with ghetto. I love the delete mods. This car is too pretentious for me anyway
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06-19-2019, 06:18 PM	#10
drewsky1996 Private 7 Rep 70 Posts Drives: '16 340i xDrive M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (0)	Kind of a dead thread, but I was doing a lot of reading on the subject from multiple threads before deciding on the muffler delete for my n52 e92, so I'm posting this to hopefully make someone else's decision easier. For under $150 (with new tips), I am very glad I decided to do this, not too loud at all, very minimal additional cabin noise (mostly heard on drivers side). Yes, it isn't as refined of a tone when compared to the PE or similar, but it is a very nice deep tone that will give you a few pops and gurgles, without sounding like your neighbors slammed civic. All in all, go for it. If you absolutely hate it, you can always spend another $70ish to have them put your stock muffler back on.
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ducatiti Captain 235 Rep 712 Posts Drives: X7 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Now will this pass the smog test @ Cali?
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