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      03-15-2013, 03:26 AM   #1
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Cheapest (yet quality) way to get 535i/N55 slightly louder? (exhaust or intake wise)

Looking for some info on this, as I'm not convinced I want this car even an ounce louder as I love the quietness it provides, yet with the "just enough" purely motor sound you get from that glorious sounding N55 when at WOT from inside (which is why an intake would be ideal I'd think).

But, just for the sake of knowledge: Is there a way to do this for a substantially cheaper price than the $1+K exhausts out their for these cars? My experiences with exhausts used to revolve around V8 Mustangs, and with my own, I found the best sound that car attained was from welding on custom-made straight pipes in place of the mufflers (LOUD but man did it sound mean). Second best sound was when I simply had 2 $40 2-Chamber Flowmasters (IMO sounded better than some guys' who bought $500 Catbacks).

Obviously the I6/BMW setup has a different dynamic, to get the most respectable sound on a budget. I'm even more enticed by a good intake setup that doesn't have a sometimes-obnoxious exhaust sound, and focuses purely on a throatier motor sound (IMO the I6 has a much better "motor sound" than "exhaust sound" if that makes sense).
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