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05-04-2019, 01:08 AM | #1 |
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What exhaust should I get?
I'm sorry if I'm posting the same topic over and over. I've searched this whole forum thoroughly and I still cannot decide. I have many questions and I appreciate any feedback you can give me.
My car: 2016 BMW 535i M Sport The number one thing I want to upgrade is my exhaust and I've been researching through forums and listening to sound clips of all different exhaust. I have some questions: 1: What exhaust do you have and is it cat-back, axle back etc.. and how do you like it? 2: With the many options available, which exhaust do you recommend? 3: Should I go axle back or cat-back? I'm hearing so many mix opinions on this. I.E. 1: Don't cut, go cat-back for straight bolt on and for better sounding. 2: Go axle back just for sound if you don't care about performance. Which do you recommend, axle or cat-back? 4: Consideration: stock m5 exhaust or m5 comp exhaust (pretty hard to find and nobody in the marketplace is answering my messages) Remus axle back, magnaflow axle or cat-back, and Megan axle or cat-back. No local shops carry Remus so I would have to order those online. I want quad tip exhaust and I already have the diffuser for it since this is definitely something I'm going to do. 5: Sound: I really love the deep sound and I just want to be able to hear my car when I put some gas on it as well as a good nice sound while at idle and morning startups. Living in Los Angeles, I do hit a lot of traffic on my morning and evening commutes to and from work. However, I will get times where I can cruise on low RPMs so I don't want loud droning. I do tend to play my music somewhat loud so I know it will drown it out a little, but definitely want to avoid the droning. 6: Price: People say if you're going to spend $1-1.5k might as well go cat-back and spend another $3-$600. I really don't want to spend more than $2,500. I already found a few local reputable shops that would do axle back magnaflow install for $7-$800. 7: Last but not least, I'm definitely down to buy someone exhaust on here if they are willing to ship or I can meet up with them locally (I live in Los Angeles, CA). I can pay quickly through Paypal. Thanks again fellas, very much appreciated! FedeRiCo Last edited by FedeRiCo_535i; 05-04-2019 at 01:15 AM.. |
05-04-2019, 02:34 AM | #2 |
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I think it really comes down to what you want and how much you wanna pay. I originally was gonna go with the Megan Supremos because they were something I could justify paying for even tho I really wanted a Meisterschaft or Akropovic because the exhaust note on these two exhaust are just sweet with that exotic tone compared to all the other exhaust I've heard. Before I bought the Megan Supremos I got lucky and scored a sweet deal in the MarketPlace on some Meisterschaft's from a fellow member. drove from Ohio to New Jersey to get them!
here's the Megan Supremos I was gonna get but here's the Meisterschafts!
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I went with the Remus exhuast which is an axle back, you can find them on ebay from remus direct for around 1300 bucks, I went with the 84mm black chrome and carbon fiber tips, it's not a full cat back system, but the most restrictive part of the exhaust system is the rear mufflers since they have all those damn chambers in there to quiet the car down, changing the rear mufflers alone can add some power depending on your other mods, the other restrictive part are the resonators and obviously the catalytic converters, at that point a full cat back system along with down pipes would really free up additional power, but I am on the same boat as you and also in California, so I just went with the axle back so that when I have to smog at least I don't have to worry, but even with a cat back system, you wont have to worry about smog, it's only when you get your down pipes / removing the cats is when you have to worry about not passing smog. Essentially at the end of the day it's going to be how loud you want the car to get, full cat backs depending on brand get pretty loud, I've heard Meisterschafts in person, it's pretty loud, nice tone though, really bassy and beefy! has that "racer" raspy sound to them, I wanted something with a nice deep tone with little to no drone so I went with the remus. The choice is your's brother!
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It provides a great tone with next to zero drone except for what some may hear as drone at 75 in 8th. To me, cold start is somewhat loud for my small neighborhood. However once warm its very quiet. Driving through a tunnel at 70 if you floor it, you can barely hear the exhaust note over the other cars and tires noise. The burble on manual up shifts is audible and welcomed. The tone is mellow, but present. |
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In the higher rpms it doesn't scream like I'm used to with previous cars w/exhausts. Inside the car it's slightly louder than the engine at higher RPM's. Remus only makes one exhaust for the 535i, just different tip options.
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+1 on Remus Exhausts. I installed mine about a week after getting my car.. no issues at all. provides a great tone with low drone.. only audible in high gears. Here is my car with AR Design Catted DP's and Remus Quad Exhaust.
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Thanks everybody for your comments. I ended up getting M5 Exhaust for a great deal. I just installed them and I'm very happy with the results and how they look. I will make another post with pictures and show how the work was done.
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