When you really, truly have to have a center exhaust on your E39

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw) 05/06/2016 at 18:59 • Filed to: customers

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First glance, ok, it’s different, but how? I know there’s a spare tire well down there...

Oh...

This is a stock E39 rear floor for comparison:

Party-vi > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:05

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what in the actual fuck

ETA: also LOL @ non-M E46 owners that do this shit for dual exhaust.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:06

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My question is why only half of the well and not the whole thing since it would have been easier.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 05/06/2016 at 19:08

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Extra boot space?

RallyWrench > Party-vi 05/06/2016 at 19:12

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I can’t even see it from here, it’s fucked right off.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:14

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Why didn’t they weld in a y-pipe behind the well, and then route the exhaust around it and tuck the tailpipes right up in the bumper to give it a center-exit exhuast?

RallyWrench > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 05/06/2016 at 19:15

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That is one of many questions you could ask about this. Maybe because the battery is in the right side of the trunk, but with this kind of determination anything is possible.

RallyWrench > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/06/2016 at 19:16

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Straight-pipe, bro! But not, because it still has the factory resonator ahead of the axle.

RallyWrench > Party-vi 05/06/2016 at 19:18

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I saw a guy who hacked an F-body Camaro muffler under the back of his E46 to do just that, no joke.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:18

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But they could have done a muffle delete without whatever the hell you call that kind of fuckery.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:21

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That’s awful. I am imagining all the shit collecting on that shelf they left there.

Also rust. So much rust.

RallyWrench > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/06/2016 at 19:24

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Straight straight pipe, bro! Fuckery is fuckery.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/06/2016 at 19:25

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Steve in Manhattan > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:36

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My question is, why do it at all? The manufacturer spends millions to engineer the exhaust. Leave it alone.

For Sweden > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 05/06/2016 at 19:37

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STOP MAKING THIS SEEM RATIONAL

RallyWrench > Steve in Manhattan 05/06/2016 at 19:48

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Clearly, you are not a true enthusiast, because you do not understand that the stock muffler leaves 50 horsepowers on the table and many torques. After all, the only difference between this 528i and an M5 is an M, a 28i, and the rear muffler, and the badges are already gone so basically this is an M5 now.

Steve in Manhattan > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 19:58

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50 more horsepower means that other components on the car will be stressed, possibly beyond their limits. I am a fan of stock - if you want to make mods, you have to consider what they will do to the rest of the car. And, if you still have a warranty, whether the mods will void it.

RallyWrench > Steve in Manhattan 05/06/2016 at 20:17

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My previous post was sarcasm, for what it’s worth. I’m also a fan of stock, and thoughtful, well considered modifications. Not this kind of thing. There was a time when I wanted to just modify everything’s nuts off, but I still had a balanced perspective. Brakes and suspension before power, that kind of thing.

Birddog > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 20:35

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Ghettotastic! The sheet metal screws just ooze superior craftsmanship.

for Michigan > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/06/2016 at 21:32

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Because exhaust gas slows down through bends, obviously. Straighter pipe means freer flow and MOAR POWER!!1!!! /S

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 05/06/2016 at 22:56

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my mind is so fucked right now looking at this...

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > RallyWrench 05/06/2016 at 23:39

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I had no idea you could by an M2.5!

(not that funny of a joke and if I have to explain it, it won’t be worth it)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench 05/07/2016 at 02:17

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Hmm...

RallyWrench > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 05/07/2016 at 10:04

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See, that's legit because the exhaust runs right up the center between the spare well and the fuel tank. Fitting non-oem mufflers is hard, it's a tight fit in there.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench 05/07/2016 at 10:25

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His fault if he/she ever needs a spare tire.