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pony
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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:13 pm

I want to buy a new exhaust (for E30 325i Sport (Tech1)). I am thinking Scorpion, Powerflow (who make custom exhausts), BMW OEM.

Could anyone please advice on
- price
- sound
- whether they is any performance enhancement
- photographs in particular of BMW OEM and Scorpion setup

Ideally, if I went non-BMW route I would want the tail pipes to look OEM but the rest of the exhaust to be loud.
Also how loud are BMW OEM (non-catalytic converter)

Thanks very much :-)
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kieran325
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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:18 pm

I've got a full BTB manifold and system and it sounds the nuts.

Cost then was about £1500 if not more, can't remember tbh.

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Just re read about Scorpion etc :o:
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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:42 pm

That looks good
You got bigger than OEM exhaust tips there ?
PS
What the mileage on yours :-) ?
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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:44 pm

Yeah bigger tips than OEM.

Mileage is creeping to 130k now but I've had it 20 years and I've covered prob 80k of them.

I'll be doing a write up soon covering my 20 year ownership soon :P Plenty of pics too so everyone will be happy whoop whoop!
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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:03 pm

Does anyone know what exhaust this guy has :-) ?



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Post Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:16 pm

pony wrote:Does anyone know what exhaust this guy has :-) ?




He got it in Ilford = FACT ! :D
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pony
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:54 am

Man what's with the lack of replies ?????????????
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:05 am

Im running a btb manifold with genuine bmw exhaust and its quiet till you get up the revs...very understated.
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:08 am

I haven't heard one of these in ages.
How much was New Genuine BMW exhaust ?
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:20 am

Around £580 with hangers etc.
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:33 am

That's cheap from BMW I thought was £1k
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:37 am

That's not inc the down pipe obviously
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Post Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:22 am

kieran325 wrote:I'll be doing a write up soon covering my 20 year ownership soon :P Plenty of pics too so everyone will be happy whoop whoop!
WOW! :)
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