Exhaust - 3 to 2 piece

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tom325sport
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Post Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:42 am

How easy is it to convert to a 2 piece exhaust system from a 3 piece system?

Car is 325i Cab with down pipe, centre section, and back box.
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Post Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:41 am

Swapping an exhaust system isn't that hard, but the issue here is the manifold: your downpipes have to match the stud arrangement, and there were three types available:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... t_Manifold
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Post Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:23 am

OK that makes sense. Will take the exhaust off first before I buy a new one then!