Any difference between standard E30 320i and 325i exhausts?

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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:10 pm

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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:16 pm

Ahh,you beat me too it :)

Whats basically being asked here is will my 325 exaust fit his 320 e30...

its a 2 piece system

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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:36 pm

including manifold then it will
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:48 pm

sorry to elaborate a little as i was face full with lunch and typing short replies!!
if i remember correctly the manifold of a 320 is all 6 together is one unit whereas the 325 is 2 x 3 units. this is the reason why you may need the manifold. so that the bottom of the downpipes meets up with the exhaust pipe coming from the centre box.

i could be wrong thogh
no doubt someone more knowledgable will be on soon.

i use 325 zaust on my 320- nice noticeable flow increase.
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:41 pm

liam012 wrote:sorry to elaborate a little as i was face full with lunch and typing short replies!!
if i remember correctly the manifold of a 320 is all 6 together is one unit whereas the 325 is 2 x 3 units. this is the reason why you may need the manifold. so that the bottom of the downpipes meets up with the exhaust pipe coming from the centre box.

i could be wrong thogh
no doubt someone more knowledgable will be on soon.

i use 325 zaust on my 320- nice noticeable flow increase.

325 usually have i piece log manifold.difference is pipe diameter.325 is slightly bigger than 320.
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:17 pm

i had these 2x 3 into 1 on a sport i was breaking a month ago it was 87. not aftermarket.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30- ... enameZWDVW
on the 3 320i's i have seen they have one long piece manifold instead.
i forgot the rather obvious diameter difference :oops:
sorry bout that
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:23 pm

gcorky wrote: 325 usually have i piece log manifold.difference is pipe diameter.325 is slightly bigger than 320.
What he said :thumb:

Some have the 2-peice manifold, and there are 2 sizes of manifold flange on 1-peice manifolds. You'll just need to take a look at the flange on your 320 mani and compare it to the one on the 325.
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Post Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:31 pm

Great, thanks everybody, now I know!