Potential stupid exhaust question

[boxclever1753]

My 320 convertible has a single exit exhaust and i'd rather have the dual exit... My car is a 1988 320 chromie convertible, with no cat, but looks like a three piece exhaust.

Checking under the car today and it seems that two pipes come down from the manifold, then the two pipes hit a Y shape bracket making it a single pipe entry into the middle box which in turn has a single pipe exit. Then this single pipe goes into and out of the backbox... does that sound right? On RealOem, none of the diagrams for my car show this Y shaped bracket and just show two pipes going into the mid section and one coming out... is this another bodge I am uncovering or is this right?

Anyway, can i fit any 6-cylinder exhaust to the car? Or is it convertible specific?

Thanks in advance of your help!

Rich.

[Tzantushka]

Understand for the 1988 Convertible Chromies for Feb production onwards (i.e. pre-facelift body, but using lots of non-body facelift parts)...
The 320i had dual pipe exhausts similar to the 325
- dual pipes all the way through
- except the tail pipes from the back box were a smaller diameter.

Here's a good visual albeit a US spec vehicle with a cat & centre resonator.



Have a look at Schmeidmann - they have complete systems from the manifold back.
https://www.schmiedmann.com/en/bmw-E30/ ... =325UDSTAL
A few guys here may have some recent experience.

[boxclever1753]

Understand for the 1988 Convertible Chromies for Feb production onwards (i.e. pre-facelift body, but using lots of non-body facelift parts)...
The 320i had dual pipe exhausts similar to the 325
- dual pipes all the way through
- except the tail pipes from the back box were a smaller diameter.

Here's a good visual albeit a US spec vehicle with a cat & centre resonator.



Have a look at Schmeidmann - they have complete systems from the manifold back.
https://www.schmiedmann.com/en/bmw-E30/ ... =325UDSTAL
A few guys here may have some recent experience.

Thanks dude, great picture. I did think that the 320's possibly had dual pipes from factory but I've seen some with a single exit.

[Brianmoooore]

Anyway, can i fit any 6-cylinder exhaust to the car? Or is it convertible specific?

Yes, with the proviso that the cut out in the rear valance is larger for twin tail pipes than for single.

[boxclever1753]

Anyway, can i fit any 6-cylinder exhaust to the car? Or is it convertible specific?

Yes, with the proviso that the cut out in the rear valance is larger for twin tail pipes than for single.

Thanks, Brian. This is the simple answer I was hoping for - it is larger.