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Originally Posted by Dav3
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Originally Posted by AlpsRider
I think the video was about technical facts. The exhaust sound is something that is up for debate. After 15,000 miles of exhaust break-in and running the flaps open in all modes but efficient, I don't hate the growl.
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The debate is so dumb though
S55 sounds perfectly fine in real life
Besides, ASD is the real issue. Exhaust sound is mostly inaudible on the interior.
The only time you actually do hear the exhaust on the interior is when you've opted for catless downpipes (illegal) or a very expensive system (titanium or catted dp's). And with these setups, it don't matter if you have the S55 or the N55, it will just all sound like muffled loud noise anyways.
The bottom line is, exhaust noise on modern BMW's shouldn't matter all that much to the driver. It's just not part of the driving experience. Buy a pre-2010 BMW if you can't live without it. It is what it is. |
I definitely hear the exhaust from the driver's seat on my stock m2 with n55 (asd off). Huge contrast to my e90 m3 which is all engine noise from the cabin and very little exhaust (2 pipe OEM mod). That's a 2011 car.