E46 M3 Stock Exhaust Sound
This is the Ultimate BMW E46 M3 Exhaust Guide and Sound Clip Compilation Video! Which one sounds the best?I collected sound clips from all the popular E46 M3. I've been fascinated (or at times disappointed) with the various exhaust options available for the E46 M3, and at times obsess over the various details of the construction of the available systems. However, through this I was able to learn a lot about the available exhaust components for the E46.
I wanted to create a thread where we can post video clips of full exhaust setups and a link to a video to accompany the setup. We used to have a nice thread like this on the old forum, and a few threads on various systems here and there but think it'd be great to have it all in one place for people to check out. Please post.
I will be picking up an '05 M3 Competition Pkg this Saturday and after watching a Edmunds.com video of one, I think I want to retain some of the rasp. The sound of the stock exhaust is Ferarri-like in the upper rpm's. However, I want to get an aftermarket exhaust because I want bigger tips and the extra performance gain.
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Went through a few different setups on my M3, in the end the best was just the fully stock euro exhaust with a Karbonius CSL intake. I love the S54 sound but honestly when they have a noisy muffler they just sound like shit and it drowns out the best part about the sound, the intake. Of course your exhaust plays a role, (but you still can't cheat the mechanical components with exhaust runners).
High performance engines almost always have a level of rasp to them too; I think this is the product of aggressive cams as the exhaust opens while combustion is still happening and lots of combustion sound gets to escape through. We list and review the most popular BMW E46 M3 exhaust systems on the market. This is the ultimate guide to selecting your new M3 exhaust.
Very nice list! I'm hoping to get a E46 M3 soon and this will definitely come in handy. This is probably a very dumb question, but is there an "exhaust simulator" out there that you can mix and match different exhaust components to see what they sound like? It's hard to get a feel for which component produces a specific characteristic of an exhaust note, and it can be pricey/time.