Jordi's E53 Mod/Service History Thread(picture heavy)

[guntherrex]

nice new toy! Should probably be a lot more fun on the nürnburgring if you ask me

sounds pretty loud with the cutouts open

[Nolimite39]

Originally Posted by SpookX5

Sound clip!

Pardon me while I go touch myself. . . also doing to start looking for someone to install e-cuts on mine.

[robbtennis]

She looks amazing after all that work! I've done quite a few of those mods myself inc functional steering wheel paddles and led lighting. Just be sure to maintain those timing chain guides that's m62tub44's weakest link. I'm curious how difficult it was to install the x pipe and how much it might cost? Also, which head unit did you choose and are you happy with it?

[SpookX5]

Hi all who is reading this, I have sold the car last friday :-(
It has been for sale since September 2022 and finally sold in January 2023...

The car has been great for me and I loved it! It never let me down!
I still have all the pictures and memories :-)

The reason for selling is I wanted something newer and better on gas... Looking at an F11 520i M Sport in white for the replacement.

For now I will daily drive my track car, like I did in the beginning. Back to basics...

Maybe I keep it like that for a while, just bought a house too

Last wash :-(

[X5only]

Congratulations on both counts. Why not electric - they're very good on gas ... .

[guntherrex]

congrats on the sale, shame you'll not be posting any more updates here though!

[X5chemist]

I had to look up Naaldwijk!
Hope you sent the new owner here! I would enjoy driving the blue faster ones.

[TUNEX_E53]

Originally Posted by Nolimite39

Pardon me while I go touch myself. . . also doing to start looking for someone to install e-cuts on mine.

Seems like the video is unavailable

[TUNEX_E53]

Originally Posted by SpookX5

Hi all who is reading this, I have sold the car last friday :-(
It has been for sale since September 2022 and finally sold in January 2023...

The car has been great for me and I loved it! It never let me down!
I still have all the pictures and memories :-)

The reason for selling is I wanted something newer and better on gas... Looking at an F11 520i M Sport in white for the replacement.

For now I will daily drive my track car, like I did in the beginning. Back to basics...

Maybe I keep it like that for a while, just bought a house too

Last wash :-(

WOOOOW What a great looking beast!!!
Very rare to see a 4.4 in this topaz colour
What was the asking price if you don't mind me asking.

[Purplecty]

Originally Posted by SpookX5

Ahh I'm late again, sorry OB.
I got the same ones as Purplecty posted. The price made me question the build quality but fitment is good.

Also replaced the rear badge(non OEM item) as the old one had some small damage.



My twin brother was approched by a local who had heard the story about my X5 that was stolen and found again. She still had some tow mirrors laying around that she didn't need anymore as they sold their E53 and got an E70 instead. The E53 tow mirrors didn't fit the E70. They had someone with an E83 X3 try them but it didn't work either.
I think these are kind of rare nowadays, I could't find them for sale new or used.
She didn't want any money for it at all! I want to give them at least a small amount of money to show my dignity. They will be moving away soon too

OEM BMW E53 tow mirrors, perfect fit!










Ever since I removed the resonator with simple straight pipe I was not 100% happy with the exhaust. Change is needed.
2.5'' stamped X pipe along with some 2.5'' tubing was bought:



I'm still running the dual 2.5'' electronic cut outs after the cats. One of them is fitted perfectly out of sight but the other can be seen from the side, I want to relocate the cutouts to the place where the original resonator used to be.
So I'm thinking of doing it this way:
Stock headers -> Stock cats -> 2.25'' to 2.5'' converter -> 2.5'' X pipe -> 2.5'' cut outs -> stock rear muffler flanges to stock muffler.
If the cut outs do not fit there I will probably get rid of them.

If this is still too quiet then I will have a go at cutting open the stock rear mufflers and modify them. Either leave them empty or weld in perforated tube with sound absorbtion and stuffing. Probably the latter as the other option is essentially a straight pipe from the cats.

Why not replace the rear mufflers completely, you ask? I want to keep my current tips and I could not find new tips that are nearly the same and if they exist they are pricey.

When I get all this done I will post up some soundchecks and pictures of the exhaust and inside the mufflers but it might be november/december by then :-)


Since I regularly like to use my paddles I decided to extend them a little



Weather has been shit out here so still no high quality pictures of the freshly powdercoated Style 87's

Where did you get the xpipe?