Best exhaust upgrade for e53 3.0???

[X5chemist]

Magmaflow with x-pipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Io4esUKVs

I'm familiar with Magnaflow on V6 sound. I've owned two. A Nitro 3.7L and resonators. A '96 Jimmy with a 4.3L single pipe all way out. The longer the muffler, the quieter. Above 2300 RPMs, they really wake up sound. Idle and slow speed sound is satisfactory.

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by X5chemist

Magmaflow with x-pipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Io4esUKVs

I'm familiar with Magnaflow on V6 sound. I've owned two. A Nitro 3.7L and resonators. A '96 Jimmy with a 4.3L single pipe all way out. The longer the muffler, the quieter. Above 2300 RPMs, they really wake up sound. Idle and slow speed sound is satisfactory.

I will say that the magnaflow mufflers have not been a good experience for me on various BMW I6es. I've tried a lot of Magnaflow combinations and they were too loud and too drony down low. If you need a muffler that's loud enough up top and not bad on the street, I have yet to find anything that touches the Dynomax Super Turbos.

Edit: This does not apply if you keep the center resonator, which seems to do nearly all the muffling on E53s (and also at least the I6 E39s).

[Serb404]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

I will say that the magnaflow mufflers have not been a good experience for me on various BMW I6es. I've tried a lot of Magnaflow combinations and they were too loud and too drony down low. If you need a muffler that's loud enough up top and not bad on the street, I have yet to find anything that touches the Dynomax Super Turbos.

Edit: This does not apply if you keep the center resonator, which seems to do nearly all the muffling on E53s (and also at least the I6 E39s).

yeah for the price and mod cost a simple magnaflow xpipe and V8 mufflers on a 3.0i will be enough, especially for a v6

[Happy]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

If you need a muffler that's loud enough up top and not bad on the street, I have yet to find anything that touches the Dynomax Super Turbos.

Soouper Turbooo’s… This member here knows their mufflers. I’ve heard these on sooo many different applications.. Sounded good every time. LoL..


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[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by Happy

Soouper Turbooo’s… This member here knows their mufflers. I’ve heard these on sooo many different applications.. Sounded good every time. LoL..


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It drives me crazy that all the useful variants are mild steel, but I have yet to find a better choice. And at this point, I've kind of given up. Nothing like rebuilding an exhaust multiple times to end up where you knew you should have started.

[Serb404]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

It drives me crazy that all the useful variants are mild steel, but I have yet to find a better choice. And at this point, I've kind of given up. Nothing like rebuilding an exhaust multiple times to end up where you knew you should have started.

I'll still git a bit more of a growl however with my setup right?

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by Serb404

I'll still git a bit more of a growl however with my setup right?

A huge fraction of the muffling is done by the center resonator that you're replacing with an X-pipe. The 4.6is mufflers won't be louder as I understand it, but the resonator delete will be.

[Serb404]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

A huge fraction of the muffling is done by the center resonator that you're replacing with an X-pipe. The 4.6is mufflers won't be louder as I understand it, but the resonator delete will be.

True, think it's overall a positive upgrade for better flow too and as far as aesthetics the car will look much better too

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by Serb404

True, think it's overall a positive upgrade for better flow too and as far as aesthetics the car will look much better too

Oh yeah. I didn't really care about extra noise. I just couldn't stand the tips. Fixing the hideous turn downs is a huge plus, whether you swap tips, mufflers, or whatever. And the x-pipe should flow a little better. (Mind you, I don't think that higher flow exhausts will make a meaningful difference until you change the headers. That's where the opportunity is.)

[Serb404]

Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd

Oh yeah. I didn't really care about extra noise. I just couldn't stand the tips. Fixing the hideous turn downs is a huge plus, whether you swap tips, mufflers, or whatever. And the x-pipe should flow a little better. (Mind you, I don't think that higher flow exhausts will make a meaningful difference until you change the headers. That's where the opportunity is.)

Agreed, I really haven't messed a ton with the X on mods like this so little things for example the xpipe go a long ways for me, looking forward to it