Excellent on the exhaust modding. I too have a magnaflow x-pipe centre section and custom magnaflow rear boxes too. The sound is truly epic on the 4.8.

After Exhaust 2 days later got me some
Strut Bar and rotors for the Beater (e46)
Strut Bar for the Ninja
Active Autowerks Tune


dnt mind the zip ties the strut bar was meant for a 2000-2003 model as the whole was supposed to be lined wight their windshield washer..so i had to lift the washer tank to fit into the hole..lol:wow:

Very nice. Got a link to the strut brace for the 4.8?

My Weekend with Friends Becomes a Car Meet on his Street good thing everyone lives 10mins apart from each other

here you go ....truly amazing and changes the handling of the car



Schmiedmann - Tuning for BMW X5 (E53) - New parts - page 1

Thanks appreciated.

Wait so are the zip ties permanent Mike? Or is that just temporary? It would annoy the hell out of me to have the washer tank rigged like that.

I know I'm just nitpicking but can you go and get one of those $50 angel eye bulb sets on ebay to get rid of the yellow? LOL

Hahaha yeah qhen it gets warm getting a better clamp and get cleaner look to it. As for those Yellow bulb it matches the 55w hid fogs i have good for the snow times. But now ordered a Canbus 55w again hid to match my headlight. I just should have use my old ones but screw it new ones this summer times


Or msybe ill keep yellow. Lol

Damn your X5 is awesome... I bet it sounds sick with that exhaust. The sound of the 4.8 was one of my favorite things about our X. I wish ours was more reliable.... we're still going through withdraw but the kids come first now.. we're down to 3 Bimmers lol.

Shoot me a PM if you need anything or have questions about the e46. Between my wife and I, we've had 3 of them. My black ZHP is pretty heavily modded. Dinan, LSD, short shifter, suspension, etc. etc. I have lots of spare parts laying around. I.E., I think I still have the stock ZHP springs... will lower a non sports package car about 3/4 inch or so...

cool X5

LOVE THAT Moupe