545i Dinan Exhaust
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I was wondering if there were any 545ers out there who have the Dinan Exhaust. I am going to do the Dinan Intake system, Throttle Body, and Stage 3 Software, but I am not sure if I want to do the exhaust. I like a good exhaust sound, but in this car I really want to make sure I don't have any boominess, Drone, etc at cruise. Ideally, I want the car to make a statement under throttle, but have no sound issues inside under normal driving conditions.
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Search for "Dinan exhaust" under "Parts, Accessories and Mods", you'll find more answers than you'll ever need.
BTW, good choice on the intake, TB and stage3 SW. You'll love it
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I have a 2004 545i SMG Sport, I have the Dinan exhaust and it's perfect, it makes a clear statement under throttle as you asked about. But when cruising, sometimes I forget that it's even there until I downshift. It's a perfect balance, when I'm sneaking in the house late, I just go easy on the throttle and no one will hear me pull up!
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I was wondering if there were any 545ers out there who have the Dinan Exhaust. I am going to do the Dinan Intake system, Throttle Body, and Stage 3 Software, but I am not sure if I want to do the exhaust. I like a good exhaust sound, but in this car I really want to make sure I don't have any boominess, Drone, etc at cruise. Ideally, I want the car to make a statement under throttle, but have no sound issues inside under normal driving conditions.
If you don't love it I'll buy you a beer LOL
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I have a 2004 545i SMG Sport, I have the Dinan exhaust and it's perfect, it makes a clear statement under throttle as you asked about. But when cruising, sometimes I forget that it's even there until I downshift. It's a perfect balance, when I'm sneaking in the house late, I just go easy on the throttle and no one will hear me pull up!
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Thanks for the info... good to know.
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Do you know if I lose much in performance if I do the intake, TB, and Stage3, but keep stock exhaust rather than Dinan?
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The RPI exhaust is awesome, hands down. They produce products that only produce gains, hence why they refuse to make a quad exhaust system. The RPi exhaust has a nice deep growl and no drone. There is a little hum on the highway but you won't notice it unless you are specifically listening for it. All in all I'm more than satisfied. I remember a post about a member wondering if it would be too loud since his car is a family hauler. He ended up buying it and said it didn't bother anyone at all.