It's about damned time...


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Can you notice any difference ?
Performance, not sound .

Not yet...but I will once I buy it! :thumbsup: Hehehe

I'd be interesting in hearing the sound of it with a stock exhaust. Wish BMW would give the V8 little more growl sound from the factory when the motor is pushed. Heard nothing buy good things about AFE air intakes. Might have to get me one of them.

As I live and breathe............I thought this day would never come! :P

LMAO..yea, its been kinda like waiting for the eternally 'soon to come' VF Engineering N62 supercharger. But, aFe has come through. Now if they can actually add it to the shopping cart so I can buy it, I'll regain my performance mod bug..

It seems interesting.... How about Group Buy for this? (for all 545i owners of course) If you do, I am in!

I am going to assume you would loose your warranty if you install this after market mod correct?

Why would you think that? Putting an intake on a car will not void your warranty. :nono:

Only if a failure arises, and only if the manufacturer can prove that said part was causal in the failure. In other words, if your i-drive screen goes blank and you put in the CAI, you cannot be denied warranty coverage. However, if you forget to oil your aftermarket filter, the element gets brittle and deteriorates, fine particles get sucked into the engine causing cylinder bore scoring and bearing failure, then you're SOL.


Warranties and Modifying Your Car
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act says that a manufacturer cannot deny a warranty claim because of an aftermarket part, unless the part in question actually CAUSED the problem that the warranty claim is about.

That means that if you install aftermarket shocks, and then your turbo blows, the manufacturer cannot deny you warranty coverage on the turbo. (Unless the shocks somehow directly caused the turbo failure, which defies reason.)

But if you install an ECU chip upgrade that increases turbo boost, and then your turbo fails, the manufacturer could probably deny your claim. It is reasonable to think that increased boost could lead to a turbo failure. (That doesn't mean it does...we have not seen a single turbo failure attributed to an ECU mod.)

Of course, that's just the law. Reality is that the dealer can make life awfully hard on you if you pull in with your lowered car and they decide they're not going to cover your turbo failure just on principle. While the law is on your side, the dealer service department may or may not be. For that reason, we suggest you get to know your local service manager. Be honest with him or her; ask what is the department's policy on aftermarket modifications and warranty service. You'll find a range of stances, from super-conservative ("We don't work on modded cars, ever") to liberal ("Yeah, we even install turbo upgrades here at the dealer!"). Find a service department you can live with.[/font]