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      02-05-2014, 02:12 PM   #1
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Question how can I tell?

I've purchased my car second hand, a 2008 135i m sport. I like the sound of it and to improve it I was thinking of upgrading some parts, downpipe first. How can I tell if I have BMW Performance exhaust? Are the tips different?

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      02-05-2014, 03:14 PM   #2
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there is usually a stamp on it that you should see if you get under it and the tips do look different as well http://www.**********s.com/bmw-perfo...88-exhaust.htm
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      02-05-2014, 03:23 PM   #3
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That link got censored?
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      02-05-2014, 03:28 PM   #4
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I've purchased my car second hand, a 2008 135i m sport. I like the sound of it and to improve it I was thinking of upgrading some parts, downpipe first. How can I tell if I have BMW Performance exhaust? Are the tips different?

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If you have black-tipped exhaust, it's 99% chance it's not the BMW PE. However, there is a slight chance someone liked the stock black tips and put them on the PE. Here's how the PE exhaust tips look though and have no stamping or marking the tips themselves, though there likely is one down below on the muffler:



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Well my exhaust tips are definitely chrome, they look exactly like those pics ^^
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Well my exhaust tips are definitely chrome, they look exactly like those pics ^^
Then welcome to the PE club. Sure is a sweet sounding exhaust! Intoxicating and addicting.
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Yay! Haha thanks, the dealer was telling me it was stock exhaust.. But I just couldn't believe him, the sound was just too rich. This is great news, one mod less to do
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Yay! Haha thanks, the dealer was telling me it was stock exhaust.. But I just couldn't believe him, the sound was just too rich. This is great news, one mod less to do
This video will probably help as it's an N54 with stock exhaust then with PE installed. It's a VERY different sound.

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Definitely have the PE!
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      02-05-2014, 09:39 PM   #10
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If you look under the car there is a tag on the muffler that will say "BMW performance" or something along those lines
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Score! Consider yourself lucky, people pay a hefty premium for those exhausts, even secondhand here on the forums.
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      02-05-2014, 10:49 PM   #12
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sounds like you just saved yourself $1000. The PE is awesome, I just installed mine a few weeks ago.
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      02-07-2014, 04:37 PM   #14
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Easiest way I found was no resonator and the muffler doesn't have the vacuum canister on it like the factory muffler does.
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