Best sports exhaust for a BMW V12?

[burriana]

Does anyone have any recommendations or know of any links to video clips please?

With a de-catted V12 it would be a shame not to get the best sound out of the engine.

[burriana]

Dino D said:

You have a V12 in you 5 series estate !!!!

Now there's a thought

I checked the Eisenmann web site and found a sound clip for the M3 which, i have to say sounded dreadful, like a bloody scooter on steroids! I'm hoping the V12 version, if they do one, will sound more snarly and snappy (technical terms )

[burriana]

Dino D said:

Can you get it sound more like this:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GkS4D7Us5eE
Spine tingling....

yeah ...that's something like ... but maybe a change of cams might be required

[burriana]

Not sure I agree there. Sounds ok, but that's it in my humble opinion.

Also a very different sound to a V12.

Ideally would like something that is quite mild at low revs (Vicki mode) but at about 3000 opens up and sounds like a Messcherschmit on speed!

[burriana]

Fingers crossed, and not wanting to count anything too soon, but I think so

Don't want to say for definite until I see the car in the flesh and confirm everything but I'm hoping it's a 95% yes ... and it is coming from a very trusted source which is half the battle

[burriana]

That Calypso (dogsn*b) Red CSi was snapped up by the BMW Car Club Secretary! Forever more known a sthe cheapest good CSi is the country by a country mile.

I should have just got in the car and bought it

[burriana]

I prefer to believe that whilst we were considering its merit, Mr Secretary was already knocking on the door cheque book in hand

[burriana]

ah, but you see about two dozen XJs every day, you'd be lucky if you saw two dozen 8-series a year!

And... it went to the first caller so we would have been too late anyway

[burriana]

So, no-one on here found a great exhaust sysytem for the V12? Anyone?

[burriana]

Hmm, a lot of Porsche guys use their systems. I'll give them a call and see if they have done anything for the V12.

thanks

[burriana]

Well, disregarding that this one has Japanese No plates - once Michael has finished with it mine should look something like this I hope!

[burriana]

Orient Blue

blueyonder said:

Have you had to compromise on colour, blue not being your favourite and all??

Maybe it's about time I grew up anyway ... and I am led to believe that it is the fastest colour ... I'll let you know

de-limited it should be good for a 'true' 170mph

[burriana]

No. Why?

(I did say to ignore the fact that that particular pic was of a Japanese car - it's the only one I could find of an Orient Blue 850)

[burriana]

Dino D said:

The blue suits it's character more than 'wannabe ferrari' red!!

You are unbeknowingly touching a very raw nerve there

Dino D said:

Now that I see whta car the V12 is living in I think you need a bassy exhaust that rumbles at low revs and cruising speeds unlike that high pitched Lambo clip I posted up.

I want one that is relatively quiet up to 3k then all hell breaks loose - I'll never get the hard edged bark that the flat-planed crank Ferrari 12s do ... but I'm sure that the BM V12s can be made to howl like a banshee

Dino D said:

Tubi do loads of top end systems but they will likely charge you as much as you paid for the car.

Don't I know it! ... I had a Tubi on the Ferrari ... but worth every penny


Once it is fully up and running with the cats off, we are going to see what it sounds like with the current free-flow sports back boxes on and then take it from there

[burriana]

Watch that bloody great crack in the front spoiler though!

There are some really nice 840s out there with quite low mileage. I was set on going to see a red and also a yellow one but then the lure of the V12 won me over!

[burriana]

Well ... i still haven't found any really good sound or video clips.

I tried ringing hayward and Scott during office hours and left a message but no-one has got back to me yet after about a week!

[burriana]

jeremyc said:

There are some videos on YouTube of 850's with them fitted.

There are? I will have another search.

I chatted with Alex on my other thread ... I'll see if he has any sound or video clips of his.

Cheers Jeremy

[burriana]

ah, found one ...

remus ohne kats1

and

remus ohne kats2


Sounds ok-ish, but I'm sure that the V12 can sound better than that

Edited by burriana on Thursday 9th August 07:50

[burriana]

Thought so, thanks JC