M Performance Exhaust Worth Speccing ?

[JLW_MKI]

Thinking about getting an M140i, is it worth paying extra for the M Performave Exhaust ?

[Daston]

How much do BMW charge for one? I imagine a custom system would not only sound better but probably be a hell of a lot cheaper

[ZX10R NIN]

It would but if it's new BMW will void certain parts of the warranty, OP spec it it gives the car a nicer note.

[dinosaurumpus]

I don't think there is any point putting an m perf exhaust on one of these 6 cylinder turbos. I put an m performance exhaust on my m235. i enjoyed the novelty of the rumble when you lift off with the window open for a few days/weeks, but then that wore off.

If I still had the orig exhaust i'd have switched back by now. The exterior noise on start-up is over the top (ie. silly) and it sounds a bit like a jet-ski. Also, you get very little increase in noise in the car when the windows are up.

The result is very different if you are talking about an m perf exhaust on an E92 M3.

[Dannbodge]

Yes
The B58 sounds incredible with the perf exhaust.

[Monty Python]

Considering all it does is sound different it's kind of expensive, but if that's what you want then go for it - it's entirely your decision in the end. Suffice to say I've been running my 340i for several months now and at no time have I ever thought it wasn't loud enough.

[yus786]

Get it from cotswold bmw or if they can price match them then spec it, I think the chrome one was £700

You can probably sell it for £300-£400 when you come to sell or give the car back, worth it for the £300ish it's going to cost you over the period of ownership IMO

[Tambo340]

I bought a 340i and added the power and sound kit on and I think it’s worth it.

If you buy the M140i shadow edition it comes with the power upgrade already not sure about the exaust though?

I spec’d it out with the carbon pack on the tips and and spoiler to add a sportier look.

[Billy_Whizzzz]

Tambo340 said:

If you buy the M140i shadow edition it comes with the power upgrade already not sure about the exaust though?

Err... Power Upgrade?

[Tambo340]

Billy_Whizzzz said:

Err... Power Upgrade?

Yeah it comes with the M Performance power kit to give the car 340bhp where as my 340 I had to pay for the power kit but that gave me 360bhp.

The standard cars got 326, but on the Mperformance range all that hassle has been taken out in that they made a change a short time ago advertising the car with the M Performance as standard

See the 2 variants here

http://m.bmw.co.uk/en_gb/bmw-cars/m-performance/m1...

[Billy_Whizzzz]

Tambo340 said:

Billy_Whizzzz said:

Err... Power Upgrade?

Yeah it comes with the M Performance power kit to give the car 340bhp where as my 340 I had to pay for the power kit but that gave me 360bhp.

The standard cars got 326, but on the Mperformance range all that hassle has been taken out in that they made a change a short time ago advertising the car with the M Performance as standard

See the 2 variants here

http://m.bmw.co.uk/en_gb/bmw-cars/m-performance/m1...

There’s only one variant there - and it’s only ever had 250kw or 335hp. The 360hp is incorrect, I think, as below that it says 250kw for the shadow edition, same as the launch 140. Certainly all the reviews describe the shadow edition as having identical power to the launch 140.

[VerySideways]

Billy_Whizzzz said:

There’s only one variant there - and it’s only ever had 250kw or 335hp. The 360hp is incorrect, I think, as below that it says 250kw for the shadow edition, same as the launch 140. Certainly all the reviews describe the shadow edition as having identical power to the launch 140.

140 and 240 are 335hp, 340 is 325hp.
140 and 240 MPE exhaust is just that, an exhaust.
340 has two exhaust options, the MPE (which is very similar to the 140/240 MPE) and the MPPSK, which is a catback and valved exhaust along with a power upgrade to 360hp.

Interestingly the new X3 M40i comes with the fruity exhaust and the 360hp engine spec as standard.