E61 M5 exhaust shape vs E60 M5 exhaust shape?

[ecain63]

I was out at a local meet yesterday and M5Mark asked me why my exhaust sat so low under the rear beam compared to his E60. I believe the E61 has a different rear suspension set up to allow for extra load but dows this seem normal / sensible? Obviously its the way it came out of the factory but it does sit bloody low. I checked under the car and it looks like the last owner clipped it on a bump / rock as there is a nice little dent where the rear pipes come under the beam. Shame!



The M5 won!

[rassi]

I also noticed this, and it does look like it wouldn't take very much of a bump to have an expensive sounding "crunch"...

A bit OT but the Range Rover Sport seem to have the same "problem" and that's after all in a full blown SUV!

[ecain63]

rassi said:

I also noticed this, and it does look like it wouldn't take very much of a bump to have an expensive sounding "crunch"...

A bit OT but the Range Rover Sport seem to have the same "problem" and that's after all in a full blown SUV!

Good point, the RRSport does have this same feature.

[M5 Mark]

Little lower and you can get some ricer sparks flying from it Shocking how low it is really, you must get hell on speed bumps!

[rassi]

Wonder how some of the aftermarket exhausts, like SuperSprint, are shaped?

[ecain63]

rassi said:

Wonder how some of the aftermarket exhausts, like SuperSprint, are shaped?

There are not many aftermarket systems for the E61. In fact i think there are only 2 or 3. The E60 has a plethora of options in comparison.

To be honest i think this might be down to the rarity of the car itself. There were only 222 E61 M5's brought to the UK and i think only 1000 were built worldwide. Im more than happy with the standard note at the moment, i wouldnt want it too loud on a Tourer anyway. Ive got to think of my dogs. M5Mark's car sounds ace though.

[rassi]

I just meant if some of the aftermarket systems had managed to shape their exhaust system in such a way that it would give more ground clearance - I trust that the actual sound from the stock system is perfectly fine.

[ecain63]

rassi said:

I just meant if some of the aftermarket systems had managed to shape their exhaust system in such a way that it would give more ground clearance - I trust that the actual sound from the stock system is perfectly fine.

Its positively outstanding when the loud pedal is dropped. I havnt enquired as to whether there are any better designs / shapes out there but i think i might now. Maybe i can get a section made to fit whilst keeping the standard boxes.

[M5 Mark]

You could do just the headers for the power gain and keep the rest of the system standard

[Stedman]

I love how it's squatting, and we all know what that means!

[ecain63]

Stedman said:

I love how it's squatting, and we all know what that means!

Means I was giving the Viper something to worry about

[ecain63]

Stedman said:

I love how it's squatting, and we all know what that means!

Means I was giving the Viper something to worry about

[Stedman]

ecain63 said:

Stedman said:

I love how it's squatting, and we all know what that means!

Means I was giving the Viper something to worry about

Doubt it, it's blatantly a diesel that's been chavved up to look like an M' ....

[ecain63]

Stedman said:

Doubt it, it's blatantly a diesel that's been chavved up to look like an M' ....

Slapped!