[DOMs335D]

Hi gals & guys,
I placed my order in December of '16, so my build date is still out a while (Delivery June 22). Thankfully the option list for the M2 is not a place you can get lost in, but I wanted to know everybody's honest feedback on the M-performance exhaust. I ticked the box, but I keep hearing that the standard exhaust already sounds amazing.

Appreciate your comments

P.S. My Car:
Black Sapphire
MT
no sunroof
apple car play
M-performance exhaust

[bartginger]

From what I've read and in my driving of the car, the stock exhaust sounds great and the (M)PE is very expensive with no power gains whatsoever, just even louder. For $5,000 or whatever it costs I will not be doing it.

[AlexCirci]

IMO it is not worth it. Save yourself $2k and just go buy a catless dp and res delete. You're welcome

[mongolikecandy2]

agreed. you can get the fabspeed downpipes and get a power gain. I'm planning on driving mine for a while before any upgrades, but the downpipes make more sense

Originally Posted by AlexCirci

IMO it is not worth it. Save yourself $2k and just go buy a catless dp and res delete. You're welcome

[Dav3]

If you're planning on keeping ASD active with no bypass harness/coding I'd stick with the stock setup

[///M²]

I have the MPE installed on my car, I don't regret ordering it and absolutely love it, makes the car that much more fun to drive. Track mode is intoxicating!!

Plus those cf tip coke can tailpipes makes the back end pop.

[Click821]

Stock is good, but an aftermarket exhaust sounds better. The MPE is just expensive. I put the Dinan exhaust with the resonator delete on mine and it sounds insane while also costing probably 2k less. The Fabspeed sounds great too if you're good with loud mode 100% of the time. Depends on how much you like your neighbors

[Seagull]

I bought it and wasn't sure at the time. For me it is the single best option to get on the car. I drive probably 98% in Sport + and probably for the exhaust, 70% in Track mode.

The exhaust alone made me love and actually look forward to stop and go traffic. Initially when I got MT instead of DCT, I was worried about DDing the car. Now, I can't believe how much the exhaust has added to the experience for me.

[Corinne]

Originally Posted by Click821

Stock is good, but an aftermarket exhaust sounds better. The MPE is just expensive. I put the Dinan exhaust with the resonator delete on mine and it sounds insane while also costing probably 2k less. The Fabspeed sounds great too if you're good with loud mode 100% of the time. Depends on how much you like your neighbors

I'm going with a Fabspeed downpipe and exhaust. Having it noisy all the time is no problem because I rarely take motorways and my driving tends to be in mountains 90% of the time.... added to which I have two sets of neighbours, one set of which is elderly and therefore probably deaf, whom I like very much... and the other set of which are always shouting at each other and I absolutely hate them. I think the Fabspeed set-up will enable me to dish out some well-earned early morning revenge over the next 10 years.

[krizze]

Unless you want some kind of performance upgrade and a lighter exhaust system, then no the stock sounds better in my opinion, okay granted not as loud but still better. my advice is to get the Akrapovic System, its expensive but you save weight and gain power and torque.

[DOMs335D]

Reading all your comments the common theme seems to be that the MPE is too expensive, maybe they are priced differently in other parts of the world but in Canada it is a 3500CAD option. If you compare that to some of the other options, it costs almost the same as Dinan (after conversion) and half the price of Akropovic (even though that system looks amazing) about 1500 - 2000 more than the fabspeed, but as a couple of you have pointed out, that system is loud 100% of the time.

I do believe that there is something to be said for installing a factory system over an aftermarket. I shouldn't make re-sale my deciding factor, but there will be few M2's out and about with MPE and to some that's important. I also think that the Carbon exhaust tips will look cool with the Black Sapphire LOL

The decision for me is really between MPE and stock.

[///M²]

Originally Posted by DOMs335D

Reading all your comments the common theme seems to be that the MPE is too expensive, maybe they are priced differently in other parts of the world but in Canada it is a 3500CAD option. If you compare that to some of the other options, it costs almost the same as Dinan (after conversion) and half the price of Akropovic (even though that system looks amazing) about 1500 - 2000 more than the fabspeed, but as a couple of you have pointed out, that system is loud 100% of the time.

I do believe that there is something to be said for installing a factory system over an aftermarket. I shouldn't make re-sale my deciding factor, but there will be few M2's out and about with MPE and to some that's important. I also think that the Carbon exhaust tips will look cool with the Black Sapphire LOL

The decision for me is really between MPE and stock.

Also, MPE has factory warranty where aftermarkets do not.

[DOMs335D]

Originally Posted by M2ME2

I have the MPE installed on my car, I don't regret ordering it and absolutely love it, makes the car that much more fun to drive. Track mode is intoxicating!!

Plus those cf tip coke can tailpipes makes the back end pop.

I definitely agree with you on the cf tailpipes. Once could argue that the Akrapovic system looks even better, but it costs almost double of the M-System.

[///M²]

Originally Posted by DOMs335D

I definitely agree with you on the cf tailpipes. Once could argue that the Akrapovic system looks even better, but it costs almost double of the M-System.

True, the Akrapovic is great, big $$$, but the tips would look a lot better to me without the Akrapovic stamp on them. The MPE just has a nice ///M logo engraved in the stainlees steel part where the cf cut out is on top of the tip, which is a better look IMO.

[krizze]

Originally Posted by M2ME2

Also, MPE has factory warranty where aftermarkets do not.

Over here in the Czech Republic i will be fitting the Akrapovic, my dealer is doing it as they have a deal with Akra so i will have it covered by BMW warranty

[Seagull]

Originally Posted by DOMs335D

Reading all your comments the common theme seems to be that the MPE is too expensive, maybe they are priced differently in other parts of the world but in Canada it is a 3500CAD option. If you compare that to some of the other options, it costs almost the same as Dinan (after conversion) and half the price of Akropovic (even though that system looks amazing) about 1500 - 2000 more than the fabspeed, but as a couple of you have pointed out, that system is loud 100% of the time.

I do believe that there is something to be said for installing a factory system over an aftermarket. I shouldn't make re-sale my deciding factor, but there will be few M2's out and about with MPE and to some that's important. I also think that the Carbon exhaust tips will look cool with the Black Sapphire LOL

The decision for me is really between MPE and stock.

There are some guys out in Vancouver with MPE. you should try to do a meet out there.

[DOMs335D]

Originally Posted by Seagull

There are some guys out in Vancouver with MPE. you should try to do a meet out there.

Good point. Are they active in the forums?