BMW M5 exhaust sound battle: E34 vs E39 vs E60 vs F10

acorradi87 · 07-20-2015, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcolley

If that F10 had the windows down it would have blown the others away! :O

HAAA!

Every time there is a comparison involving an E39 it just reinforces that it was the most perfect car ever made.

///M Roger · 07-21-2015, 12:11 AM

The E34 needs a tune-up? sounds horrible

123sub · 07-21-2015, 05:20 AM

NA V8

Wills2 · 07-21-2015, 05:55 AM

I loved the sound my old s65 + tubi exhaust made, it was madness! But we cannot expect todays turbos to sound anything like as good as the s85/65 as we have no induction roar only exhaust the last gen gave you both + another 1200rpm so it's no contest.

W/// · 07-21-2015, 09:00 AM

The F10 M5 sounds pretty good with mods and in isolation. But it can't hold a candle to the S62 and S85.

RPiM5 · 07-21-2015, 09:27 AM

This thread is making me miss the old days. If you've never owned an S85 with an RPi GT Exhaust, you've never truly lived.

bradleyland · 07-21-2015, 12:59 PM

I'm sure the S85 sounds fantastic with an RPi GT exhaust, but I really hate it when companies produce videos with so much bullshit audio post-production work for a product like an exhaust. How the hell are we supposed to tell what the exhaust actually sounds like with that constant drone in the background and more reverb than a death metal concert?

SuckaGDog · 07-21-2015, 01:34 PM

Here is a video clip of my E60 M5 with RPi GT exhaust and de-cat headers (cats cut off and proper sized piping welded in, same concept as RPi GT headers). I didn't gut out the cats like a lot of people to do for a half ass gain in performance.

Skip to 3:40 & 7:25 for WOT. No fancy post production processing just straight auto recording from external mic on rear of car.

RPiM5 · 07-21-2015, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradleyland

I'm sure the S85 sounds fantastic with an RPi GT exhaust, but I really hate it when companies produce videos with so much bullshit audio post-production work for a product like an exhaust. How the hell are we supposed to tell what the exhaust actually sounds like with that constant drone in the background and more reverb than a death metal concert?

Ok, does this work for you then?

Mgone · 07-21-2015, 03:44 PM

I love the V10, but so far the best Exhaust brand and affordable was Eisenmann IMO,
my Club Member got Kreisseig Exhuast msrp 9k and i think it was Far Blown every v10 door with the sound alone.Marker 1:50 start the pulls.

RPiM5 · 07-21-2015, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mgone

I love the V10, but so far the best Exhaust brand and affordable was Eisenmann IMO,
my Club Member got Kreisseig Exhuast msrp 9k and i think it was Far Blown every v10 door with the sound alone.Marker 1:50 start the pulls.

I loved the sound of Kriessiegg too but we tested it on the dyno against stock and it gave zero power gains. Lol!

bradleyland · 07-21-2015, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPiM5

Ok, does this work for you then?

Sorry, didn't mean to direct that rant at you. I just like my engine sounds unadulterated

JerezblackM3 · 07-21-2015, 06:42 PM

Here is mine.. E60 m5 with eisenmann race

GuyOh · 07-21-2015, 06:57 PM

e60 hands down for me, I love that high pitch sound

Mgone · 07-21-2015, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPiM5

I loved the sound of Kriessiegg too but we tested it on the dyno against stock and it gave zero power gains. Lol!

Dave. Owner went back to stock. Just added xpipe get
More trq on the top. But yeah. No gains as what he said also. He felt
More pull on eisenmann.

raysspl · 07-22-2015, 12:24 AM

F10 needs rear muffler delete to at least sound better than it does now

N54Twin · 07-22-2015, 02:54 PM

E60 BABY

Montreal BMW X6M · 07-23-2015, 07:27 AM

The F 10 cooooooollll

tareemaa · 07-23-2015, 11:12 AM

E39, was that stock!?

RPiM5 · 07-23-2015, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tareemaa

E39, was that stock!?

Not in the video, no.

6spdterror · 07-23-2015, 08:14 PM

E60 all day and twice on sunday. To me nothing beats the sound of a V10

Obioban · 07-26-2015, 05:58 AM

In this video, IMO the e39 sounds the best.

In general (comparing stock or equally well done aftermarket), I'd rate the exhaust notes as....
e60 > e34 > e28 > e39 > f10

All of the M5's are decently good, though, unlike the non s65 M3's. M3's need intake noise to sound glorious

I kind of want to put cutouts on my e39. No desire for that loud 99% of the time, but it would be fun to have that (or more) at the press of a button.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Yes, but the S14 used the M10 block, which was used in F1. Nothing from the S85 was actually used in F1.

The intake manifolds/trumpets on the S54 and S62 were developed by BMW's F1 team.

But, yeah-- s85 just shares cylinder configuration with their contemporary F1 cars. The S14/s38 are clearly, by a HUGE margin, the most F1 related M engines.

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