Guess the exhaust: New To Me 2012 e92 M3 ZCP Coupe

PACarGuy · 04-16-2024, 12:44 PM

Car looks great. Congrats!

Not feeling the front license plate cover. You can get finished fill plugs from Bumperplugs or IND, etc. which would look better, and it seems unnecessary to put "BMW M3" on it.

And I love my MPE. Lovely growl up to a roar when you want it, but without any annoying drone.

kolosy · 04-16-2024, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PACarGuy

Car looks great. Congrats!

Not feeling the front license plate cover. You can get finished fill plugs from IND which would look better, and it seems unnecessary to put "BMW M3" on it.

And I love my MPE. Lovely growl up to a roar when you want it, but without any annoying drone.

agreed on both. used to have an MPE w/ test pipes, it sounded awesome.

M3NSTER · 04-17-2024, 11:32 AM

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agreed on both. used to have an MPE w/ test pipes, it sounded awesome.

I heard a video on YouTube paired with Evolve Test pipes and it sounded amazing!

I’m just worried it is on the quiet side for what I’m looking for!

M3NSTER · 04-17-2024, 11:36 AM

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Little toned down for my taste. Thinking Meisterscraft, RPI (which I had before) or Bomiz. All full race

Does this help? v1 or v2?

PACarGuy · 04-17-2024, 11:51 AM

Can't really tell from those pics but the V2 has reinforcement tubing running between the cans.
If you can snag a picture of the little engraved plaque on one of the exhaust cans, that would tell you. The v2 has a different part number.

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1420920

M3NSTER · 04-17-2024, 11:57 AM

Correct me if I’m wrong, after doing a forum search everyone says the V2 has the hole in each canister, which this has but my part number ends in 03

I'm going with v2! https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=mpe

UPSROD · 04-17-2024, 12:44 PM

Looks like someone may have added the tubes!

M3NSTER · 04-17-2024, 12:49 PM

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Looks like someone may have added the tubes!

So this forum member is selling a v1 and advertising it as a v2?

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=mpe

PACarGuy · 04-17-2024, 12:58 PM

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Correct me if I’m wrong, after doing a forum search everyone says the V2 has the hole in each canister, which this has but my part number ends in 03

I'm going with v2! https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=mpe

Yeah, given the part numbers on your plaque (2-184-201, which matches the full part #18302-184-201), plus the holes, I think you do indeed have a V2.

UPSROD · 04-17-2024, 01:32 PM

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So this forum member is selling a v1 and advertising it as a v2?

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=mpe

The one pictured is a V-2

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PACarGuy Captain 684 Rep 973 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Philly burbs, PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 E92 M3 [8.33] 2019 G01 X3 (wife's) [0.00]	Car looks great. Congrats! Not feeling the front license plate cover. You can get finished fill plugs from Bumperplugs or IND, etc. which would look better, and it seems unnecessary to put "BMW M3" on it. And I love my MPE. Lovely growl up to a roar when you want it, but without any annoying drone. __________________ 2012 E92 M3 \| ZCP \| DCT \| Space Grey Metallic \| Black Novillo \| BE/ARP \| MPE V2 \| AA green filter \|BMW CF Rear Spoiler, RW Carbon Diffuser, CF Front Splitters \| DTEC 160W Angel Eyes
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PACarGuy Captain 684 Rep 973 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Philly burbs, PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 E92 M3 [8.33] 2019 G01 X3 (wife's) [0.00]	Can't really tell from those pics but the V2 has reinforcement tubing running between the cans. If you can snag a picture of the little engraved plaque on one of the exhaust cans, that would tell you. The v2 has a different part number. https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1420920 __________________ 2012 E92 M3 \| ZCP \| DCT \| Space Grey Metallic \| Black Novillo \| BE/ARP \| MPE V2 \| AA green filter \|BMW CF Rear Spoiler, RW Carbon Diffuser, CF Front Splitters \| DTEC 160W Angel Eyes
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M3NSTER Second Lieutenant 70 Rep 237 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M3 E92 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: BAY AREA, CA iTrader: (1)	Correct me if I’m wrong, after doing a forum search everyone says the V2 has the hole in each canister, which this has but my part number ends in 03 I'm going with v2! https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=mpe Attached Images __________________ IN SERVICE- 17 750i Frozen Black / Fiona Red SOLD-11 e90 M3 AW/18 530e AW M SPORT/11 335XI E92 AW/17 640I GC M SPORT/10 550i AW M SPORT MANUAL/15 750I M SPORT/17 X5 35I M SPORT/16 535 M SPORT/08 M6 BLACK/11 328i LMB/08 BMW M3 E92 AW/06 M3 ZCP JET BLK/03 M3 LSB/03 M3 DAKAR YELLOW/ 02 X5 4.6is IMOLA/00 DINAN 540i Last edited by M3NSTER; 04-17-2024 at 12:25 PM..
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UPSROD Lieutenant Colonel 947 Rep 1,932 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Richland, Wa. iTrader: (2) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 [10.00]	Looks like someone may have added the tubes!
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