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      12-05-2019, 12:03 PM   #1
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F85 full Exhaust on E70

Anyone know if this would work fitment wise? I'm talking the entire thing

I already have the TU turbos... I know someone fit an f85 race exhaust on an e70 already.

Besides the downpipes I can source an entire exhaust for cheap and get some high-flow cats.

Maybe pointless .... my exhaust sucks right now and i axtually like how the f85 sounds
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Sounds like a cool doable project if you know how to weld. More than likely you'll have to relocate/custom mounts for the front section. I would leave the rear section for a custom exhaust shop as there will be a lot of cutting and fabrication work for the rear muffler and tips.

Budget for the worst case scenario that every connection would need custom work to work. The good thing is that you'll modifying the F85 exhaust and not the stock if you should ever need to go back to the original exhaust system.

I know how to mig weld and am starting to look at different setups to do for my track car. So I'm interested in see how this turns out if you go through with it.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...BMW-X5_M&mg=18

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...BMW-X5_M&mg=18
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      12-05-2019, 03:35 PM   #3
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Yea i was checking those out and the mounting points seem very very similar I am hoping for more of just a bolt on solution ... and not require much if any work.

See where i go with this I'm going to fabricate my own setup based on the redstar in titanium and just want this more as a bolt on until I have the time.

I've already cut my exhaust when i had the fabspeed
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      12-05-2019, 09:24 PM   #4
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I can confirm that the rear box is a perfect fit, I have it installed on my E70
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      12-06-2019, 07:55 AM   #5
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I saw E70 and F85 Akrapovic system when I was thinking of upgrading and the piping is not the same. You will need to bend and weld to make it work.
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I can confirm that the rear box is a perfect fit, I have it installed on my E70
Do you have any pics? The exhaust tips fit in the same location along with the mounting points?
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      12-06-2019, 09:06 AM   #7
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Here you go
Can you elaborate on what you did, what was required to make that fit?

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Any sound clips? How f85ish is it with just the rear box
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I have welded the flaps open. Sounds much deeper no drone, has a nice V8 hum at idle.
Cold start is very loud
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