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      09-15-2021, 03:35 AM   #1
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How V8 should sound on X5M F85 / X6M F86 SAVs w/ Valvetronic Fi EXHAUST

What a V8 should really sound like in fabulous SAVs. X5M F85 / X6M F86 w/ Valvetronic Fi EXHAUST.





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In recent years, the sports utility vehicles (SUV) have taken the world by storm, meanwhile BMW has put more thought into it. You can drive it like an off-road car, but they will make you feel like you are in a luxury car; BMW calls it a Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV). The F85/F86 X5M/X6M really pushed the boundaries with that 4.4-liter V8 S63 M power engine to a place where only few can compete.

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      10-04-2021, 10:33 AM   #2
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I can't believe mature adults would actually allow for that noise to occur. I expect it from some paperboy in his Civic DX, but on M cars now?? That gunshot crap is obnoxious and lame. I've been runnin V8's with off-road exhausts all my life with a few little pops now and then, but this is childish. Also, it's a black eye to the car enthusiast crowd; nobody likes it.

The truck sounded great under acceleration, but those pops on decel are pathetic.
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      10-04-2021, 11:13 AM   #3
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I can't believe mature adults would actually allow for that noise to occur. I expect it from some paperboy in his Civic DX, but on M cars now?? That gunshot crap is obnoxious and lame. I've been runnin V8's with off-road exhausts all my life with a few little pops now and then, but this is childish. Also, it's a black eye to the car enthusiast crowd; nobody likes it.

The truck sounded great under acceleration, but those pops on decel are pathetic.
I completely agree with you! The gunshots are terrible IMO.

Too many people are cheesing out these M cars to the point where they're no longer classy and they don't even look like M cars. They miss the line between exotic and cheesy - some by a large margin. I usually just leave it alone out of politeness.

A more aggressive exhaust note is cool. But that is obnoxious. Plus I have enough trouble keeping a lower profile with this beast, never mind attracting more attention by the police with my exhaust.

The other subtle thing is that a well done car is obvious to an enthusiast, the police, and other people in general. People will treat you more favorably if they think you're more classy and upscale because of the car you drive. In general they will respect you more. Although perhaps a small psychological advantage, it helps when you get pulled over and your car is as classy as you! (Doesn't make my decision, but it's nice to have when the officer is deciding to let me go, give me a warning, or write me up for everything he can...)
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I can't believe mature adults would actually allow for that noise to occur. I expect it from some paperboy in his Civic DX, but on M cars now?? That gunshot crap is obnoxious and lame. I've been runnin V8's with off-road exhausts all my life with a few little pops now and then, but this is childish. Also, it's a black eye to the car enthusiast crowd; nobody likes it.

The truck sounded great under acceleration, but those pops on decel are pathetic.
I completely agree with you! The gunshots are terrible IMO.

Too many people are cheesing out these M cars to the point where they're no longer classy and they don't even look like M cars. They miss the line between exotic and cheesy - some by a large margin. I usually just leave it alone out of politeness.

A more aggressive exhaust note is cool. But that is obnoxious. Plus I have enough trouble keeping a lower profile with this beast, never mind attracting more attention by the police with my exhaust.

The other subtle thing is that a well done car is obvious to an enthusiast, the police, and other people in general. People will treat you more favorably if they think you're more classy and upscale because of the car you drive. In general they will respect you more. Although perhaps a small psychological advantage, it helps when you get pulled over and your car is as classy as you! (Doesn't make my decision, but it's nice to have when the officer is deciding to let me go, give me a warning, or write me up for everything he can...)
This video doesn't make sense to me, having a car exhaust fart and bang like that. I can understand having more bass or rumble in the exhaust note, but this is ridiculous. Something these young people would do.
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That is awful.


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What are those headlights, they don't look OEM. Liking the hexagon style.
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I can't believe mature adults would actually allow for that noise to occur. I expect it from some paperboy in his Civic DX, but on M cars now?? That gunshot crap is obnoxious and lame. I've been runnin V8's with off-road exhausts all my life with a few little pops now and then, but this is childish. Also, it's a black eye to the car enthusiast crowd; nobody likes it.

The truck sounded great under acceleration, but those pops on decel are pathetic.
You're not alone. The people who have this lame mod hate it too. I get it, it's a passion mod thing. But man, I saw this poor guy in an M4 on the free way with this mod in stop and go traffic. Literally the look on his face was that of embarrassment, annoyance, and frustration.

I'm not old, and in not young. I love seeing cool mods, even spinners and weird stuff. This however is a disaster.

OP, the exhaust sounds AMAZING, I think it's just the tune that ruins the presentation.
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Couldnt be happier with my Fi exhaust and BM stage 2 tune, the amount of people that give me thumbs up or just straight up comes up to me to tell me it sounds amazing is far greater than the number of people who dislike the sound. to each their own!
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      10-04-2021, 08:52 PM   #8
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Indeed, to each his own...

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Couldnt be happier with my Fi exhaust and BM stage 2 tune, the amount of people that give me thumbs up or just straight up comes up to me to tell me it sounds amazing is far greater than the number of people who dislike the sound. to each their own!
I agree with you and I'm happy that you love your mods.

But seriously, would people really come up to you and actually tell you that they dislike the sound? Do you think that's really a thing that most people would do? Or do you think that most people who dislike the sound keep their thoughts to themselves?

Doesn't really matter. Your comment was just funny to me. As if you'd know how many people dislike the sound...

In the words of Joe Biden, "Come on, man!"
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Couldnt be happier with my Fi exhaust and BM stage 2 tune, the amount of people that give me thumbs up or just straight up comes up to me to tell me it sounds amazing is far greater than the number of people who dislike the sound. to each their own!
Do you have the "AK47" setting on your exhaust? I'm confused if the module that comes with it actually has the option to do that intense burble or if that car in the vid has a tune that enabled aggressive burble?

I've heard the FI exhaust on a friend's X5M and it sounded great but that's without the burble. I agree with the others, that sound is extremely annoying and does not fit the profile of this car. It's actually annoying on any car and maybe the cops should place a higher fine on anyone with that "mod".
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Do you have the "AK47" setting on your exhaust?.
I like that, but i thought it was "Please pay attention to me, I'm a special little guy with personality and penis size of a drywall" setting.
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I like that, but i thought it was "Please pay attention to me, I'm a special little guy with personality and penis size of a drywall" setting.
HA! I didn't make up the AK47 name. It's noted in the YouTube vid.
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Do you have the "AK47" setting on your exhaust? I'm confused if the module that comes with it actually has the option to do that intense burble or if that car in the vid has a tune that enabled aggressive burble?

I've heard the FI exhaust on a friend's X5M and it sounded great but that's without the burble. I agree with the others, that sound is extremely annoying and does not fit the profile of this car. It's actually annoying on any car and maybe the cops should place a higher fine on anyone with that "mod".
lol, no such button exist. the exhaust does come with a remote control to close the flaps, which makes the car super quiet. Personally I always have the flaps open, but only have the transmission setting at 2/3, so it still has the burbles and some pops during decel/shifting. not as aggressive as in the video, but still loud enough.
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What a V8 should really sound like in fabulous SAVs.????????????

More like what a V8 from a Mad Max world sounds like.
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lol, no such button exist. the exhaust does come with a remote control to close the flaps, which makes the car super quiet. Personally I always have the flaps open, but only have the transmission setting at 2/3, so it still has the burbles and some pops during decel/shifting. not as aggressive as in the video, but still loud enough.
Gotcha. So I think clarification should be made from the OP that the vid is probably not indicative of the exhaust alone but probably due to a tune on that car which enabled that very aggressive burble.
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Oh wow, those pops are freaking horrible. This is coming from a previous Grand Cherokee hemi SRT owner with a Meisterschaft exhaust that did make a couple deceleration deep pops which made me known as the 'Cracklin Jeep', but the vid is ridiculous. I want my vehicle to take on the "Man, that's a mean sounding BMW", not "Oh, sh@t, run for cover, someone's shooting!"
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Much better but it's an F85, not F95.
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Quite literally the most obnoxious mod ever developed. Congratulations, you've figured out how to absolutely destroy a perfectly good car.
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I love how there’s so so so much hate on this exhaust. I’ve had it on my X5m for 2+ years, and absolutely love it. It doesn’t have to pop crackle and pop pop all the time. When you’re on it romping hard there’s nothing better sounding, believe me. I own four sick a$$ toys… this one sounds the best! If you own one you’d know you can start in 2nd gear click up a couple gears and it’s not bad at all, the deep deep note is unreal when you’re just cruising as well!!
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I dont think there is hate on the exhaust vs hate on the burble tune. I personally have heard this exhaust and it sounds good and its well made. But i hate these excessive burble tunes on any car.
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