[Alpine F31]

I liked the AFE exhaust system on this F30. He didn't rev it enough but hopefully you'll get an idea of how it sounded. It looked well made too. He had a nice intake system too.

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[jj970]

Sounds great. wow...I wonder how much the intake changed it too though...

Do you know how much it costs?

[328i4me]

Sounds awesome! Hopefully it won't cost an arm and a leg.

[AWF30MSPORT]

Originally Posted by 328i4me

Sounds awesome! Hopefully it won't cost an arm and a leg.

This is better than the other video of the AFE exhaust, gives a better idea of the sound outdoors as opposed to inside a shop. I would love to hear acceleration, engine braking, interior sounds, etc. It costs around $1200.

Wish they made a quad version of this for the 328, I wouldn't mind cutting/replacing the bumper for the quad tip look- hopefully Remus will make a quad Powersound setup for the F30 328 like the E9X 328.

[Alpine F31]

I'm so bummed! I just saw this on the AFE website:

Does not fit vehicle with N26 engine. N26 engine is SULEV (super low emission) version of N20

Of course I have an N26.... so now what? Am I stuck with the stock exhaust?

[tiltmode43]

N26 is *very* close to the N20. The reason the exhaust is not compatible is only due to the connection style from the downpipe; see below:

The N20 has a slip over style downpipe -> catback connection.

The N26 has a v-band flange from downpipe -> catback connection.

This is why the N20 downpipes and catbacks are not compatible with the N26, and vice versa. Silly BMW for changing this on us last minute!

[richb811]

We are pretty impressed at AFE's foray into the BMW Exhaust aftermarket. Their product looks really solid.

It doesn't even sound that much like a four banger... it almost has a bit of the throatiness that you hear from the I-6 engines.