I ended up doing both res deletes, if you are thinking about doing it DO IT IT WAS WORTH IT COMPLETLEY. NO DRONE AND ECO IS JUST AS QUITE AS STOCK. If you want pops and loud whips in sport without waking your neighbors in comfort you have to do this. WORTH EVERY PENNY.
I think this was worth it, it’s pretty loud with this done. I didn’t want to mess with downpipes since my car would require a bench unlock for the dme if I want to tune it. Also, I didn’t want to do anything to the factory warranty that the car currently has.
@@biglez5555 very true, I thought about doing that on the F10 535 I had prior after I did a stage 1 tune. For now though, I just want to wait to do anything too major while it’s under the full factory warranty. Once that goes away, I might look into doing a tune and other things.
The car has been great overall. The only issue I've had and still have is that sometimes when the trunk closes, it makes a clunk sound. The dealer has replaced both struts that they said were broken but the noise is still there sometimes. I've been asking them to look at it for almost 2 years and they can't figure it out. The trunk works fine, just makes a noise once in awhile when it hits the latch. Everything else has been awesome with it and enjoy every second of driving it.
You can hear it for sure in the cabin in sport but in comfort it can be as quiet as stock unless you really get on it. I originally wanted a full cat back but decided to just do this for now and I love it. I may eventually do the muffler but I’m pretty happy for now. You can’t really go wrong especially if you hang onto the resonators to reverse it if you don’t like it. $200 well spent though.
It shouldn’t. I’m sure if something goes wrong with some other piece of the exhaust, they’d avoid covering that but it’s not really going to impact anything else.
@@stevenvujacic7002 sweet, I wasn’t sure how good a resonator delete would sound and I was looking at getting a full cat back system but decided to just have a local shop throw in some straights to see how it sounded before blowing a ton on a full system. Still have the stock muffler and I am pretty happy with it currently. I’d love to be able to hear an x pipe in person. I went back and forth trying to listen to videos but it was hard to really tell which sounded better. It only costed me $200 for this setup which was perfect for me to trial and I love it. I’m sure I’ll still go full exhaust system later on but I’m good for now.
@@BMWDRVR most definitely. I know the m550 has a big muffler to block out all the rasp. So putting an x pipe would pretty much just be making it sound less aggressive
@@BMWDRVR hey man i never modified a cars exhaust before so i have a few questions if u dont mind. 1. for the dual resonator delete and the straight pipe replacement, did you have to buy the pipes or was the shop able to do it for you? if so, does that apply to mostly all shops? 2. im planning on also getting a muffler delete. Would it be a similar process to just replacing it with straight pipes? thank you
Cold Start: louder but not obnoxious, the valves are closed by default in all modes on cold start. Comfort: Seems almost the same as stock unless you go heavy on the pedal to where the valves open some. Normal driving and normal acceleration sounds stock, on the inside at least. Adaptive: Same as comfort but opens valves more often and you can hear it for a few moments until you let off. Sport: Never use, but I’d imagine it’s the same as sport+ Sport+: A lot louder than stock and upshift pops are pretty loud along with burbles. You can drive in sport+ and still keep the pops under control, just have to learn the RPMs the car likes to do them in. It doesn’t drone though, I almost always drive in sport+ and it’s still pretty quiet once the RPMs get down. Slight accelerations sound good though even when you’re not going full throttle. Eco: only have used this a few times on highway, sounds the same as comfort. Warm start in Sport+ has a nice burble and I’ve had people come up and say it sounds cool. I’ve also had people say the same thing as I roll by with light burbles. I’m sure people would hate it if I made it pop really loud (which I can do at the right RPM and letting up just right), unless you’re into that.
@@BMWDRVR Sounds like a 2020 M550i really could be my next car possibly! I got a 21 STI right now, but trying to get something more comfortable and faster. I wonder how the paddle shifters are too, you can probably get more pops if you shift with the paddles at a certain rpm. Did you just get a new pipe welded in place of the reasonator or did you get a xpipe from dinan? I heard some people also pull the fuse out so that the exhaust always starts in sport mode
@@KingZD1 it’s a pretty awesome car for sure. I always drive it with the paddles because I don’t want it to always hold at higher RPMs when I’m cruising around. That’s what I was saying though, you’ll have to learn the RPMs that work for your car to get the pops you want. I have mine figured out pretty well. The loudest pops are when you’re cruising like 15 or so mph and let up in 2nd around 2k or so. I can also get it to pop loud around 50mph and letting up at certain points. It really likes the 2-3k range for the loudest pops. So my ultimate goal is that I wanted a full cat back Remus but it just seems hard to find (I wanted the black tips and all I can find is chrome or carbon), plus the exhaust is expensive. So I decided to just have an exhaust shop weld in two pipes in place of the resonators for now and to see how I’d like that before buying the Remus mid. The Dinan is actually an x pipe. I never could find a video where I could really compare x vs straight. Also, I felt that the Dinan x pipe was just ridiculously overpriced.
@@KingZD1 also, keep in mind that the 2020 has idrive 7, but it’s not the full version like my 2021, it has the gimped one haha but the engine is the same as mine.
I was in the same boat actually. I had an e38 7 series a long time ago but just love the 5 series more. I stuck with the 5 series so I can feel more sporty while still having comfort. I like to go for drives on back roads around me and I just ultimately felt that the 7 would be too big and not as much fun. I’m also not sure if the 7 burbles in sport or not like this m550 does. I didn’t end up test driving a 7, but having the burble was something I wanted.
@@BMWDRVR that's what I love about it! Just had mine done and as usual BMWs are so insulated I don't hear anything obnoxious at all! Definitely glad I did it! Car sounds good brother! I just picked up a 2018 6 months ago and easily my favorite car I've owned so far!
@@scott8193 the dual pipes go into a single resonator then comes out dual and back into a second single res and then back out dual This is what it looks like: www.bimmerfest.com/attachments/img_5421-jpg.887959/
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I ended up doing both res deletes, if you are thinking about doing it DO IT IT WAS WORTH IT COMPLETLEY. NO DRONE AND ECO IS JUST AS QUITE AS STOCK. If you want pops and loud whips in sport without waking your neighbors in comfort you have to do this. WORTH EVERY PENNY.
Sport plus for even louder pops
Did you put an xpipe in or just use straight pipes the whole way to the mufflers?
@@098lexie straight pipes, its amazing
Getting mine done tomorrow, same as yours. Can’t wait! Thanks for sharing these clips
Do you like it?
I’m definitely taking my car in for a res delete. I was going to do just downpipes at first but I think this would be better
I think this was worth it, it’s pretty loud with this done. I didn’t want to mess with downpipes since my car would require a bench unlock for the dme if I want to tune it. Also, I didn’t want to do anything to the factory warranty that the car currently has.
You can get high flow catted downpipes wont give a error code or bring up the check engine light. Just costs more than a catless
@@biglez5555 very true, I thought about doing that on the F10 535 I had prior after I did a stage 1 tune. For now though, I just want to wait to do anything too major while it’s under the full factory warranty. Once that goes away, I might look into doing a tune and other things.
@@BMWDRVRdoes check engine light come on with the delete?
@@jayybizz_ No check engine lights.
Taking mine in on Monday!
Sweet, hope you love it as much as I do.
@@BMWDRVR Dude I couldn’t be happier with how it sounds now. Every time I get on the gas now it puts a smile on my face haha
This sounds deeper than with an x pipe for sure. Nice buld!
How’s owning the car been? It’s beautiful
The car has been great overall. The only issue I've had and still have is that sometimes when the trunk closes, it makes a clunk sound. The dealer has replaced both struts that they said were broken but the noise is still there sometimes. I've been asking them to look at it for almost 2 years and they can't figure it out.
The trunk works fine, just makes a noise once in awhile when it hits the latch.
Everything else has been awesome with it and enjoy every second of driving it.
im getting this done on mine ASAP. how is it with stock muffler? loud enough in the cabin?
You can hear it for sure in the cabin in sport but in comfort it can be as quiet as stock unless you really get on it.
I originally wanted a full cat back but decided to just do this for now and I love it. I may eventually do the muffler but I’m pretty happy for now.
You can’t really go wrong especially if you hang onto the resonators to reverse it if you don’t like it. $200 well spent though.
Front res? Mid res? Or both resonators?
Both
if i get both res deleted it won’t affect my warranty right?
It shouldn’t. I’m sure if something goes wrong with some other piece of the exhaust, they’d avoid covering that but it’s not really going to impact anything else.
Replaced with straight pipes or xpipe?
Straight pipes
@@BMWDRVR niceee. I have a 14 Alpina b7. Deciding on x pipe or straight pipe for the resonators
@@stevenvujacic7002 sweet, I wasn’t sure how good a resonator delete would sound and I was looking at getting a full cat back system but decided to just have a local shop throw in some straights to see how it sounded before blowing a ton on a full system. Still have the stock muffler and I am pretty happy with it currently.
I’d love to be able to hear an x pipe in person. I went back and forth trying to listen to videos but it was hard to really tell which sounded better.
It only costed me $200 for this setup which was perfect for me to trial and I love it. I’m sure I’ll still go full exhaust system later on but I’m good for now.
@@BMWDRVR most definitely. I know the m550 has a big muffler to block out all the rasp. So putting an x pipe would pretty much just be making it sound less aggressive
@@BMWDRVR hey man i never modified a cars exhaust before so i have a few questions if u dont mind. 1. for the dual resonator delete and the straight pipe replacement, did you have to buy the pipes or was the shop able to do it for you? if so, does that apply to mostly all shops? 2. im planning on also getting a muffler delete. Would it be a similar process to just replacing it with straight pipes? thank you
How much was it?
$200
how much louder do you think it is?in all modes?
Cold Start: louder but not obnoxious, the valves are closed by default in all modes on cold start.
Comfort: Seems almost the same as stock unless you go heavy on the pedal to where the valves open some. Normal driving and normal acceleration sounds stock, on the inside at least.
Adaptive: Same as comfort but opens valves more often and you can hear it for a few moments until you let off.
Sport: Never use, but I’d imagine it’s the same as sport+
Sport+: A lot louder than stock and upshift pops are pretty loud along with burbles. You can drive in sport+ and still keep the pops under control, just have to learn the RPMs the car likes to do them in. It doesn’t drone though, I almost always drive in sport+ and it’s still pretty quiet once the RPMs get down. Slight accelerations sound good though even when you’re not going full throttle.
Eco: only have used this a few times on highway, sounds the same as comfort.
Warm start in Sport+ has a nice burble and I’ve had people come up and say it sounds cool. I’ve also had people say the same thing as I roll by with light burbles. I’m sure people would hate it if I made it pop really loud (which I can do at the right RPM and letting up just right), unless you’re into that.
@@BMWDRVR Sounds like a 2020 M550i really could be my next car possibly! I got a 21 STI right now, but trying to get something more comfortable and faster. I wonder how the paddle shifters are too, you can probably get more pops if you shift with the paddles at a certain rpm. Did you just get a new pipe welded in place of the reasonator or did you get a xpipe from dinan? I heard some people also pull the fuse out so that the exhaust always starts in sport mode
@@KingZD1 it’s a pretty awesome car for sure. I always drive it with the paddles because I don’t want it to always hold at higher RPMs when I’m cruising around. That’s what I was saying though, you’ll have to learn the RPMs that work for your car to get the pops you want. I have mine figured out pretty well.
The loudest pops are when you’re cruising like 15 or so mph and let up in 2nd around 2k or so. I can also get it to pop loud around 50mph and letting up at certain points. It really likes the 2-3k range for the loudest pops.
So my ultimate goal is that I wanted a full cat back Remus but it just seems hard to find (I wanted the black tips and all I can find is chrome or carbon), plus the exhaust is expensive. So I decided to just have an exhaust shop weld in two pipes in place of the resonators for now and to see how I’d like that before buying the Remus mid.
The Dinan is actually an x pipe. I never could find a video where I could really compare x vs straight. Also, I felt that the Dinan x pipe was just ridiculously overpriced.
@@KingZD1 also, I do a slight manual blip on the throttle on downshift which helps the pops if you want them.
@@KingZD1 also, keep in mind that the 2020 has idrive 7, but it’s not the full version like my 2021, it has the gimped one haha but the engine is the same as mine.
No drone at all?
No drone. In comfort you wouldn’t even know unless you go heavy on the throttle.
I’m contemplating getting this or a g12 750i lol
I was in the same boat actually. I had an e38 7 series a long time ago but just love the 5 series more. I stuck with the 5 series so I can feel more sporty while still having comfort.
I like to go for drives on back roads around me and I just ultimately felt that the 7 would be too big and not as much fun.
I’m also not sure if the 7 burbles in sport or not like this m550 does. I didn’t end up test driving a 7, but having the burble was something I wanted.
Im debating doing it to mine. And how is the drone? Is it bad on the highway?
No drone at all. In comfort I almost can’t tell that it was done unless I’m really accelerating.
@@BMWDRVR that's what I love about it! Just had mine done and as usual BMWs are so insulated I don't hear anything obnoxious at all! Definitely glad I did it! Car sounds good brother! I just picked up a 2018 6 months ago and easily my favorite car I've owned so far!
Does it pop on comfort too? W the res delete
No, I don’t hear any pops in comfort, but I only use that mode in auto so not sure if it would if you manually shifted it.
The pops are really loud though in sport plus.
How much did the muffler shop charge you?
It came to around $220 to remove both resonators. I just had them do two straight pipes in place of them.
@@BMWDRVR both resonators as in left and right or do these cars have 2 sets of resonators ?
@@scott8193 the dual pipes go into a single resonator then comes out dual and back into a second single res and then back out dual
This is what it looks like:
www.bimmerfest.com/attachments/img_5421-jpg.887959/
@@BMWDRVR is it equal length or 3inch