The well-known Steven Dinan is now not a part of the tuning firm of the identical identify (he now owns and runs CarBahn) but it surely nonetheless places out among the greatest tuning components for BMWs available on the market. For the BMW X5 M and X6 M, Dinan now gives a brand new exhaust system that improves their V8’s sound, whereas additionally including just a few horsepowers.
Nobody’s ever going to accuse both the BMW X5 M or X6 M of being sluggish. Their 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 makes 617 horsepower in Competitors-spec and 553 lb-ft of torque. That helps each SUVs get from 0-60 mph in underneath 4 seconds. And whereas that’s thrilling, there’s one fairly constant grievance amongst lovers—noise. The S63 engine is highly effective, refined, and satisfying to make use of but it surely’s by no means sounded significantly good. Even within the BMW M5 CS, probably the most thrilling automobile to make use of the V8, it by no means sounded particular. Which is the place Dinan is available in.
There are just a few totally different configurations of the exhaust you will get: the axle-back, the x-pipe-only, and the complete system. Every configuration sounds considerably higher than inventory, as confirmed by the video put out by Dinan. Clearly, probably the most excessive model of the exhaust is the complete system. It’s the loudest and most aggressive however even the complete system is refined sufficient to be pushed day by day. Nonetheless, if you would like a subtler, extra refined growl, you possibly can simply persist with the axle-back setup. Although, the full-beans configuration provides six horsepower and 5 lb-ft.
As with most fashionable aftermarket exhausts, it’s a valved system, which may open and shut, to make it louder or quieter, primarily based on the settings within the automobile. So should you press the exhaust button, identical to on the inventory X5 M or X6 M, the Dinan exhaust will change its tune accordingly. Dinan additionally claims that the system has “drone abatement” know-how to maintain cabin resonance down, no matter valve setting. So it shouldn’t be too annoying to listen to from contained in the automobile.
Prospects will get a alternative of two totally different exhaust suggestions: double-walled polished stainless-steel or black ceramic coated. Both means, the ideas measure 4.5-inches in diameter.
Dinan has all the time made nice exhaust setups for BMWs, particularly for V8s, and that hasn’t modified. In the meanwhile, solely the axle-back setup is accessible on the market, with a value of $2,499.95, no matter which exhaust tip is chosen.
