MPE vs stock OEM connecting pipes

s14_kev · 09-08-2018, 07:44 PM

Are the connecting pipes and clamps the same for MPE and the stock muffler? I'm looking at a muffler that comes without connecting pipes and hoping for a straightforward swap. Thanks!!

msan · 09-08-2018, 07:48 PM

I assume you'd have to cut the pipes off the oem muffler and then weld it to the new one....

shimmy23 · 09-08-2018, 08:00 PM

I don't see the oem pipes marrying up to the mpe well.

s14_kev · 09-08-2018, 08:01 PM

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I have the MPE on my car now (has connecting pipes that are clamped on). The exhaust that I'm looking at is a OEM muffler with no connecting pipes. So I'm assuming it was cut if they are welded from factory, or do they clamp on from factory too??

shimmy23 · 09-08-2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin///mlee

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I have the MPE on my car now (has connecting pipes that are clamped on). The exhaust that I'm looking at is a OEM muffler with no connecting pipes. So I'm assuming it was cut if they are welded from factory, or do they clamp on from factory too??

They are welded on from factory

s14_kev · 09-08-2018, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy23

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Originally Posted by kevin///mlee

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I have the MPE on my car now (has connecting pipes that are clamped on). The exhaust that I'm looking at is a OEM muffler with no connecting pipes. So I'm assuming it was cut if they are welded from factory, or do they clamp on from factory too??

They are welded on from factory

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

roastbeef · 09-08-2018, 11:04 PM

yea, if someone is trying to sell an oem rear section with cutoff pipes, it is going to be a pain in the ass to get those pipes... mpe has pipes that come off for ease of shipping. oem is one piece to the diff.

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s14_kev Major 367 Rep 1,036 Posts Drives: E90 M3, E30 M3 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (21)	Sorry, I wasn't clear. I have the MPE on my car now (has connecting pipes that are clamped on). The exhaust that I'm looking at is a OEM muffler with no connecting pipes. So I'm assuming it was cut if they are welded from factory, or do they clamp on from factory too?? __________________ Akrapovic \| AngeliBright \| APEX \| Hankook \| IND \| JRZ RS1 \| Macht Schnell \| Mode Carbon \| Vorsteiner
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