Quiet M3

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 06:51 PM

I just saw the new M roll by me on campus If it wasnt coming from in front of me I wouldn't have even noticed it, it just seemed really really quiet for that beast under the hood. I'm sure with some pipe work and open throttle it would be hard to miss but a little too quiet at idle IMO. Gorgeous car tho

siriusinvestor · 04-14-2008, 06:52 PM

I think I saw the same M3 as you about a week ago, was it an alpine white E92?

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 06:53 PM

I go to school at Ithaca College in upstate NY, it was red with dirty ass rims but still looked real nice!

Year's_End · 04-14-2008, 06:54 PM

It's way too quiet if you ask me. Now, the C63 on the otherhand...

siriusinvestor · 04-14-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by markis64

I go to school at Ithaca College in upstate NY, it was red with dirty ass rims but still looked real nice!

OOOOOO ok forget it then, I guess since I saw you were from LI, I assumed you went to school on LI as well. Maybe the rims weren't dirty, they are just gunmetal.

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 06:55 PM

Yeah I mean I also have seen the S5 and you can hear it from a block away haha and when your up close it just rumbles like a mother f*cker

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by siriusinvestor

OOOOOO ok forget it then, I guess since I saw you were from LI, I assumed you went to school on LI as well. Maybe the rims weren't dirty, they are just gunmetal.

Yeah good call, it's also been shitty weather and lots of road sand and salt still on the roads up here.

AndrewAZ · 04-14-2008, 06:56 PM

Blame it on the environmentalists.

dth656 · 04-14-2008, 07:04 PM

an M3 up in ithaca? did it have IC or cornell stickers?

!Xoible · 04-14-2008, 07:05 PM

yah the M3 is very very quiet

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dth656

an M3 up in ithaca? did it have IC or cornell stickers?

Not sure, probably cornell bc there are more kids over there, it's the first time i've seen it.

markis64 · 04-14-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

yah the M3 is very very quiet

Well when your paying all that money and you have a beast of a v8 I would have just assumed it to be louder both at idle and while moving. Obviously he wasn't driving hard, he was on campus, so I would also assume when you step on it it's one loud machine like i've seen on the vids here and there.

Year's_End · 04-14-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

yah the M3 is very very quiet

When're you getting an M3 mantis?

ybbiz34 · 04-14-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

yah the M3 is very very quiet

I've heard it in action. It sounds great, especially when you get the revs up. Although, I think that the C63 sounds louder/better.

JackMac · 04-14-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by markis64

I'm sure with some pipe work and open throttle it would be hard to miss ...

I can't wait to install the Scottish bag pipe exhaust mod when I get an M3 next fall. Now that will be a sound that is hard to miss...

lkn · 04-14-2008, 08:12 PM

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I can't wait to install the Scottish bag pipe exhaust mod when I get an M3 next fall. Now that will be a sound that is hard to miss...

dhan · 04-14-2008, 08:22 PM

maybe bmw's target consumers lean towards a gentler beast.

BK · 04-14-2008, 10:40 PM

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It's way too quiet if you ask me. Now, the C63 on the otherhand...

+1 The M3 sounds pretty damn good IMO. But the C63 sounds amazing. I wonder if the C63 sound would eventually wear on you, though? Nah, what am I saying. Maybe it would wear on your neighbors, but I don't think I'd get sick of it!

skierman64 · 04-14-2008, 10:49 PM

Quiet most of the time but loud when you "get on it" seems perfect to me.

Davinhci · 04-14-2008, 10:51 PM

he was keeping it down in the school area for the students

zieglerc · 04-14-2008, 10:54 PM

S5 = all bark, no bite. Would rather have a real engine and new pipes.

bmwm4f82 · 04-15-2008, 01:01 AM

The sport button needs to be activated for the M3 exhaust system to open fully. No sport, no roar.

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