There you have it then. Mr. Massaro obviously was installing a *95* M3 exhaust since he had no such installation problems. The 97 and 95 M3s have different exhaust systems...catalysts and mufflers. So, like I said, the 95 M3 muffler will bolt up in the 15 minutes that Frank quoted with no mods whatsoever. There is no substitute for first hand knowledge, so no one should completely discount someone else's experience without having ALL of their facts straight.

> Recently picked up an M3 cat-back exhaust for my '92 325i and took it in for
> install - turns out that the pipe sizes are different and require some
> customization in flaring stock pipes to match or putting on an adapter. No
> big deal, just not the fifteen minute, bolt-on-and-you're-done install that
> you all are talking about, for this car anyway.
>
Just don't want to let the masses be mislead ;)

Jonathan Lukens wrote:

> >I'm not sure what "M3" exhaust you used or what model 92 325i you
> >installed the exhaust on (the 92 325ic is still an E30 body), but the 95
> >M3 muffler will definitely bolt directly to the 92 325i M50 catalyst
> >with *absolutely no modification*. We have done quite a few of these
> >and I can assure you it will bolt up just fine. No flaming here, just
> >don't want anyone to mislead the masses ;)
>
> "M3" exhaust was a stock cat-back off a 1997 to be installed on a '92
> "325i" M50 engine, production date 10/91.
>
> The 1997 M3 exhaust is at least 1/2 to 3/4 thicker in diameter.
>
> Jonathan
> lukensj_at_graham-ed.com

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