Buying New Ipe Part

Burdman · 03-12-2017, 11:48 PM

Hi, I am likely purchasing this piece that is brand new from an IPE full system. In the picture it is the piece circled and in the other picture they are the chrome pieces. Are those the mid pipes? Already have test pipes and mine are much smaller. Any help is appreciated!

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M3MPH1S · 03-13-2017, 11:05 AM

When most people say mid pipes with relation to the M3, they are taking about the entire x pipe assembly, but I know some companies call each section of the x pipe by a separate name; rather than just "x pipe" you might see "x pipe" plus "test pipes" (not the same test pipes you have, this would be like the part you circled). But if you're gonna buy an x pipe, you need to make sure to buy the whole mid section (2 "sections", 3 pieces total) that bolts up the the headers on one side and bolts up to the muffler connecting pipes on the other. You can see some clamps in the first picture a few inches below the "x". Here's an example from another brand

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Burdman Private 13 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 (ESS 625 Kit) Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (1)	Buying New Ipe Part Hi, I am likely purchasing this piece that is brand new from an IPE full system. In the picture it is the piece circled and in the other picture they are the chrome pieces. Are those the mid pipes? Already have test pipes and mine are much smaller. Any help is appreciated! https://www.flickr.com/photos/114737...posted-public/
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M3MPH1S Captain 592 Rep 769 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (8)	When most people say mid pipes with relation to the M3, they are taking about the entire x pipe assembly, but I know some companies call each section of the x pipe by a separate name; rather than just "x pipe" you might see "x pipe" plus "test pipes" (not the same test pipes you have, this would be like the part you circled). But if you're gonna buy an x pipe, you need to make sure to buy the whole mid section (2 "sections", 3 pieces total) that bolts up the the headers on one side and bolts up to the muffler connecting pipes on the other. You can see some clamps in the first picture a few inches below the "x". Here's an example from another brand
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