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Originally Posted by solstice
I bet it’s due to the euro OPF requirement. No way to make that work in a satisfactory way with an M performance exhaust. In Europe the days of great sounding exhausts are over, my guess it’s better to just accept that and move on if you’re in EU.
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From factory, yes. Most F-gen M Performance exhausts for N55 and B55 had a mid-pipe, I believe, which now with the OPFs in there would not be compatible. Hence only the M Performance muffler for G80 is sold in the EU, not the whole system.
There are still plenty ECE, OPF-friendly aftermarket exhaust systems on sale for petrol cars. AFAIK, as long as you leave the OPFs intact, you can do anything (except fitting cat-less downpipes). Depends on the country. In Germany, these aftermarket exhausts are also sometimes legal only if it is coupled with a complimentary ECU upgrade because only then, the car can be louder than from factory. It's complicated.
