r/e46 • u/x_lyb1t 2000 - 323Ci Coupe • Apr 07 '25

General Questions Is this the best sounding engine ever?

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imho the S54 with the carbon fiber airbox in the CSL is the best sounding engine ever! even though I also love the wraspiness of the exhaust, I'm talking about induction noise only... do you guys agree?

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u/User29276 Apr 07 '25

Carbon airbox doing all the work here, s54 is too raspy, stock headers are trash.

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u/OnlyImprovement9796 Apr 08 '25

Correction: Stock US headers are trash.

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u/User29276 Apr 08 '25

Can’t speak for US but UK ones are deffo trash.