Valvetronic Designs Valved Catback Exhaust System - 2005–2010 BMW M5 (E60)
This Valvetronic Designs system is a T304 stainless valved catback built around a large center merge section for the BMW E60 M5. Valvetronic Designs designs that merge section to reduce turbulence and improve scavenging, aiming for a richer, more balanced tone out of the S85 V10 than the factory system delivers.
Valve control is a vacuum-actuated system with a key fob remote, so you choose between a smooth, mellow closed setting and the S85's high-pitched wail with the valves open. It's a direct bolt-on installation with no permanent modification and is 100% reversible to the factory system.
Why Upgrade
The large center merge section is the design detail that separates this from a simple straight-pipe catback: Valvetronic Designs built it specifically to improve scavenging and reduce turbulence, which is what gives the open setting its richer, more balanced character rather than just more noise.
Features
- T304 stainless steel, brushed finish
- Large center merge section for improved scavenging
- Fully mandrel-bent tubing, precision TIG welds
- Vacuum-actuated valves with key fob remote
- Direct bolt-on, no permanent modification
- 100% reversible to factory
What's Included
- T304 stainless valved exhaust system with large center merge section
- Vacuum-actuated valves with control hardware
- All necessary clamps and installation hardware
Required but not included: this system bolts to your OEM or an aftermarket downpipe; downpipes are not included.
Ownership Notes
If the vacuum valve hardware ever needs replacing, BMP also stocks the Valvetronic Designs vacuum valve control kit that matches this system.
Product Specifications
- Fitment: for the E60 M5
- Material: T304 stainless steel, brushed finish
- Design: large center merge section
- Valve control: vacuum-actuated valves with key fob remote
- SKU: V044 BMW.E60.M5.VSES.BR
- MPN: BMW.E60.M5.VSES.BR
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the valve controlled?
A vacuum-actuated system with a key fob remote, so you switch between the closed and open settings on your own terms.
Will this require any permanent modification to install?
No. It's a direct bolt-on installation with no cutting or permanent modification, and it's 100% reversible.
Does this include the downpipes?
No. This system bolts to your OEM or an aftermarket downpipe; downpipes are sold separately.
What does the valved catback sound like closed versus open?
Closed is smooth and mellow for daily driving; open lets the S85 V10's high-pitched wail through.