Best Downpipes for 19-23 S58 BMW X3M, X4M F97/F98

Over the past few years the performance vehicle segment has grown once again with the rise of performance SUVs. From the Lamborghini Urus, Audi RSQ8, to the BMW X3M and BMW X4M, vehicle manufacturers are releasing potent SUVs and North American consumers are eating them up. Initially, they were met with staunch criticism of watering down their respective performance brands but adoption has only accelerated in the past few years.. If you have ever raced a tuned and modified X3M, it’s a humbling experience for a SUV to move that fast.

It’s no surprise that BMW and other performance car manufacturers have embraced the forced induction revolution. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of turbocharging your car is muting your exhaust sound. Car enthusiasts attempt to solve this sound problem with cat-back exhausts and it does work to some extent. However, the largest restrictive bottleneck for performance and sound is your turbocharged car’s downpipes, especially if they have OEM catalytic converters.  In order to get your turbocharged S58 powered F97 X3M or F98 X4M to sound its best, you need to replace your OEM downpipes with aftermarket ones. Today we will explore some of the best downpipe options for your  F97 X3M or F98 X4M.

Before jumping into the recommendations, if you aren't familiar with downpipes, go checkout our article "Ultimate Downpipe Guide" to learn all about downpipes.

Recommended: VRSF S58 Track Limited Racing Down Pipes

VRSF provides some of the best value of any manufacturer in the BMW aftermarket community. They manufacture and provide a wide selection of aftermarket exhaust components for BMW cars and have developed a great reputation amongst BMW enthusiasts. They have also begun expanding into manufacturing for Porsche and Toyota. Toyota is of course an obvious choice given who supplies the new B58 engine. This is our recommended downpipe and by far the most common aftermarket downpipe for the s58 that we see. At the end of the day, a downpipe is a downpipe. It’s not as complex as something like a full exhaust, so you shouldn’t purchase the most expensive option. As long as it has proper fitment, made out of at least stainless steel, and is from a reputable manufacturer, go for it. VRSF provides quality products at a really good price, so it’s hard to beat them when it comes to BMWs. VRSF provides the perfect sweetspot of price and quality with their VRSF S58 Track Limited Racing Down Pipes.

VRSF S58 Track Limited Racing Down Pipes (Affiliate link. Even if it wasn't, we would still recommend VRSF)

Can’t go wrong with: Competition Series Catless Downpipes X3M/X4M S58 Engine

Evolution Racewerks makes high quality aftermarket exhausts. From my personal experience, they are one of the more popular options for the X3M / X4M. Their Competition Series Catless Downpipes will remove the restrictions found on OEM components and will increase your car’s horsepower and torque significantly. Their downpipes are 100% 304 stainless steel and utilize mandrel bent piping. Welded together with TIG welding and built in the USA. Evolution Racewerks delivers an extremely solid solution that’s worth looking into.

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Other potential Downpipe options:

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