todeshandler
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Las Vegas
Big thanks to the whole team at AWE for producing such a kick ass system (your guy's skills are really top notch), Mike @ eMotion Autowerks for lift time and help installing, GIAC for software that rips, and J Moss@Torque-Factory :thumbup:
The tone is perfect. Zero drone even in the "drone zone" (2500-3300 or highway cruising speeds). Fitment is perfect! Putting the exhaust on is like chipping it all over again. Those stock cats are a HUGE restriction. I should have dyno results first thing next week. Fit and finish is also great, nothing was overlooked, clean welds throughout, no bugger welds that seem to be so common now adays from other companies.
Now some info about the system. It is 2.5" turbo back system. It maintains the 2.5" diameter from turbo outlet to where it splits to the tips, unlike other companies which use mufflers and/or resonators with internal diameters smaller then the tube sizing which creates a bottleneck. With exhausts, it is only as big as the smallest point. So if you have a 3" exhaust that gets reduced to 2.25" somewhere in the system you might as well just have a 2.25" system because that is all the flow you are getting through it. Think of it as a funnel, no matter how big it is on top it will still only flow as fast as the little hole on the bottom will let it. Currently there are 2 different cats in testing. I am testing a 200 cell metalic cat from HJS for AWE which is the same as the one that Miltek is pimping so hard =)
Now on to the good stuff.
Pic of complete system fresh out of the box.
A few pics of the sexy downpipe.
A few pics of the stock downpipe for comparison. Look at that nasty cat right where the dp connects to the turbo housing.
Pic comparing the dps.
Pics comparing the cat back system.
Pics of each of the parts in the AWE system.
Part 1 - downpipe
Part 2 - sexy HJS cat
Part 3 - resonator
Part 4 & 5 - bend & 2nd resonator
Part 6 - bend
Part 7 - ultra sexy tips
Now by this time I am sure you guys are ready for sound clips. Keep in mind the system sounds much different in person. The microphone on my digi cam is not very high quality.
Exhaust clip at idle.
Exhaust clip revving and various RPMs
I'll try and snap some pics of the tips, etc once I clean my car :laugh:
If there is any need I can write a faq for how to uninstall/install a aftermarket exhaust on mk5 GTI, we took step by step pics. I was going to post them here but this thread is already too long
The tone is perfect. Zero drone even in the "drone zone" (2500-3300 or highway cruising speeds). Fitment is perfect! Putting the exhaust on is like chipping it all over again. Those stock cats are a HUGE restriction. I should have dyno results first thing next week. Fit and finish is also great, nothing was overlooked, clean welds throughout, no bugger welds that seem to be so common now adays from other companies.
Now some info about the system. It is 2.5" turbo back system. It maintains the 2.5" diameter from turbo outlet to where it splits to the tips, unlike other companies which use mufflers and/or resonators with internal diameters smaller then the tube sizing which creates a bottleneck. With exhausts, it is only as big as the smallest point. So if you have a 3" exhaust that gets reduced to 2.25" somewhere in the system you might as well just have a 2.25" system because that is all the flow you are getting through it. Think of it as a funnel, no matter how big it is on top it will still only flow as fast as the little hole on the bottom will let it. Currently there are 2 different cats in testing. I am testing a 200 cell metalic cat from HJS for AWE which is the same as the one that Miltek is pimping so hard =)
Now on to the good stuff.
Pic of complete system fresh out of the box.
A few pics of the sexy downpipe.
A few pics of the stock downpipe for comparison. Look at that nasty cat right where the dp connects to the turbo housing.
Pic comparing the dps.
Pics comparing the cat back system.
Pics of each of the parts in the AWE system.
Part 1 - downpipe
Part 2 - sexy HJS cat
Part 3 - resonator
Part 4 & 5 - bend & 2nd resonator
Part 6 - bend
Part 7 - ultra sexy tips
Now by this time I am sure you guys are ready for sound clips. Keep in mind the system sounds much different in person. The microphone on my digi cam is not very high quality.
Exhaust clip at idle.
Exhaust clip revving and various RPMs
I'll try and snap some pics of the tips, etc once I clean my car :laugh:
If there is any need I can write a faq for how to uninstall/install a aftermarket exhaust on mk5 GTI, we took step by step pics. I was going to post them here but this thread is already too long