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The exhaust path is much straighter and you don't have that massive center muffler to mess with, so aligning is much, much easier. Again, I'm doing this on Rhino Ramps with like 10" of clearance, and I had absolutely no problems get it all lined up. All you have to do is work your way from front to back jamming the slip joints in as far as they will go. The rest just falls into place. The other thing I didn't mention is that the hangers need to be shoved on the AWE with some muscle. The hangers on the AWE are fatter than stock. Like I said, I'm obviously an AWE fanboy, but I would tell you the truth. It's much easier than the Audi exhaust. |
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02-18-2015, 08:56 AM | #24 |
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I'm pretty sure it would be really raspy and probably drones a bit. If you have a 6MT that might help, but DCT would most like be annoying. I'm sure Mike or Andrew will chime in if they have experienced it.
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02-18-2015, 08:59 AM | #25 |
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I'm just efficient. It probably took me about four or five hours to edit the photos, post the video, and write up this review. I just do it when I'm watching Ninja Turtles with my son or hanging out with the baby. Multi-tasking.
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02-18-2015, 09:01 AM | #27 |
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Great review.
On a different note, I noticed that you, like I, get dusty bands in the middle of your tires. Think this is due to improper inflation? Correct inflation? |
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02-18-2015, 09:02 AM | #28 |
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Amazing write-up Matt!!! I enjoyed reading your review, seeing all the detailed and multiple angled shots and watching the video. Your car sounds AMAZING! Thanks for taking time to do this.
Totally agree with this.
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02-18-2015, 09:06 AM | #29 | |
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That freaking Camry! Where the heck was that lady going? It is a dead-end road in the middle of nowhere!
The Rode Mic I use on the DSLR is really noisy, but it does a great job of capturing the actual sound of the exhaust. I was surprised with the Akra as well. With the valves open all of the time it had some bite. In my opinion the AWE and Akra sound rather similiar with one important exception. THE FART! AWE has solved most all of the fart. Most people really like the dump at high RPMs, but I don't. Normal people that hear the car would probably prefer the Akra. I don't think you can go wrong with either exhaust, but you could have a front lip, spacers, rear spoiler, tune, cosmetic upgrades, etc plus and AWE exhaust for the price of the Akra. The Akra is still an amazing piece. If it wasn't so expensive, I'd hang it on my wall. Quote:
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02-18-2015, 09:37 AM | #30 |
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Hands down the best sounding exhaust so far on the F8X. Sounds completely different than the other options out there. Could that be due to 3" piping and stainless vs titanium?
This gives me hope that future affordable exhaust systems for this car will sound similar. |
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02-18-2015, 09:52 AM | #31 | |
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Seemed like your mic did a pretty good job; much better than other vids I've seen.
In audio, sometimes things sound different on different days. The Akra and AWE do actually sound quite similar at higher rpms; to me ears anyway. I don't prefer the fart, but I don't think I hate it as much as you. Of all the exhaust out there right now, the Active did sound the closest to the AWE IMO, but those clips aren't nearly as well recorded. Thanks for putting this together It was helpful. Quote:
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02-18-2015, 09:58 AM | #33 | |
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While I do think it sounds pretty good, I think the mic did a pretty good job of recording the accurate sound, vs iPhone or GoPro mics. |
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02-18-2015, 10:01 AM | #34 |
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Great Review. I was leaning towards MPE, but AWE looks like a great option. If anyone has heard both I would like to hear your comparisons.
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how does this compare to the akra volume-wise? about the same? significantly louder?
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Great review thanks! I think this exhaust may be in my future
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Great review. Based on your review is why I ordered this exhaust. I also ordered the Black diamond 102 mm tips.
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People on YouTube were yelling at how bad the tips looked. I didn't understand until I realized they thought I had the tips on the exhaust in the cold start section of the video. I thought it was pretty funny. |
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Great review. Car's looking and sounding great.
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Awesome write up. Just got the iPE installed this week and makes similar sounds contrary to what people have sound about the total volume. Going to be making a video with sounds this week.
We should try and get together and do a comparison video sometime in the future since I am right down the road.
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Wow! Thank you so much, Money, for this lovingly detailed review and the kind words! We're honored you chose our exhaust!
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