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I owned AWE man (both res and non-res) and it definitely has rasp. Dont know what to tell ya. I was pretty disappointed with mine overall and thought it was way overhyped on these boards. Not to mention the customer service from AWE is horrible.
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11-13-2015, 03:17 PM | #47 |
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that is stupid to say on the Internet. Fixing tickets can cost your friend a job. On the other hand, I love the exhaust, especially the large tips. Car looks sick . congrats
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11-13-2015, 03:23 PM | #48 |
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We've had each variant in our shop, EXCEPT AA w/stock downpipes.
Here are videos: AWE w/downpipes AWE w/o downpipes Active Autowerke w/downpipes You really can't go wrong with either system. Our HONEST feedback is Active does have a cleaner sound with minimal rasp. The AWE has a bit of rasp after about 4k rpms. It's a throaty rasp, not a high pitched sound like Akra on the S55. A short list of pros for the AA: - Clean sound - No Drone - Tips looks fantastic Pros for AWE: - No drone... Unless you pair the non resonated midpipe with dps - deep and throaty sound - OEM valve control use is retained
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11-13-2015, 04:08 PM | #50 |
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I have heard AWE and love the sound(it was my second choice) but it does definitely have rasp in the higher RPM bands. I could really care less about valves, most cars dont have them that I was cross shopping nor do I want my car to be quiet(why get an exhaust if you want to tame it to OEM) so that was not a factor for me which is why I went with AA.
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11-13-2015, 06:26 PM | #52 |
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I've been pretty vocal about how bad this car sounds no matter what exhaust you have. To me the AA sounds pretty much the same as AWE, Akra, MPE, with very slight character differences. My definition of rasp must be different than the rest of the world because I hear rasp and farting from all of the exhausts videos shown.
It's always great to have more options, but the weird third muffler and giant tips are a no go for me. I loved the look and design of my Akra, but the AWE tone and character with the 3" piping and traditional muffler/tip design make it still superior to me. I think saying this exhaust eliminates the rasp and fart of the S55 is a bit much. It sounds nothing like an E92 M3. Last edited by Money2536; 11-13-2015 at 06:36 PM.. |
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Have you heard any of those exhausts in person to make that statement? The exhausts you mentioned sound nothing alike in person especially when you add downpipes to the mix. Not hating but the Akra downpipe combo has to be one of the worst ive heard and a few others don't fall far behind. Some exhausts are just not ment to be paired with downpipes. But hey my sound preference may be different than yours and if your happy thats all that really matters in the end. |
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11-13-2015, 07:33 PM | #55 | |
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I couldn't handle this car with downpipes on any exhaust. It sounds terrible. |
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I dont think this sound's overly aggressive though in the cabin . Car is Full bolt on |
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I just finished it today and I must say that I am extremely impressed with this exhaust. I will be doing a full review soon. I think this exhaust by far does the best job at cleaning up the horrible sounds the s55 makes. AA really hit it out of the ball park with this exhaust. I've heard awe non res, magnaflow, and mpe and this one is easily my favorite.
Install was really smooth, did it all on my back with just a set of ramps on the rear tires in about 2.5 hours. I've heard people say the tips stick out to far?? Maybe it's my install job but they sit in slightly under the rkp diffuser at the furthest length I could get them which was exactly the look I wanted. |
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11-14-2015, 05:43 PM | #60 | |
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Side note, what did to think of the Magnaflow exhaust? I've yet to hear one in person. |
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11-14-2015, 05:51 PM | #61 | |
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I liked the Magnaflow for the price, it is decent and sounds better then some of the 4k+ exhausts out there. Ya I will upload good ones in my review. Cameras don't seem to do a great job at capturing a lot of the s55 exhaust notes that you hear in person which is kind of the opposite of what I experienced in my gtr where it sounded exactly like the videos This is a snapchat so take it for what it is... Last edited by marcus321; 11-14-2015 at 05:57 PM.. |
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Digging the sound but those tips at too big and look out of place. Yes, there is thing as too big. Not meant to put down the exhaust but just my take on the tips.
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11-14-2015, 06:15 PM | #63 |
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Those are the 90mm tips, looks like. All of the aftermarket exhaust out there feature at least 90mm tips.
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11-14-2015, 06:23 PM | #64 |
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Yup, they are 90mm. I think it's a good size. 102 is to big on this car for me. My last car was 120 lol so 90 is pretty conservative. You won't find many, if any, tips under 90 for aftermarket
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It's probably the picture angle then. Makes them look a lot bigger.
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