Performance Exhaust

Our exhausts have earned praise from owners and the press alike, due to their unique "Jekyll and Hyde" personality. We spend considerable time and effort during development to achieve remarkable civility when idling and cruising at part throttle, while also producing a war-cry wail when full throttle is applied. Sophisticated, refined, and powerful, all at once. We spent considerable time examining how to maximize the performance and options of this exhaust system. The exhaust features thick .065" wall T304L stainless steel tubing, double-walled exhaust tips to reduce heat discoloration, and perfect fitment, right to the OE downpipe (or any downpipe made to mate to the factory exhaust). The Cat Back system is topped off with our signature 3.15" beveled exhaust tips, in Chrome Silver. The tips sport stamped AWE logos and are double-walled to ensure a mirror polish even under hard usage. The system has multiple slip joints with high-quality stainless band clamps, to allow optimal adjustment.Why did we choose 2.5 inch and not 3.0 inch diameter for our MK5 exhaust? Our first prototypes of this system were indeed 3.0 inch, but we found that the effort it took to move the large mass of air in the 3.0 inch system at lower rpms resulted in a loss of torque with very little offsetting gain up top. Take a look at our 3.0 inch prototype dyno sheets here and see why a 3.0 inch system is not appropriate for this car.When upgrading your MK5, go with the team that started it all.

• Double-walled exhaust tips to reduce heat discoloration
• Fully mandrel bent tubing
• In-house dyno-developed
• Lifetime Warranty
• No CEL Guarantee
• Perfect Fitment - Guaranteed
• Stainless steel internal muffler and resonator construction
• Stainless steel T-bolt clamps
• Thick .065" wall T304L stainless steel tubing

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Performance Exhaust for VW MK5 GTI

AWE Tuning offers Performance Edition exhaust systems in a variety of styles, configurations, and options. Cat-back, turbo-back, and downpipe-back systems are crafted from mandrel-bent 304 stainless steel—with a variety of muffler, inlet/outlet, and tip choices. Drivers experience double-digit gains in both horsepower and torque, with approximately 12 lbs. weight savings over stock. AWE exhausts achieve remarkable civility when idling and at part throttle cruising, while also producing a war-cry wail when full throttle is applied. These systems include 3 in. tubing with H-Pipe crossover for optimal performance. Consider the options available for your vehicle, then transform your exhaust with a Performance Edition system from AWE Tuning.