JVS0302
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I was able to install the 0FG exhaust this morning.
Install:
I did the install in my driveway. I did not use ramps but put the air suspension in OR2 mode. Removing the stock exhaust is pretty straight forward. Since I have no plans of reusing it, I chose to cut the driver side piping to make it easier to remove. Otherwise I think you would need to be on a lift to get it out in one piece.
The AWE exhaust has excellent fit and finish. However I did hit one snag during install. They did not ship me the correct bolts to make the connection to the stock piping. The ones they sent were way too long and did not look like exhaust bolts. I was able to reuse the stock bolts along with the supplied nuts from AWE for now. The connection is tight but I will be reaching out to AWE to get the proper bolts from them. Other than that, everything else was super easy to assemble, align and tighten.
The AWE tips are awesome. There is so much adjustability - you can change how far you would like them to stick out and basically have infinite adjustability up down and left to right. I will continue to tweak them after a few more heat cycles but I can say they look great and I was able to get them pretty much perfectly aligned in the bumper cut-outs.
Impressions:
This exhaust is exactly what I was hoping it would be. It is throaty and aggressive without being too boomy or bassy. I have an F10 M5 that is extremely loud, this is nothing like that. It has an awesome cold start for sure, but then settles down to a nice idle. Under load it is aggressive and again I would describe the tone as throaty, not raspy. When cruising there is just enough to know you have an aftermarket exhaust but it is not intrusive. I will be honest I was worried this would be too loud for my daily driver, but I am completely happy. We will see if the tone changes as it continues to break in.
Unfortunately I am not able to upload the cold start videos I took. If someone knows a way to do it please let me know.
Install:
I did the install in my driveway. I did not use ramps but put the air suspension in OR2 mode. Removing the stock exhaust is pretty straight forward. Since I have no plans of reusing it, I chose to cut the driver side piping to make it easier to remove. Otherwise I think you would need to be on a lift to get it out in one piece.
The AWE exhaust has excellent fit and finish. However I did hit one snag during install. They did not ship me the correct bolts to make the connection to the stock piping. The ones they sent were way too long and did not look like exhaust bolts. I was able to reuse the stock bolts along with the supplied nuts from AWE for now. The connection is tight but I will be reaching out to AWE to get the proper bolts from them. Other than that, everything else was super easy to assemble, align and tighten.
The AWE tips are awesome. There is so much adjustability - you can change how far you would like them to stick out and basically have infinite adjustability up down and left to right. I will continue to tweak them after a few more heat cycles but I can say they look great and I was able to get them pretty much perfectly aligned in the bumper cut-outs.
Impressions:
This exhaust is exactly what I was hoping it would be. It is throaty and aggressive without being too boomy or bassy. I have an F10 M5 that is extremely loud, this is nothing like that. It has an awesome cold start for sure, but then settles down to a nice idle. Under load it is aggressive and again I would describe the tone as throaty, not raspy. When cruising there is just enough to know you have an aftermarket exhaust but it is not intrusive. I will be honest I was worried this would be too loud for my daily driver, but I am completely happy. We will see if the tone changes as it continues to break in.
Unfortunately I am not able to upload the cold start videos I took. If someone knows a way to do it please let me know.
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