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My S5 with 20" Forgestars and AWE Exhaust. Should I get downpipes?

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Old 11-28-2011, 11:23 AM
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Default My S5 with 20" Forgestars and AWE Exhaust. Should I get downpipes?

For those of you who want to know what the Forgestar f14 wheels look like on an S5, I got out and shot a video of my S5 last week. I also have the AWE Catback exhaust system with 90mm tips.

I was wondering if you guys think that it is worth the money to purchase the AWE downpipes as well (the stock downpipes are installed currently).

Here is the Video:
Custom Audi S5 with AWE Catback Exhaust revving

Let me know what you think!
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Can you give me a idea of how or if your ride has changed with the coilovers and how much is it lowered.
Looks great.
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I have the K&W Variant 1 coilovers and the ride quality is still pretty good. As long as you invest in some good coilovers, you wont feel much of a difference in ride quality. If you decide to just replace the springs, then you start to have problems.

Let me know if you have any more questions!
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Thanks, I'm sure I will not into the to distant future.

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Car looks and sounds great. Stance is dead on. F14's work really well on our cars.
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very cool vid
I love my awe exhaust and downpipes
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Like the wheels, but the exhaust sounds a little muddy. Almost like the cats are clogged or something.
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Originally Posted by Beakerz
Like the wheels, but the exhaust sounds a little muddy. Almost like the cats are clogged or something.
Ya it sounds alot different in person than it does in the video. I will try to upload another video soon with a more accurate representation of the sound and more angles of the car.
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Originally Posted by hunter448
Ya it sounds alot different in person than it does in the video. I will try to upload another video soon with a more accurate representation of the sound and more angles of the car.
Yes, it's difficult to get the true sound on video...not to mention that it can sound very different on various computer speakers. I do like the sound of a V8 with a nice crisp-sounding exhaust system.
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I will try to get another video up soon (hopefully with a better exhaust note), and some pictures for those of you who are interested in seeing more of the 20" Forgestars

Thanks!


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