m332is

I thought I saw something on this forum but I don't think I was able to refine my search parameters enough to find it again... I was looking at the AWE exhaust and was thinking the Touring version would be best for my needs. The question is resonated vs non-resonated downpipes? By way of background I had the non resonated downpipe/Touring version on my B8.5 A4 and you could barely hear it inside the car. With my B9 S4, the stock exhaust was OK but not aggressive enough so I added the ECS center resonator delete and it's great at idle, under acceleration and deceleration but has more of a drone than I'd prefer in the mid 2000 rpm range. I'd like something that is aggressive enough to hear inside the car but no drone.

I remember reading that someone had experimented with the different AWE versions and felt they found a good solution.

Thanks!

wam22

I have the AWE track exhaust but with two resonated downpipes, so it is an in between on the touring and track. It is great at slower speeds and when you are accelerating sounds fantastic. The problem is the amount of drone at consistent, fast, highway speeds for long trips. Driving from IL to CT (I do this once a year) was brutal after a few hours since there is a ton of drone at 80mph.

I have heard the touring exhaust on some 3.0T A6s and it sounds just as good, but not as loud as the track but louder than stock with little to no drone. If you want something louder, get the switch path exhaust or see if you can build a custom one with AWE (like non-resonated down pipes with resonates/mufflers on the tail pipe).