SVTers,
Took advantage of Lethal's President's Day site-wide sale and got some AWE Touring axlebacks.
Installed the mufflers last week and I'm quite happy with the tone and sound volume produced. These are straight-through mufflers and the construction and fitment is top-notch. Tone is very deep at idle and I would even say tame at idle and anything under 1500 RPM. Under 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, the sound is similar to Borla S-types but a bit more aggressive (yes, it's a Touring muffler). The absence of resonators (Lethal OTA pipes) contributes to the perked up volume. Downshifting gives a nice burble. There is no rasp or 'blattiness' (windows down perspective) and there is NO drone anywhere in the RPM range (only up to about 4k, so far) despite trying to induce drone by lugging the engine while going up a hill. AWE has figured out how to eliminate drone.
The only minor concern I have is starting the car in the early morning. The authoritative staccato bark on a cold start no doubt aggravates the neighbors but I think the sound can be reduced a good bit by dropping the initial crank RPM from 1200 to something more reasonable.
Sorry for not posting a video yet; I'll see what I can do in the next few days.
If you're looking for some high quality, made in the USA mufflers, take a look at AWE. I think you'll like what you see and hear.
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Took advantage of Lethal's President's Day site-wide sale and got some AWE Touring axlebacks.
Installed the mufflers last week and I'm quite happy with the tone and sound volume produced. These are straight-through mufflers and the construction and fitment is top-notch. Tone is very deep at idle and I would even say tame at idle and anything under 1500 RPM. Under 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, the sound is similar to Borla S-types but a bit more aggressive (yes, it's a Touring muffler). The absence of resonators (Lethal OTA pipes) contributes to the perked up volume. Downshifting gives a nice burble. There is no rasp or 'blattiness' (windows down perspective) and there is NO drone anywhere in the RPM range (only up to about 4k, so far) despite trying to induce drone by lugging the engine while going up a hill. AWE has figured out how to eliminate drone.
The only minor concern I have is starting the car in the early morning. The authoritative staccato bark on a cold start no doubt aggravates the neighbors but I think the sound can be reduced a good bit by dropping the initial crank RPM from 1200 to something more reasonable.
Sorry for not posting a video yet; I'll see what I can do in the next few days.
If you're looking for some high quality, made in the USA mufflers, take a look at AWE. I think you'll like what you see and hear.
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I hope these links work:
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Links didn't work. Back to the video hosting drawing board.
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Chris
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