Hi Joe,
Thanks for that information RE the AWE import.
I decided to do a little "asking around" as the whole thing about AWE finding that a 3" downpipe was too big for a MKV raised some questions .... mainly the fact that both Miltek and APR use 3" systems, so it got me thinking what it actually is that makes the AWE product so good.
So...after a chat with Paul at APR, we did some research and discovered that the GIAC map used on the AWE test car was a generic map, and was therefore not tuned to allow for the larger downpipe, and therefore greater air mass created. He says that from his experience of both APR and Miltek products neither have the same issue with their 3" designs. Furthermore, he said that the technical department of AWE's headquarters in America were quite unexperienced compared with that of APR and Miltek.
I think this has swayed it for me, and I don't think I'll consider AWE anymore. It does just seem quite strange that they have kept using 2.5" - which afterall is what the stock system is. It seems that the main power gains that they have achieved from their 2.5" system are from their metal cat and because they remove the main silencer completely.
HTH
