AWE SwitchPath™ Exhaust for the VW MK7/7.5 Golf R - Install & Sound Demo (feat. Kyle & Bryce)

[@mikejnaughton1226]

Pretty cool that there is a shared mindset of OG and that not only Matt has to make a video to make some good content

[@marcelkayden4237]

I guess I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream new series online?

[@benraphael3310]

@Marcel Kayden Flixportal xD

[@marcelkayden4237]

@Ben Raphael Thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) Appreciate it!

[@benraphael3310]

@Marcel Kayden happy to help =)

[@jeffc6832]

This channel definitely needs more Kyle and Bryce...probably keep the same amount of Jeff. ;)

[@HazerdSkills]

*cries in corner*

[@antonyv8171]

Needs a 3” down pipe and stage 2 tune and it will become a different animal man!! And sound way throatier; still sounds restricted.

[@TarzanGTI]

Why not 4" Trackslag, opens up the door for bigger turbo down the line too

[@mdworkshop3919]

was cool seeing you two guys take the horns and make content for the channel...and the car does sound good...well done guys.

[@BadBandar59]

I feel like this is the first vid kyle has done. rarely hear from him. Congrats on a baby dude!

[@kylehenderson1402]

Thanks man!

[@DJwessling]

At least if it has to be a vacuum it’s a nice one. Glad to finally see this on the channel. Well done guys.

[@MrAumbra]

That car in viper green is perfect. Love the content!

[@DJwessling]

Sounds great. I actually like the muted sound with the closed valves as what it should’ve sounded like stock. Then open just sounds great.

[@TKmotivation-]

Sounds legit. Nice job guys!

[@Corsa959]

Ex FBO R owner here. The catback gives great noise results but an aftermarket downpipe makes all the difference. Need a tune as well!

[@rhsab1]

Nice job guys. Sounds really good now! Love that wheels up launch lol

[@Tank4sale]

Sounds awesome! Must be happy with that

[@deweberis2709]

Kyle: I'm Kyle. Bryce: I'm Bryce. Kyle + Bryce: We are - Florida - Straight Pipes. 😂

[@johndunnington]

Great vid guys. Very premium sound. Love it! 💪🏼

[@speedisf]

Great job for another amazing video

[@dominationgaming5543]

The exhaust makes a little difference in loudness but is more to refine the sound. All the loudness and power comes from replacing the downpipe. I have a full bolt on GTI with fueling and hybrid turbo and it puts down 510whp and sounds great too. With the AWD of the golf R that kind of power is even more fun.

[@bailey213harper]

GTI doesn't have valves, unfortunately. But I went with a 3.5 in catless downpipe and AWE track cat-back, love it. Goes great with the Vortex XL turbo.

[@VuBeClan]

standard TT's do have valves, funny how GTI's don't. I'm pretty sure EU GTI's do have valves

[@bailey213harper]

@@VuBeClan Europe always gets the good stuff haha

[@kyleyork4849]

Did Kyle say the tone change after the 1k mile break in?

[@andrewboyd5826]

Love the color dude and sounds amazing

[@Mr.Luke.A]

Love the colour 👌🏼 great upload, nice to see you guys more.

[@buffalobill2965]

LOVE THE SPEKTRUM VDUBS!!!!!

[@jpthrasher2347]

Curious if y’all could post a follow up review. Did it come with the remote for the valves?

[@jform8147]

The wheels are on point!

[@rossmcconaghy9972]

Not sure why manufacturers make great vehicles like the Golf R and the Civic Type R but make them sound like a Prius. Great sounding exhaust. Thanks for sharing.

[@Nirvash24]

I had AWE on my Gold R. the drone was way to much. I switch to APR catback and drone is 90% gone.

[@nickryan8395]

Did you have a down pipe on either exhaust system? And which AWE exhaust did you have, switchpath or track edition?

[@scslite5206]

I hear ya! Love the tone of the AWE if only the drone can be toned down if not eliminated especially if running an aftermarket DP like i am.

[@scslite5206]

The drone is starting to tone down with more miles on her. So break in is a thing with AWE looks like. Love the throaty tone on this exhaust. Just gotta give it time!

[@sandmangti7040]

Much better. Need a wing extension now.

[@sandmangti7040]

More Golf stuff when Matt out.

[@HausyBoy]

I really wanna know what this sounds like with a downpipe? Can't seem to find any videos of the 2 pieces together, let alone a Catted CTS Downpipe

[@Antimatter.]

I like the wheel combo ! So it went from sounding like a battery powered weed whacker to a gas powered weed whacker 😂

[@DanielJStahl]

1:58 okay I thought it was just my R that did this. It's super annoying. You want the exhaust to sound sporty you put it in Race mode. But you're going to have to do that every single time you start the car.

[@nickryan8395]

Kyle, have you noticed any unbearable drone with the AWE Switchpath exhaust since the install?

[@kylehenderson1402]

No, it's been good. Valves open there is some drone, but that's to be expected. Valves closed is great though.

[@scslite5206]

@@kylehenderson1402 Are you still on the OEM downpipe? I just installed this same CBE on my R but already had an earlier version of the AWE Catted/Resonated DP/Stage 2 and I have drone in both open and closed valves. In fact, like what you said in the vid about it sounding louder in the cabin when valves are closed I get the same. I may have to add a resonator eventually if the break in doesn't tone down the drone at a tolerable level. I love the overall sound it's just the drone is real!

[@kylehenderson1402]

@@scslite5206 yes, OEM downpipe. However, in this video I hadn’t disabled my Soundaktor and my valves were reversed (AWE sent me the right motor and fixed it). So my car had to be in race mode originally in order to close the valves. Do valves were closed, but Soundaktor was at full blast. I think that’s why it was loud that way. Now that the valves are fixed it’s much quieter with valves closed. I would prefer a “touring” version of this exhaust though if they had it I think.

[@scslite5206]

@@kylehenderson1402 Thanks Kyle. I should check mine. How was it determined by AWE that the motor you had was reversed? Do you mean that there is a left and right specific motor just like on the OEM?

[@Golfr2020]

I opted for the INVIDIA Q300 valved. It uses the existing factory valve mechanism that fits straight onto it. The Invidia q300 sounds awesome, even with valves closed sounding still nice and pleasant. Glad i bought it.

[@bradhone9168]

Sounds great!

[@Ohjustyoshi]

Holy crap is that a 1 of 33 Mk7.5 Golf R?!

[@kylehenderson1402]

🤣🤣

[@deweberis2709]

3:30 "Famous last words at Obsessed Garage". 😂

[@dolamyte]

Too bad the Helen house didn't work out for Wookies in the Woods. If you ever get tired of the AWE, check out Baun Performance. He's just outside of Charlotte and has a channel on here under the same name. Good guy that makes great exhausts!

[@scottroberts5529]

Any drone wth that setup are you running stock downpipe or aftermarket downpipe?

[@Plague_GG]

No 50 minute Matty “How I” *sad face*

[@protopigeon]

sounds great - am tempted for the same setup on my R

[@vladshvets4216]

Do the exhaust valves work with the cars valve control system

[@TorqueMediaau]

wow US spec exhausts really are super quiet. Factory exhaust here in australia can hear the car from the end of the street 8 houses away.

[@gillesLegein]

Which rims are they, looks great. Golf R32 sounds are the best but golf R are cool too

[@kylehenderson1402]

They are Vossen HF-5 in Matte Gunmetal. 19x8.5, et42. Rear are deep face, front are flat face.

[@PieMK6R]

Clean looking shop

[@mirkokundacina6641]

In this video the downpipe is stock? If that is the case it sounds amazing. Let me know I am looking to get one for my R

[@ObsessedGarage]

Stock.

[@mirkokundacina6641]

@@ObsessedGarage thank you for the reply and the car sounds amaizing. Great choice

[@joetacchino4470]

I hope you disconnected the Soundaktor. First thing I did on my GTI.

[@BOOMER9551]

You guys should try x force

[@nickelass427]

wheel and tire specs?

[@neonrider9426]

Is this a OPF Model?

[@_CaliCeramics_]

ooooooo Nice Kyle

[@PLr1c3r]

What a step back in terms of sound compared to the R32 04 and 08. The fuel mileage and performance makes sense but they should of just switched to the i5 for the mk8 to go back to the roots of the .:R.

[@kylehenderson1402]

I don’t think there’s a better OE sound than an ‘04 R32.

[@JordanGlennon]

Description is wrong viper green gti them a few words down says golf R, major oversight haha

[@kylehenderson1402]

Bryce has got jokes...

[@Wayzor_]

Be prepared to wait 10 weeks for AWE to make the exhaust for you.

[@schapediddly]

You got a golf r and you haven't tuned it yet? What you doing over there...

[@iHarrisx]

Anyone know the name of that colour green? Pretty sure that’s not a colour in UK

[@andthen2123]

Viper green..

[@alexdelgadillo3398]

Nice. Love my 7r

[@patrickturcotte8616]

What is your wheel??

[@kylehenderson1402]

They are Vossen HF-5 in Matte Gunmetal. 19x8.5, et42. Rear are deep face, front are flat face.

[@AussieWhitePride]

Wtf? Why does only one pipe have a muffler? So confused

[@IainB]

"Best Golf R Exhaust" compared to what?

[@nineD1talonz]

Those definitely weren't launches lol. Car sounds good though!

[@vongdong10]

Are they seriously charging $2k for this super basic exhaust? It's using clamps ffs. Sounds good though.

[@livewoutlimit]

So many pieces with so many cheap clamps to join them. It just doesn't look like a quality piece. Sounds good tho!

[@scslite5206]

pictures or videos doesn't do it justice. Unless you've seen one in the flesh the quality is top notch!

[@torks2339]

I'd still be disappointed I'm afraid! Great looking car but really terrible sound. How can they make something as awesome sounding as the mk4 r32 and go so far downhill every car after that!

[@richardpowell723]

👍

[@Ryem3]

One word, drone

[@psyoutubevideos1926]

Did you have the exhaust before?

[@user-vk2fq8ww8o]

Sounds like a vacuum cleaner

[@sean_nguyen]

AWE”s build quality is horrible. I also broke a clamp for one of my tips with my AWE kit. Definitely regretted it once I opened the box.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha.. no. I've had half a dozen AWE exhausts. All were on point.

[@kylehenderson1402]

The clamp thing was weird, but the rest of the exhaust is absolutely legit.

[@konrad4520]

god damn a lime green golf that is not attractive at all.