Which exhaust setup is your favorite? What other MK7 content do you want to see? Let us know!

Very thankful you guys are doing videos like this. This is EXACTLY what everyone wishes to see/hear when debating dropping hundreds of hard earned dollars on products. Now you dont have to pray it sounds good, you get a real world demo WITH decibel readings!? Props guys. Im Buying a dp from yall this upcoming friday.

Installed the Touring exhaust a week ago and love it. Although it could be a little louder, its just about right where I wanted it to be. It's got a deeper exhaust note than stock and doesnt have that tractor sound to it. While I like a loud exhaust and I admit I'd like it to be a little more aggressive, the deep subtly to it makes it quiet enough for living in a residential area yet sounding like a monster from inside the cabin when you gun it. Perfect for the person who respects the neighbors during 530am cold starts and loves dropping gears on nice straightaways.

Thank you MAP for this video!~ And for freezing your arses off in the MN outdoors to film this. I'm sharing some info about my setup of ~3yrs, for those who may be shopping and debating: 2017 GTI SE, DSG, 39k miles. ~15k miles, I installed the MAP 3" downpipe w/HFC to the stock catback. No extra resonator on the downpipe. In hindsight, I wish I had done this! (We can't know what we don't know at the time...) Sounded nice with the stock catback, but not as deep as I wanted. I experienced some unpleasant drone from 2800-3200rpm. ~6-mo later, I scored an excellent price on a second-hand, mint condition Cobb catback. Fit and finish was very good. But the Cobb falls short with its front resonator, which is essentially a tiny glasspack. Catback was very "BOOMY" at first from the interior, where the humans live... Sound deadening materials in the exhaust eventually "broke in" after ~500 miles, and the sound was very nice. Sporty, not ricey. But after two years I am over the drone in normal driving from ~2500-3000rpm. The drone can only be eliminated by the use of an appropriately sized resonator up front. GTI Jake and many others have proven this. Per this video above, the AWE touring exhaust includes a nice muffler AND a well sized front resonator. This reduces unwanted rasp and low-frequency drone in normal driving to moderate acceleration situations. Conclusion: I wish I had purchased the AWE touring! Hopefully this can help others.

Great video guys, thanks for helping us to make a decision.

Great comparison video guys! I'm still searching for which catback to get. Already have my downpipe and am so tired of the raspy high pitched sound with the stock system.

Good video man

I have seen people go stage 2 without the intake, and even Unitronic doesn't list it as a required item but instead a recommended item. If you're going to spend your hard earned money and you're aiming for power then you should get a better filter for your stock air box which honestly is not that bad, and spend the rest on an upgraded intercooler to help deal with the extra heat.

Great video, helped me decide which one I want

I have the MAP downpipe with the AWE touring. Perfect imo

Did you test levels before any changes? What are the idle/2500 dbs for your stock exhaust/stock downpipe setup.

great video thanx

Well done! Only thing more I'd like to see is a low speed 25-35 mph clip.

HELL YEAH thanks!

My catted Maperformance downpipe arrives tomorrow! Pairing it with a Remus non resonated sport exhaust. Just the cat and a very small suitcase muffler. Should make some great noise.

I'm a bit confused about the resonator in this AWE+MAP combo. The AWE Touring has a resonator included, but the MAP DP offers an optional resonator. I assume you can use one or the other, not both. Is the AWE Track + MAP DP w resonator the same as the AWE Touring + MAP wo resonator? Thanks.

I love my AWE Track/Catted non-resonated MAP downpipe.

I have a cts turbo catless downpipe and I wanted to buy an awe catback but I don't know if I need any adapters to connect the two together. The cts downpipe comes with a 3-2.5 inch adapter but I dont think I will need it. Can you guys please let me know? I have been asking around and no one has gave me a solid answer.

What DP setup was this? Res w/ cat or non-res?

Was the MAP DP catted or not?

was there a tune when you add the downpipe?

Lol, was this Purchased at Sam Leman Ford in bloomington, il?

Also it says you can't ship to California how does that work for people in California???

Will this fit mk7.5 ?

Does the downpipe have a cat?

Thanks for doing this! I'm surprised the dp + touring cbe is only 1.7db quieter than dp + track cbe at 2500rpm. Seems kinda pointless to get that touring pipe with the resonator to only quiet her down

That maperformancer down pipe sounds great on the track exhaust! How much is it?

Was it surging?

i own a 7.5 gti with the dsg7 and my plan is to go AWE touring with a de-cat downpipe and cut out the AWE muffler. My reasoning behind this is if i go track and decat i will not be able to get the "dsg farts" as the DQ381 does NOT have dsg farts, but by even just removing the stock muffler/back box you do get some farts just not the traditional dsg farts. And i dont want to run de-cat downpipe with a non-resonated, non mufflerd exahaust but by going with the touring i get the resonator. does this sound like it would be a good option? removing the muffler to get the farts but still having the resonator to keep it little bit more daily driver friendly. im sorry if this is to complicated or if i didnt explain myself properly ( english is not my first languange )

I'm looking for a catted downpipe for my 7.5I'm wondering why the high price tag compared to other down pipes? I want to pair it with my a w e track exhaust. But I'm looking at a CTS turbo instead because of the price.

It might been better if you did the stock DP and track exhaust after driving it for a week or two to break it in bc it does have a muffler so it's gonna take time for the true sound to come

I really want to get one of these w/stock downpipe, but I don’t want it to be too quiet nor too loud, Im leaning towards the touring but the track doesnt sound too far from the touring and I like it a lot more based on this vid, I just dont want to be disappointed it being too loud.

Dosent use paddle shifters 🤨🤨🤨

Does the MAP downpipe bolt right up to the AWE cat back? Also, will the MK7 GTI downpipe work on my MK7 GLI? TIA.

I have a MK7 gli which has the same motor and I can't decide if I should go touring with an aftermarket dp or go with the track with the stock dp, I'll probably tune it either way but I'm just wanting an agressive sound and some popping. I also don't drive it a ton I only put 4500 miles on it in about 7 months. Either way, are they noticeably louder than stock?

Doubtful I’ll get an answer but I just installed the awe touring with my arm catted dp. I’m EQT stage 2 with pops and bangs but not getting any. Is there a way to get pops and bangs or will I have to delete something? TIA

Anyone know if there’s drone with the track edition and stock downpipe?

how is the drone with the downpipe + awe track exhaust?

Where's the MAPerformance full 3" catback to match your downpipe?

Will this work on the 2019 model?

Thinking of going touring plus the MAP downpipe, but do I go res or not on the downpipe cause the touring system already has one?

hi with adding the downpipes, will that mess with emissions?

Can y’all make a video just like this for the xforce varex catback?

catback alone sounds stock

Track w/stock down pipe combo for me.

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All that matters is drone with this car...if it drones, it's going to be miserable.

7:07 sounds too much like a tractor imo lol