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3" Thermal vs. AWE?

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With all the videos of exhaust sounds it makes it very hard to tell who is loud and who is crap. I'm leaning towards the 3" AWE system, but I'm a drag racer at heart and like the bark of a good exhaust that sounds good. What is the feedback from the group?
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They’re both going to be great exhausts. Thermal and awe are going to be perfect exhausts, and sound great without drone. I’ll break them both down for you:

Common points: both won’t drone, will have a great tone, and are made of great material.

awe: Slightly deeper tone, better looking bigger exhaust tips, better connectors (doesn’t really matter but I like the design better)

Thermal: Cheaper, better sounding IMO, and better sounding with downpipes if you get those eventually.

I would choose the awe solely based on the exhaust tips if you aren’t going to get downpipes, but downpipes are a great upgrade performance wise so it’s your decision what root you want to go. With downpipes the Thermal is the better of the two.
 

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AWE & Down pipes, I like it. Thank you!
 

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I was strongly considering the AWE, but I ultimately went with the Thermal. I'm very pleased with it. There's no drone when cruising, and it has a nice deep tone.

From sound clips, the AWE sounds a little more "exotic" and deep.

I chose thermal because I have their 3" on my focus st, and I was very pleased with that sound. It was also on sale for black Friday/November.
 

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I ordered the AWE a little over 2 weeks ago. Waiting for it to ship so I can get it installed!
 

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I'm looking at getting the AWE. I'm trying to meet up with one of the ST owners this weekend to hear them in person before I make my purchase.
 



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