Our exhausts have earned praise from owners and the press alike, due
to their unique "Jekyll and Hyde" personality. We spend considerable
time and effort during development to achieve remarkable civility when
idling and cruising at part throttle, while also producing a war-cry
wail when full throttle is applied. Sophisticated, refined, and
powerful, all at once.
Turning good into great
The factory exhaust on the GLI consists of a long downpipe, with two
catalytic converters, and two rather large mufflers in the section after
the cats. We fixed that.
Highlights include:
- Fully mandrel bent tubing
- Available with Chrome Silver or Diamond Black Finishes
- Thick .065" wall T304 stainless steel tubing
- Fully lined stainless steel flex joint in downpipe
- Stainless steel internal muffler and resonator construction
- Stainless steel MIG and TIG welds
- Stainless steel T-bolt clamps
- Double walled exhaust tips to reduce heat discoloration
- Included OEM turbo to downpipe gasket
- In house dyno developed and tested
- No CEL - Guaranteed
- Featuring the AWE Tuning Lifetime Exhaust Warranty (one year on downpipe catalyst and exhaust tips)
Downpipe
The downpipe features an integrated resonator to keep the exhaust
sound volume civilized even with the elimination of the very restrictive
factory converters. Our downpipe is the first performance downpipe to
be released that will not trigger a Check Engine Light on TSI 2.0T cars,
even on factory software.
Track Edition
Similarly, The Mk6 Jetta GLI Track Edition Exhaust replaces the
factory exhaust and includes a straight through resonator, but to allow a
more aggressive exhaust tone, the Track Edition does not include the
rear resonator.
Touring Edition
The Mk6 Jetta GLI Touring Edition Exhaust replaces the factory
exhaust from the downpipe back, featuring a straight through resonator
and AWE Tuning's 180 Technology in the rear muffler section.
Sound Perfection: AWE Tuning 180 Technology
As exhaust gases exit the 2.0L Turbo engine and flow
into an AWE Tuning 180 Technology equipped resonator, they pass through
strategically located ports, and into reflection chambers. Sound waves,
carried by these exhaust gasses, bounce off the walls of the reflection
chambers. By controlling the size and location of the ports and the
chambers, we also control when the sound waves exit the chambers. The
specific timing of when the reflected sound waves re-join the main
exhaust flow creates a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree out-of-phase sound
wave that cancels out problematic frequencies. More on AWE Tuning 180
Technology in the tab above.
Conversion Kits
Its too loud! Its too quiet!
Don't worry. If you're looking to crank up a notch or bring
it down, perfectly engineered upgrade paths are available. Turn your
Touring Edition to a Track Edition, or vice versa, with ease. Simply
unclamp the rear Touring or Track Edition section and replace with the
new configuration.
Important fitment notes
Have a 2013 GLI? Be sure to check your engine code (here's how) to
ensure correct fitment on your vehicle. Certain engine types feature
different downpipe fitments, so lets be sure this will fit yours.
Why did we choose 2.5 inch and not 3.0 inch diameter for our MK6 exhaust?
Our first 2.0T exhaust prototypes were indeed 3.0 inch, but we found
that the effort it took to move the large mass of air in the 3.0 inch
system at lower rpms resulted in a loss of torque with very little
offsetting gain up top. Take a look at our 3.0 inch prototype dyno
sheets here and see why a 3.0 inch system is not appropriate for this car.
Please note that due to the use of high flow catalytic converters, our downpipe section is for racing use only.
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