c1pinang

Last year I had a dilemma on either buying a new set of RS4 reps or DPs, and I went with the wheels. The mod bug has gotten to me again this time around: improve suspension (coilovers) or more power (DPs)?

I currently have the res AWE CB. And I am leaning towards buying the AWE DPs. For you guys that added the DPs after replacing your stock CB, did you really feel the difference? I see that on AWE's website, the gain is about 10hp.

Any comments would be appreciated

IClayout

more power, but also got louder. Do it.

BergeyRPI

Do you have AWE non-res? If so, the full exhaust is going to be freakin loud! I have APR downpipes with the AWE catback (non-res). I think it'll sound nicer if you spend the extra money and go with the AWE downpipes like you are planning on (instead of the cheaper APR). Plus, I paid for 10 hours on labor, and it took the guys 14 hours in actuality. This is because the 2 systems don't meet up nice (different sizes). So some welding of connectors had to be done. If you get AWE, everything will fit nice and you should be able to find a shop that does it in no more than 6 hours. Really, they should be able to do it in 4 hours, but people are lazy.

I'd say I do feel a little power gain, but I think the nicer thing is there's no more drone at low rpms. I can drive at any rpm in any gear and it sounds good now.

SOCAL

Less than a 2 hour install, everyone on here made it seem much harder than it was. A couple extensions, a universal and a buddy was all it took. And to answer your question, ya, the car sounds insane and the top end pulls a bit harder i think.

c1pinang

and actually I am not gonna buy a brand spankin new DPs. I will buying them from newimageS4 who just traded up his low mileage B6S4 to the B7RS4. The DPs only had 3k miles on them, and he's only selling them for half the price of what it would cost new.

Thanks for your 2cents BergeyRPI

40valves

enjoyment from the COs

c1pinang

if I dont purchase the DPs from them, since I'll buying the DPs from another local AW member

RS4orce

speak to the individual component differences. The whole package is very impressive though. I drove a stock S4 the other day and it felt slow and very quiet compared to mine.

S4 Terrorist

Absolutely

LoveV8

yes