AWE Tuning SwitchPath Exhaust – Audi 8V RS3 | 2.5T

Five-cylinder fury. Presenting the AWE Exhaust Suite for the Audi 8V RS 3:

• Proudly designed, engineered, and manufactured in-house at AWE
• Peak gains of 30 hp and 7 ft-lbs of torque, max gains of 30 hp and 25 ft-lbs of torque, @ 6400 rpm, at the wheels
• Available as valved SwitchPath or more unleashed Track Edition
• Diamond black 180mm RS-style tips come standard
• Weight savings of 36.5lbs (Track Edition Exhaust), and 28.5 lbs (SwitchPath Exhaust) over stock
• Handcrafted from CNC mandrel-bent 3 and 2.5 U.S.-sourced .065 wall T304L stainless steel
• Direct bolt-on for factory-like simplicity
• Less is more: clean, straight-through design maximizes performance
• Perfect fitment, guaranteed
• Features the AWE No CEL Guarantee
• Lifetime warranty (one year on tip finish)

SwitchPath Exhaust:

Smooth bends, tight packaging, and two attitudes. The SwitchPath Exhaust is comprised of handcrafted 3-inch and 2.5-inch U.S.-sourced T304L stainless steel single pass, 5-cylinder-specific tuned drivers side muffler with a valved passenger-side tip outlet.

SwitchPath retains the factory valve behavior and obeys the ECU’s commands based on throttle input, engine speed, Drive Select, and the factory-issued exhaust button within the cabin. Sneaking out in the morning or creeping through town? Close the valve. Drop the hammer (or click into Dynamic mode), and your RS 3 will sing a signature AWE tune with enhanced RS burbles that will provoke a firm grin.

Track Edition Exhaust:

The Track Edition takes all of the precision engineering and performance of its SwitchPath counterpart, minus the drivers side muffler and valve on the passengers side. The result is a constant valve open mode. If youre craving rich 5-cylinder tones at all times, this is your dose of steel.

Note: This version is known to get rowdy, and may be too much for many. For that reason, this particular version cannot be returned due to sound preference. Prepare yourself.

Tip Options:

AWE SwitchPath and Track Edition come standard with diamond black 180mm RS-style oval tips, complete with stamped AWE logo.

Conversion Kits:

Got the Track Edition and want to convert to SwitchPath for full valved functionality? Check out our SwitchPath Conversion Kit. Have SwitchPath and want to go Track Edition? No problem, we have a conversion kit for that, too.

Whats in the box?

Complete AWE SwitchPath or Track Edition Exhaust, two RS-style oval tips, MVS bracket(s), and all required hardware for installation.

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. Click “ask an expert” at the top of this page.

Install Instructions can be found here.