AWE Tuning: Introducing the SwitchPath™ Remote for 8V S3. Available now.

**Josh/AWE** · 05-26-2016 01:50 PM

Instant satisfaction at the press of a button. Presenting the AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Remote:

Open and close exhaust valves with the push of a button from inside the cabin at any time
Works with stock system, or AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Exhaust
Comes as a set of two remotes with wiring harness, control box and mounting hardware
Compact design perfect for a keychain or cup holder
From quiet to aggressive with the tap of a button
No Check Engine Light- Guaranteed

What it does:

The AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Remote and accompanying control box overrides the factory valving to allow the exhaust valves, whether it be on the AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Exhaust or the stock exhaust, to be opened or closed manually via the SwitchPath™ Remote.

How to operate:

With the AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Controller installed, the exhaust valves can be opened by pressing the “On” button found on the left side of the SwitchPath™ Remote. To close the exhaust valves simply press the “Off” button on the right side of the remote.

What’s in the box:

The AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Remote comes complete as a kit with two remotes, two mounting brackets, the SwitchPath™ Controller, one AWE Tuning Valve Simulator, and easy to follow instructions.

Claim your SwitchPath™ Remote right this way.

Questions? Hit me here or email me directly.

**KevinM.** · 05-26-2016 04:06 PM

Will the installation and use of this product throw any codes in the ECU?

**forbiddenbeat** · 05-26-2016 04:43 PM

Very nice. Second the above question - would love to get this at least for my stock exhaust to start.

**Josh/AWE** · 05-27-2016 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by KevinM.

Will the installation and use of this product throw any codes in the ECU?

Originally Posted by forbiddenbeat

Very nice. Second the above question - would love to get this at least for my stock exhaust to start.

It will not throw a CEL, gentlemen. The kit includes a valve simulator. For whatever reason if this simulator wasn't installed - there would be a 'soft code' per se, but never a CEL.

**KevinM.** · 05-27-2016 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Josh/AWE

It will not throw a CEL, gentlemen. The kit includes a valve simulator. For whatever reason if this simulator wasn't installed - there would be a 'soft code' per se, but never a CEL.

Awesome, definitely buying this now

**Josh/AWE** · 05-27-2016 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by KevinM.

Awesome, definitely buying this now

Awesome. Hit me if you have anymore questions!

**KevinM.** · 05-28-2016 11:25 AM

Purchased last night

One more question, is there any way to make open valves the default setting? I assume not, but that would be awesome because I want it open 90% of the time, but that 10% I want to be able to close it easily instead of having to get under the car and re-connecting the wires.

**forbiddenbeat** · 05-28-2016 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by KevinM.

Purchased last night

One more question, is there any way to make open valves the default setting? I assume not, but that would be awesome because I want it open 90% of the time, but that 10% I want to be able to close it easily instead of having to get under the car and re-connecting the wires.

Wait, isn't the entire purpose of this that you can close and open the valves at will?

On that topic, does "off" just meant stock mode? I.e. they still open, but only in certain circumstances?

**KevinM.** · 05-28-2016 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by forbiddenbeat

Wait, isn't the entire purpose of this that you can close and open the valves at will?

On that topic, does "off" just meant stock mode? I.e. they still open, but only in certain circumstances?

If I am driving and I turn the 'sound' on, and then park, it goes back to off, I'd like it to stay on.

In the off position they are always closed and never open, in the on position they are always open and never closed

**Josh/AWE** · 05-31-2016 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by forbiddenbeat

Wait, isn't the entire purpose of this that you can close and open the valves at will?

Yep!

Originally Posted by KevinM.

In the off position they are always closed and never open, in the on position they are always open and never closed

This is correct. The SwitchPath™ Controller overrides factory settings.

So since this overrides the aforementioned settings -- your valves will be closed upon startup unless you turned off your vehicle with the valves open and started it back up within ~45 min - an hour. Once the car is stationary and powered down for longer than ~45 min - an hour, the valves will close.

Hope that makes sense!

**GramCracker** · 05-31-2016 11:30 AM

Absolutely LOVE the AWE Track catback on my S3, fantastic sound and quality

**Nathing32** · 05-31-2016 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by GramCracker

Absolutely LOVE the AWE Track catback on my S3, fantastic sound and quality

Did you add a downpipe to the catback or remain oem? I'm thinking about getting the track catback as I already have their resonated dp but I'm curious if it will produce any drone or humming accelerating through the 2500-3500 rpm range. Right now I get that with the Audi resonator delete and it's annoying.

**GramCracker** · 06-01-2016 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Nathing32

Did you add a downpipe to the catback or remain oem? I'm thinking about getting the track catback as I already have their resonated dp but I'm curious if it will produce any drone or humming accelerating through the 2500-3500 rpm range. Right now I get that with the Audi resonator delete and it's annoying.

I had a catless and resonatorless downpipe, I went back to OEM as that was far too much for me as a DD. I'd highly recommend pairing their catback with one of their downpipes (with the resonator) as this would provide optimal sound without ruining your car IMO. That was the mistake I learned the hard way unfortunately.

**Nathing32** · 06-01-2016 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by GramCracker

I had a catless and resonatorless downpipe, I went back to OEM as that was far too much for me as a DD. I'd highly recommend pairing their catback with one of their downpipes (with the resonator) as this would provide optimal sound without ruining your car IMO. That was the mistake I learned the hard way unfortunately.

Thanks man! That's about what I was hoping to hear. Sorry about having to learn that lesson the hard way but others can benefit from it at least. I'm sure the reciprocal is going to happen for you in the future.

**GramCracker** · 06-01-2016 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Nathing32

Thanks man! That's about what I was hoping to hear. Sorry about having to learn that lesson the hard way but others can benefit from it at least. I'm sure the reciprocal is going to happen for you in the future.

You're welcome, happy to help others and weigh in with my personal experience. I'd like to save anyone from going through my experience as it was a bit of a headache (literally). After that, I'd recommend a HFC and resonated downpipe setup if you're going aftermarket.

I came from 2.7T's and running catless downpipes into an AWE Twin1 catback, which are "loud," yet AMAZING sounding, but very DDable IMO; so naturally I thought I'd be fine with a catless/resonatorless downpipe on a 4 cylinder. I think with our cars and the EA888 motor, its the acoustics produced by the exhaust manifold being integrated into the head of the car causing such a loud/drony and unpleasant noise when you completely remove the cat and resonator. Ultimately this is just me speculating, but I do believe that is what creates the awful cabin noise.

**RyanS3** · 06-01-2016 09:29 PM

Josh are these in stock in WG now? Can I pick up Thursday?

**Josh/AWE** · 06-02-2016 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by RyanS3

Josh are these in stock in WG now? Can I pick up Thursday?

WG... you mean Horsham? :)

Answering your PM now.

**RyanS3** · 06-09-2016 01:09 PM

picked it up from John this week.
installed today.
thanks for providing this part!

**Josh/AWE** · 06-09-2016 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by RyanS3

picked it up from John this week.
installed today.
thanks for providing this part!

Enjoy it!

**saxon** · 06-09-2016 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Josh/AWE

Enjoy it!

Josh, is it possible to have 3 modes

stock
open
closed

if not is it possible to have
open
stock

**Josh/AWE** · 06-10-2016 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by saxon

Josh, is it possible to have 3 modes

stock
open
closed

if not is it possible to have
open
stock

Not possible with the current configuration, Sax.

We could investigate that in the future, though.

**saxon** · 06-10-2016 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Josh/AWE

Not possible with the current configuration, Sax.

We could investigate that in the future, though.

that would be great, i personally dont plan on doing an exhaust so im not needing to quiet it down, i just want the option to make it louder or have it stock

thanks!

**Josh/AWE** · 06-10-2016 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by saxon

that would be great, i personally dont plan on doing an exhaust so im not needing to quiet it down, i just want the option to make it louder or have it stock

thanks!

Duly noted, muchacho!

**ximo03** · 06-10-2016 11:23 AM

need one for my A3....:(

**Josh/AWE** · 06-24-2016 09:41 AM

Lots of SwitchPath™ Remotes have been flying off the production benches and onto FedEx trucks. I hope everyone is having fun with them!

**KevinM.** · 06-24-2016 10:25 AM

Got mine last week, and installed in 20 minutes, with most of the time spent on cleaning up the wiring.
It works very well, does everything you expect it to. Awesome product.

Great work AWE!

**Josh/AWE** · 06-24-2016 11:08 AM

Good deal, Kev

**Josh/AWE** · 07-11-2016 04:01 PM

In control with @teddy_gram1936 and the AWE Tuning SwitchPath™ Remote!

**Q-tip** · 07-13-2016 05:51 AM

I received it today.

And I surprised when I open the package

Is this normal??

**Josh/AWE** · 07-13-2016 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Q-tip

I received it today.

And I surprised when I open the package

Is this normal??

Everything looks normal to me!

**XLR8 Craig** · 07-13-2016 09:44 AM

Okay I must say, playing with this thing on a Golf R is quite addicting....

This Blow Pop is pretty tasty too.. just wish the gum didn't turn to rubber cement after 2 minutes.

**Josh/AWE** · 07-27-2016 04:16 PM

Push-button mood control with the SwitchPath™ Remote!

**ximo03** · 07-28-2016 12:34 AM

Does this fit 8v A3 2.0T?

**ahfunaki** · 07-28-2016 04:40 PM

Any sound clips with the stock exhaust?

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**Josh/AWE** · 07-29-2016 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by ahfunaki

Any sound clips with the stock exhaust?

Unfortunately I do not have the aforementioned.

**ahfunaki** · 07-29-2016 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Josh/AWE

Unfortunately I do not have the aforementioned.

Hmm, send me one and I'll make a nice quality video for you! Haha...

**Nathing32** · 09-09-2017 12:07 AM

Anyone have a problem with the valves opening and closing constantly after pressing the "On" button? Mine started doing this recently.

**Josh/AWE** · 09-09-2017 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by Nathing32

Anyone have a problem with the valves opening and closing constantly after pressing the "On" button? Mine started doing this recently.

N,

Please fill this out ASAP!

**rsquattro** · 09-09-2017 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Nathing32

Anyone have a problem with the valves opening and closing constantly after pressing the "On" button? Mine started doing this recently.

I've had a problem with valves failing...twice in two years. Sounds like a Civic R with a bad exhaust. Makes me not want to drive the car, and the lead time on valve replacement is surprisingly long, while the car is parked at the shop and I had to miss two track days and out of pocket travel expenses back and forth...