Tomei UEL Header and Overpipe Review - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

xlid007 · 09-06-2014, 02:38 PM

I went today to Miami Performance Inc, to install my Tomei UEL header and Overpipe. The install went smooth, Jack which was doing the installation and happens to own an FR-S and was extremely impressed with the quality of the header and overpipe. The fitment was spot on and cleared everything perfectly fine with plenty of space. I had a great experience at the shop and it's my preferred shop to have work done on my car from now on.

Initial driving impressions were more or less what I was expecting. In combination with the OFT Stage 2, the torque dip is a thing of the past. The car feels very linear. The power gains are not night and day but Jack definitely felt that my car with the bolt-ons accelerated faster which I felt the same as well. My Zeta Catback and stock front pipe along with the header to my ears is the perfect combination of sporty/performance oriented sound. No rasp, and barely any drone inside the cabin.

OFT what can I say. Smooth flashing process and phenomenal support and power gains, of course.
What else can I say, if you want a quality header and overpipe, Tomei is the way to go. Jack is even considering buying one after driving my car and hearing the sound.

Shout outs to Shiv at Openflash for an amazing product, Tomei for building such a high quality product at the right price, and of course at Jack with Miami Performance for gaining my trust and doing such a great job at the install and support.

Stay put for my upcoming video.

Update!!! Below is a video of in-cabin driving and one WOT run.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpzXYeWqWs"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpzXYeWqWs[/ame]

mokinbird87 · 09-08-2014, 12:40 PM

thanks for the review and the video. been looking for one for a while. cant wait till I put mine on.

xlid007 · 09-08-2014, 12:42 PM

No problem. I'm going to make another video of how it sounds outside and drive by. The header is superb quality and fitment.

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ScionFR-S · 09-18-2014, 04:59 PM

Dude you haven't even experienced the full gains yet haha with the OFT it will take a few drive cycles or around 2-3 days to really feel the KICK! make sure you have he new 2.0 maps and also patience as Everytime you start her up she's gunna pull harder and harder !

lucid215 · 09-19-2014, 09:24 AM

you said in your video that you have the takeda intake. did you do the maf scaling? if not then you should do it. i didn on mine and she pulls a bit better then before. take some logs and youll probably see high ltft before the scaling

MPI_Jack · 09-22-2014, 12:42 AM

Glad you liked it! I am def looking into one for myself.

timmydatooth · 04-22-2017, 10:13 AM

does anyone know what your supposed to do with the silver thermal insulation sheet that came with the header?

churchx · 04-22-2017, 11:44 AM

To put it on bottom of engine/on oil pan, to lessen oil temps by heatsoak from radiated heat by header.

timmydatooth · 04-24-2017, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by churchx

To put it on bottom of engine/on oil pan, to lessen oil temps by heatsoak from radiated heat by header.

what would happen if I did not do this? would the heat really be potentially damaging to the car?

KnightRyderx2 · 04-24-2017, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmydatooth

what would happen if I did not do this? would the heat really be potentially damaging to the car?

In stock form these cars run on the hotter side compared to other cars, so it depends what your going to do with the car.

If its just a daily with the occasional mountain or twisty drive and you don't use the heat shield then it wont do much. Although, if you track the car at all then it will raise your oil temps and that will hurt quite a few sensors and controllers in the engine over time.

For me, no matter what I use the car for, I would use it just to be on the safe side. Its just a simple install; hold it up there to size it up, cut it need be, remove backing, then stick it on.

churchx · 04-24-2017, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmydatooth

what would happen if I did not do this? would the heat really be potentially damaging to the car?

Nope. And many run aftermarket headers without any extra heat shielding/wrapping/coating. For serious tracking imho it's worth installing full oil cooling solution anyway. But it's for free in set, why not use it, even if gains are slight?

WRX4ME · 04-27-2017, 04:30 PM

Are you able to re-install the undertray that covers the bottom of the engine after installing the header?

Detroiter · 04-27-2017, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WRX4ME

Are you able to re-install the undertray that covers the bottom of the engine after installing the header?

Yes, They don't really hangout much lower than the stock ones.

xlid007 · 05-04-2017, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Detroiter

Yes, They don't really hangout much lower than the stock ones.

Yes, the tech installed mine also with no clearance issues. He also installed the thermal wrap on the oil pan.

09-06-2014, 02:38 PM	#1
xlid007 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Miami, FL Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tomei UEL Header and Overpipe Review I went today to Miami Performance Inc, to install my Tomei UEL header and Overpipe. The install went smooth, Jack which was doing the installation and happens to own an FR-S and was extremely impressed with the quality of the header and overpipe. The fitment was spot on and cleared everything perfectly fine with plenty of space. I had a great experience at the shop and it's my preferred shop to have work done on my car from now on. Initial driving impressions were more or less what I was expecting. In combination with the OFT Stage 2, the torque dip is a thing of the past. The car feels very linear. The power gains are not night and day but Jack definitely felt that my car with the bolt-ons accelerated faster which I felt the same as well. My Zeta Catback and stock front pipe along with the header to my ears is the perfect combination of sporty/performance oriented sound. No rasp, and barely any drone inside the cabin. OFT what can I say. Smooth flashing process and phenomenal support and power gains, of course. What else can I say, if you want a quality header and overpipe, Tomei is the way to go. Jack is even considering buying one after driving my car and hearing the sound. Shout outs to Shiv at Openflash for an amazing product, Tomei for building such a high quality product at the right price, and of course at Jack with Miami Performance for gaining my trust and doing such a great job at the install and support. Stay put for my upcoming video. Update!!! Below is a video of in-cabin driving and one WOT run. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpzXYeWqWs"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpzXYeWqWs[/ame] Last edited by xlid007; 09-06-2014 at 03:07 PM. Reason: Post Video

09-08-2014, 12:40 PM	#2
mokinbird87 BOXER FR Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: WRB BRZ Limited Location: irvine, ca Posts: 752 Thanks: 393 Thanked 335 Times in 171 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thanks for the review and the video. been looking for one for a while. cant wait till I put mine on. __________________ Build Thread of the "STI theme BRZ"http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61522

09-18-2014, 04:59 PM	#4
ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dude you haven't even experienced the full gains yet haha with the OFT it will take a few drive cycles or around 2-3 days to really feel the KICK! make sure you have he new 2.0 maps and also patience as Everytime you start her up she's gunna pull harder and harder ! __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

09-22-2014, 12:42 AM	#6
MPI_Jack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '13 FRS, '02 BMW 530i(550HP, turbo) Location: Miami, FL Posts: 144 Thanks: 6 Thanked 53 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Glad you liked it! I am def looking into one for myself. __________________

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xlid007 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Miami, FL Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No problem. I'm going to make another video of how it sounds outside and drive by. The header is superb quality and fitment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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