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Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza
So, i read this whole thread today and my head is about to EXPLODE haha.
*please note, due to budgeting i can only do 1 expensive mod per year*
I know i want this header, it's for me 
I have a Axel back exhaust and drop in filter.
A few days ago was thinking of the OFT as the first thing...but after reading 117 pages i noticed many have issues with the OFT and this header....so now I'm thinking, should i get his header first, and then for a tune...is it worth the OFT? Maybe a professional tune is the way to go? (also, reading that some people said stage 1 tune didn't feel much different from stock)
I see some guys get the CEL code and some don't....but does the CEL affect driving? Like would it be bad having it for 6months? I don't drive in the winter and i won't have to worry about emissions until 2020. So it would only be for about 6 months driving without a tune.
I'm kind of leaning as the header first, and then trying to figure out if i want a OFT or a professional tune which is ECUtek right? haha |
I ran the header by itself for quite some time with no tune without any CEL issues. When I did the OFT stage 1 tune, I felt like I got better MPG vs the stock tune, but the CEL did pop up. I used RomRaider to disable the code so it wouldn't come back. Increased power from the OFT Stage 1 tune was inconsistent (some days it seemed like it had more pep than stock tune, other days it seemed to be the same or slightly worse). Running with the cat efficiency CEL might be ok, but I imagine it would affect performance (computer pulls timing?).
I went ahead and bought the custom E-Tune service Shiv offers through OFT and can say that it has made quite a bit of difference in the consistency of power and overall the car feel much peppier than it did with the stock tune or the Stage 1 tune (note that this is with this header and a few other bolt on type mods). Although I believe the E-Tune was ultimately worth it, it did take them more than 2 months to finish tuning and I had to constantly remind them that I was still waiting for an update (my typical turn around for datalogs was less than 48 hours).