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Originally Posted by TOtS
Thank you for sharing!
Do you think I would lose a noticable amount of power (compared to alternatives) with an UEL?
I picked UEL hoping to get a nice rumble, that would be complemented later on by a header/cat back exhaust system .
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Lose power with a catles UEL header, no, make power compared to a punched out OEM header, no.
Any aftermarket catless header will be better than a cated one.
If you want to make more power, as stated, I haven't tried a good aftermarket 4:2:1, maybe a ACE or JDL would give me more? Maybe?
Honestly, I would decat the OEM and used the money saved for dyno time with a Ecutek tuning solution.
After you remove the restrictions from the cats, it all about a "good" tuners ability and having a play for a while.
Later if you need another 5hp or torque you can look at dropping $1-2k on it.
Have a look at fluid dynamics IRT header and exhaust design.
If you want the rumble, a UEL header will give you that, it will be louder with the 2.25" OEM front pipe punched out and stock exhaust, a 2.5" catless exhaust with a resonator and rear box will be loud to the point of being annoying.
I cannot really comment on sound as that is too subjective.
Me, I just like to have the most power, with the least noise.
OEM exhaust parts are cheap, sometimes free, so playing around costs next to nothing.
Have fun
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