Borla UEL or OF Header?

[Boofneenee]

Both are roughly the same price (if you are already a oft owner then its $515 i believe). Now borla has the lifetime warranty and it can deliver some decent gains. However, the ofh will be available with a custom tune from the oft team geared specifically for that header. If i get the borla headers the tune may not work as well and i have no idea if the guys at oft have plans to offer a custom remote tuning solution as they took that off their website. I could have used this service to make the most out of the borla header.
I would very much prefer a more quiet setup. From what i have heard the ofh sounds reasonable in that area while the borla, to be honest, sounds like stool under the wrong exhaust setup.
So you can see my dilemma? Do i chance the ofh with respect to durability and guaranteed performance or go with the borla and pray it is not too loud and provides gains in performance?
Which would you choose given my concerns?
Thanks

[s2d4]

Borla's production model isn't even matching the same quality as the prototype for OFH.

[FR-S Matt]

Originally Posted by Boofneenee

Both are roughly the same price (if you are already a oft owner then its $515 i believe). Now borla has the lifetime warranty and it can deliver some decent gains. However, the ofh will be available with a custom tune from the oft team geared specifically for that header. If i get the borla headers the tune may not work as well and i have no idea if the guys at oft have plans to offer a custom remote tuning solution as they took that off their website. I could have used this service to make the most out of the borla header.
I would very much prefer a more quiet setup. From what i have heard the ofh sounds reasonable in that area while the borla, to be honest, sounds like stool under the wrong exhaust setup.
So you can see my dilemma? Do i chance the ofh with respect to durability and guaranteed performance or go with the borla and pray it is not too loud and provides gains in performance?
Which would you choose given my concerns?
Thanks

Your setup is going to be loud, no lie. Even with the downpipe and stock midpipe, the headers really make it louder.

Any header can be tuned regardless of brand. OFH will just have an advantage because its tuned in house. Borla can be tuned by any tuner though.

Basically it comes down to the unpredictable results of the OFH durability and resistance to cracking. My only problem with the price attractive headers is the risk is there that a corner was cut for it. No company makes a header without turning out a profit. Expensive headers like JDL and Nameless use top tier material which goes in to part of the cost. Hand made vs machine made is also why the cost goes up. I'd be more worried about the first one.