P&L Header only installed. LOVE IT

[P&L Motorsports]

Originally Posted by aznatama

So after some research, I narrowed my choices to P&L, JDL, and SpeedFactory.

EL Catted Header choices:
JDL - 4-6wks lead time =(
Speedfactory - 10wks lead time =(
P&L - on the shelf ready to ship =)

Received the P&L header this week, it's ceramic coated on the outside AND INSIDE the piping. Schedule 10 piping (thick durable stuff), and v-band connection at the top of the "U" w/ easy access from the engine bay.

Installation ran into a FEW snags... stock bolts on header-> overpipe would not come off. Even after penetrating oil and pb blaster. This car is a 2014 delivered to dealer in Feb '14 w/ ~800 miles on it. The nut ended up getting stuck/seized to the bolt w/ about 1/8" of the bolt still sticking out the end. The result was TWO bolts that were TWISTED OFF due to me using a breaker bar on it. I basically severed the stock bolts by twisting it in half.

Also, lesson learned... Tighten Header to car, then Vband, then overpipe bolts.

Sound is stock on idle and cruising, but gives a nice note when WOT. =)

Only other powertrain mod: panel filter intake.

That's awesome to hear! Glad I was able to help you out.

-Ty

[ramiram1984]

Coo.

[BlueThunder]

Originally Posted by aznatama

Like I said, the Mic won't pick up the sound. It's not much louder at all inside the car. You can tell when the car is floored, but that's about it. Very minimal sound increase.

u must know someone with a working camera phone. please try

[aznatama]

My camera phone works fine, it's just too quiet. I'll try again later when I have time though.

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[akyp]

Would love to hear (literally) more about this header as well. It is the cheapest EL+catted+coated option out there.

[aznatama]

Ok, here's some videos.

Mods:
-Supertek intake tube w/ panel filter
-P&L EL Catted + coated header
-Delicious Tuning Stage 2 ECUtek tune
Everything else stock (overpipe, front pipe, muffler...

Cold start (there's a slight rattle ONLY present at cold starts, I need to check this one day. I think it's a heatshield that I bent on the overpipe when I was trying to reach the stock bolt.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAgJ9Xo86Co"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAgJ9Xo86Co[/ame]


Cruising in 6th on the freeway w/ cruise control on. Pretty much the same as stock.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MweGWSSlKr8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MweGWSSlKr8[/ame]


Shifting from 5 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 4th
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhcCvBVNJI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhcCvBVNJI[/ame]

You can hear the exhaust note when flooring it, but other than that, it's very civilized, which is great for my goals. Next... dyno run to verify the tq/hp curves. I might install an overpipe in the near future, but that's about it. If I do anything else to the exhaust, it'll be Ti pieces for the front/mid pipe to shave weight.