Nameless Performance Equal Length Stepped Header

[Timmy_Jones]

Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Ok so ive mostly excepted that my nameless 3" front pipe will rattle like crazy unless i constantly retighten it to the STOCK header every week. Those plastic clips are pretty much f%$*D for the splash guards. Still sounds nice tho.

This is a pretty far reach for an answer but with this header or any other has anyone fixed or made worse the rattle of the 3" overpipe/DP combo. I've tried to call nameless a few times but they keep telling me to retighten and readjust the whole exhaust(ive fixed it retightened exhaust 5 times). Big pain in the ass after blowing all this money on an exaust that doesnt fit. Rattles at rear subframe too because someone there cant use a jig for midpipe.

Im sorry if ive ranted but its a nice car, i dont want it rattling like a 10-15 yr old one

Is it rattling on itself or against the frame/chassis/suspension?

Maybe you can add some heatshield tape to help with the rattle, or is there anyway to bend the exhaust hangers to move things away from rattling?

I had a 10-15 year old car with a dual 3" exhaust under the car and paid a premium...it never rattled. I would suspect there is a fix for this.

[VroomVroom]

Originally Posted by Timmy_Jones

Is it rattling on itself or against the frame/chassis/suspension?

Maybe you can add some heatshield tape to help with the rattle, or is there anyway to bend the exhaust hangers to move things away from rattling?

I had a 10-15 year old car with a dual 3" exhaust under the car and paid a premium...it never rattled. I would suspect there is a fix for this.

I was just curious if the fitment varies slightly with the 3 in exit of the header. I use a large socket on a jack to force the 3inch midpipe away from my subframe and then tighten it down to the smaller exit of the stock header. After a weekend of autocross its back to sounding like a jackhammer. So tired of lifting my car up so often. I just deal with the noise. I am just wondering if this header would maybe solve/make worse this annoyance since the flanges would mate up better being the same size.

[Shneegle]

Originally Posted by VroomVroom

I was just curious if the fitment varies slightly with the 3 in exit of the header. I use a large socket on a jack to force the 3inch midpipe away from my subframe and then tighten it down to the smaller exit of the stock header. After a weekend of autocross its back to sounding like a jackhammer. So tired of lifting my car up so often. I just deal with the noise. I am just wondering if this header would maybe solve/make worse this annoyance since the flanges would mate up better being the same size.

I have the header and the full 3" exhaust. I do not have a constant rattle like a jackhammer. I do autocross the car and have not had an issue with rattling at the event, however my car is usually the loudest at the event. The fitment of the midpipe to the axle-back was the only place that I have issue. It does from time to time rattle at stop lights. I also replaced the stock hangers with polyurethane hangers.

[2superblus]

Ok so yeah I have had my Nameless header on since the beginning of the Autocross season back in March. I have not had any issues with it what so ever.

It was initially mated to a 2.5 inch Nameless catted front pipe setup but was later switched out to a 3 inch catted front pipe that neck down to 2.5 inches where it meets the catback. Yes it does also have the Hemholtz on it too and it is one of the quietest STX cars at events (also helps that it has a prototype 2.5 inch single exit exhaust on it too).

No noise issues with my car.

[VroomVroom]

Originally Posted by Shneegle

I have the header and the full 3" exhaust. I do not have a constant rattle like a jackhammer. I do autocross the car and have not had an issue with rattling at the event, however my car is usually the loudest at the event. The fitment of the midpipe to the axle-back was the only place that I have issue. It does from time to time rattle at stop lights. I also replaced the stock hangers with polyurethane hangers.

Mine rattles at midpipe when stopped as well, melted one of the poly hangers also because midpipe is too long. Usually during autocross the exhaust is too loud to notice so it hasnt been a problem there. I wouldnt say that its a constant jackhammer noise up front. During launches(normal driving) it hits a couple times and occasionally a bit during shifting.

It seems that the nameless midpipe needs some work.
Good to hear that your header doesnt rattle overpipe up front tho. Might be worth a shot. Thanks.

[Shneegle]

Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Mine rattles at midpipe when stopped as well, melted one of the poly hangers also because midpipe is too long. Usually during autocross the exhaust is too loud to notice so it hasnt been a problem there. I wouldnt say that its a constant jackhammer noise up front. During launches(normal driving) it hits a couple times and occasionally a bit during shifting.

It seems that the nameless midpipe needs some work.
Good to hear that your header doesnt rattle overpipe up front tho. Might be worth a shot. Thanks.

I'm pretty sure that the midpipe is hitting the lower control arm on the drivers side. I need to look into it more, just have not had the time.

For mine the overpipe and front pipe are all one piece. Connecting the Midpipe to the frontpipe/overpipe was a 3" version of the stock crush gasket, it annoyed me a little. I think they could have done a v band connection and then made the fitment align perfectly. But thats just my .02, overall I'm still satisfied with the exhaust.

[Shneegle]

Originally Posted by 2superblus

Ok so yeah I have had my Nameless header on since the beginning of the Autocross season back in March. I have not had any issues with it what so ever.

It was initially mated to a 2.5 inch Nameless catted front pipe setup but was later switched out to a 3 inch catted front pipe that neck down to 2.5 inches where it meets the catback. Yes it does also have the Hemholtz on it too and it is one of the quietest STX cars at events (also helps that it has a prototype 2.5 inch single exit exhaust on it too).

No noise issues with my car.

I also have the Hemholtz Resonator on mine, it doesnt help when flat out but at highway speeds it eliminates drone. With the axleback from nameless with 5" mufflers its loud for an NA car. I was going to look into find a Q300 catback to make it quiet but I have since decided to just deal with it. I know people comment about how loud the car is at autocross but I have yet to be told that I was getting close/over the decibel limit at the events.

[2superblus]

Just for those who want an idea of the sound level.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZsvEbiR2s"]2014 Blytheville Pro - YouTube[/ame]

Nameless Header, Nameless catted 2.5 inch over/front pipe to stock cat back with muffler delete



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Nameless Header, Nameless catted 3 inch over/front pipe to 2.5 inch prototype single drivers side exit exhaust

[FR-Sizzle]

Since no one wants to reply to my thread.

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

I read like the last 10-15 pages of the thread(setting is at the most posts per page so its probably like 20-25 pages if you didnt change the settings).

I saw the dyno's and was wondering why on earth is the dyno numbers so weak compared to other headers? For example. I saw a dyno chart of the headers/exhaust untuned and it only had like 2-3 whp more than stock at peak. Once tuned it had much better results but nothing extraordinary. Especially for how long the header was in development for, I was expecting the header to completely blow away the competitions in terms of power.

Based on the dynos ive read/seen, Nameless headers arent really that much better than FT86 Speedfactory headers and HKS headers. Both of those headers I've looked at both had WAY better numbers than the Nameless headers.

I remember when a really well known magazine was given the headers, axleback and other parts including a tune and they reported that the headers didnt really do much when adding power, and everyone was talking shit about them for rushing it. Now that the final design is out it doesnt seem like what they got in their dyno's/conclusion were all that much different.

For what they charge and the extremely long wait for the headers development it doesnt really seem like it was worth the wait. Now that they are finally out and I can now decide what to get for my car, I am now really thinking of getting the HKS headers based on Drift-offices tunes because they had awesome gains.

Convince me otherwise why I shouldn't get the HKS headers and go with the Nameless set up instead. Is their something that I may of missed? Since I only read the last 20-25 pages or so.. Also a big turn off for me is that the dyno;s for the Nameless headers also lose a ton of power before 4k RPM's. I dont know about you but when I am driving on the street I rarely go above 4k RPM's to save gas. Are Nameless headers more directed towards people who autocross?

I really cant decide which of the two to get. I autocross but its not something I do a ton.

-Read the last 10-15 pages of the Nameless thread
-Dyno's from customers really amuse me( Loss of power below 4k RPM's )
-Over all gains werent that great compared to other headers on the market that came out much earlier..
-Magazines results of their dyno from parts/tunes supplied by Nameless werent possibly that far off?
-Long development/price for the headers... dont really do it justice based on the dyno's that customers did.
-HKS headers from Drift-Office results were MUCH better than what Nameless headers got.
-Help me decide whether or not I should go with HKS or Nameless. Something I may of missed since I didnt read all 100 pages?

[s2d4]

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

Since no one wants to reply to my thread.

Probably because you don't really know what you are on about.
Hint: size/length of the tubes + SC vs NA
Untuned VS Tuned.

[2superblus]

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

Since no one wants to reply to my thread.

Each Nameless header is a hand crafted work of art.

Did you miss the part about it making more mid range power than other headers on the market while keeping similar top end gains?

My BRZ is specifically used for summer time DD and Autocrossing.

[Shneegle]

Originally Posted by 2superblus

Just for those who want an idea of the sound level.

Nameless Header, Nameless catted 3 inch over/front pipe to 2.5 inch prototype single drivers side exit exhaust

Yall have a light tree for AutoX??? I wish we had that. Ill try to have someone record a run at my next event to compare sound of the 3" on NA.

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

Since no one wants to reply to my thread.

Not sure where your getting the mid-range loss from, Nameless headers make more power in that area. Top gains are pretty normal across the board. This will also come down to the tuner you use, you will not see 20hp to 30hp gains without a tune.

I would not go with HKS, FT86, or Borla headers but thats just me being picky. JDL header is what I would go with if I didn't already have the Nameless header. The quality of the Nameless header is outstanding.

[Mad_Mike]

Originally Posted by 2superblus

Ok so yeah I have had my Nameless header on since the beginning of the Autocross season back in March. I have not had any issues with it what so ever.

It was initially mated to a 2.5 inch Nameless catted front pipe setup but was later switched out to a 3 inch catted front pipe that neck down to 2.5 inches where it meets the catback. Yes it does also have the Hemholtz on it too and it is one of the quietest STX cars at events (also helps that it has a prototype 2.5 inch single exit exhaust on it too).

No noise issues with my car.

Why the switch? And how much did this custom pipe cost you?

[Ranatsu]

Originally Posted by Shneegle

Yall have a light tree for AutoX??? I wish we had that. Ill try to have someone record a run at my next event to compare sound of the 3" on NA.

That's a ProSolo event.. its different from a normal autocross event.
In a prosolo you do drag style starts and you have someone lined up next to you who is competing on a mirrored course.