For those with Nameless axelback..

[ANTLAY]

Originally Posted by youcantseeme24

I have the rev works header and nameless axelback and I would go with a header next to gauge noise that is the next part thats going to change volume most.....I will tell you catless header with nameless axelback puts off a pretty good amount of sound.

Thanks bud, this is the kinda info I'm looking for. After reading others comments and yours I am fairly certain I'll be doing cat/axle back then go straight to header.

[s2d4]

Originally Posted by ANTLAY

Lol, Yea I know but I defiantly want the immediate effect of the axelback at least for now ,need a little noise. It's too damn quite right now.

Header noise is also immediate.

[MINOCIN]

Like @s2d4 implied, headers will make a bigger and more noticeable difference than the axle-back. I understand that you want the more immediate solution by going with the cheaper, easy to install, no-tune required axleback, but in my opinion the headers are where you should start.

A nice set of headers will not only make your car louder, but they'll also help get rid of that pesky torque dip

You'd be surprised how great headers sound with the stock muffler too. Especially when you really let it rip. One issue with the stock US-Spec muffler though is that the tail pipes are so tiny and they look lame, but the car will still sound awesome. If you were on a tight budget and could only afford one big purchase then I would highly recommend getting some headers, and then to improve the looks you could get aftermarket exhaust tips.

If I could do it again I would have started off with the headers.

Instead I started off with the 2.5" Nameless Axleback w/ 5" muffler and the Nameless downpipe w/ high flow cat & resonator... and I absolutely loved it. If you are going to keep everything else stock then this is a great combo. Finally the car had the right sound to go along with its good looks.

But then I decided to go FI, and so I got some race headers that were recommended by the tuner. Being catless race headers they were extremely loud & raspy when I first installed them. So much so that the very next day I put the stock muffler back on. The stock muffler helped a lot, but the exhaust was still raspy. After about a month the rasp and loudness died down a little bit so I put my Nameless axleback on again. Mainly because I missed how good they made the car look

Since then I updated my tune for my supercharger and the update actually got rid of a lot of rasp. It's still there but not as much as before. On the street, if I accelerate slowly then I can avoid the rasp and the exhaust sounds pretty good. When driving slow the car is still loud and it gets a lot of good looks, but if I accelerate normally or if I am in too high a gear then the car will sound like a really loud fart can and people will look at me like I'm a douche.

Except for E46 BMWs and Mustangs. Those guys will actually want to race me for some reason

[ANTLAY]

Thanks, I've seen vids and comments saying that the nameless was to loud with header and all, the vids I've seen it was just to damn raspy,I don't mind loud but that much rasp I couldn't deal with. Another thing that sorta bothers me about getting a header is that the closest reliable shop(so I'm told) to tune it is 3 hrs away from me, which is just a inconvenience more than anything I guess,lol . The more I here about the nameless being raspy with a header the more I lean towards the n1... The headers I like most are the revworks and JDL uel just fyi

[MINOCIN]

Originally Posted by ANTLAY

Thanks, I've seen vids and comments saying that the nameless was to loud with header and all, the vids I've seen it was just to damn raspy,I don't mind loud but that much rasp I couldn't deal with. Another thing that sorta bothers me about getting a header is that the closest reliable shop(so I'm told) to tune it is 3 hrs away from me, which is just a inconvenience more than anything I guess,lol . The more I here about the nameless being raspy with a header the more I lean towards the n1... The headers I like most are the revworks and JDL uel just fyi

Keep in mind that even with the stock mufflers my race headers were still very raspy. The stock muffler helped mute the loudness but it didn't help much in the way of rasp. That's why I'm of the opinion that you should start with a good set of headers first. Once you find some headers that you like I wouldn't be surprised if you decide not to change anything else on your exhaust.

I would recommend that you stay away from race headers though. They sound cool at WOT and when racing, but can sound terrible when trying to drive normally

I too was eyeing the revworks and jdl headers. I was prepared to purchase the JDLs but was too impatient to wait for the build and decided to go with the race headers instead, because they were supposedly already available (not true, had to wait for them to be built). I really regret not going with the JDL headers.

If you are looking for a bump in hp & torque and want a loud exhaust with a distinct note, then headers are the way to start. If you're afraid of going too loud and aren't looking for an increase in performance then I would recommend that you stay away from headers.

[Akari]

I'll get some vids once my JDL UEL arrives but from what I've heard the combo of that + Nameless downpipe and Axleback work fairly well. Here's a video I found of just that, and what my setup will be in a couple weeks. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHRMmWSMEyo"]2013 BRZ with UEL Headers - YouTube[/ame]

[ANTLAY]

Originally Posted by MINOCIN

Keep in mind that even with the stock mufflers my race headers were still very raspy. The stock muffler helped mute the loudness but it didn't help much in the way of rasp. That's why I'm of the opinion that you should start with a good set of headers first. Once you find some headers that you like I wouldn't be surprised if you decide not to change anything else on your exhaust.

I would recommend that you stay away from race headers though. They sound cool at WOT and when racing, but can sound terrible when trying to drive normally

I too was eyeing the revworks and jdl headers. I was prepared to purchase the JDLs but was too impatient to wait for the build and decided to go with the race headers instead, because they were supposedly already available (not true, had to wait for them to be built). I really regret not going with the JDL headers.

If you are looking for a bump in hp & torque and want a loud exhaust with a distinct note, then headers are the way to start. If you're afraid of going too loud and aren't looking for an increase in performance then I would recommend that you stay away from headers.

One more header I've really been looking at lately is the tomei uel, that thing is super sexy,lol