Open Flash Header Discussion

[phrosty]

Check this thread to make cold start significantly quieter. Your neighbors will thank you. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55676

[Shiv@Openflash]

It's great to see so many people with their OFH installed Production is still in full swing and we are taking orders for the next production run which we should be receiving within the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please email sales@openflashperformance.com.

have a great night folks,
shiv

[calmtigers]

Originally Posted by Anh5oi

I love the OFT & OFH. This open the car up a lot similar to my 335i Visnhu tune.
Current, I installed Perrin drop in filter & pulley, OFH & OFT. What is the next thing I should installed? Overpipe or front pipe?
I still like to retain the OEM exhaust due to noise requirement in my town.

Catback is a kind of waste of money I went with perrin because of how quiet it is and renowned it is. If you don't already get exhaust tips!

If you're looking for more power the Crawford power blocks are prob your next best bet or the grimmspeed intake

[Kelbyat07]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

For reference, I installed mine after a 5 month wait over the weekend. Currently its the OFH, OFT stage 2 93 tune, and Berk axle back (muffler delete). No rasp and very deep sound. The cold idle is loud enough to wake the dead, but no complaints otherwise.

I have the muffler delete with catless frontpipe and overpipe and I think that's as loud as I want to get, can't imagine what your sounds like with muffler delete and OFH.

Can I request a video from you? I want to get the OFH but I think that would definitely be too loud. Plus how are you the performance on the car from the OFT, OFT, and muffler delete combo?

[lucid215]

oft ofh and e85 really wakes up the car. really regretting selling my oft (financial issues)

[sirsol66]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

I have the muffler delete with catless frontpipe and overpipe and I think that's as loud as I want to get, can't imagine what your sounds like with muffler delete and OFH.

Can I request a video from you? I want to get the OFH but I think that would definitely be too loud. Plus how are you the performance on the car from the OFT, OFT, and muffler delete combo?

I actually used to have the front pipe (J2 catless) with my berk muffler delete and found it to have too much drone. That setup only lasted a week until I went back to the muffler delete alone.

I'll see what I can do for a video but no promises, my iphone is a company one so it has camera functions disabled sadly. I'll see if I can grab the fiance's phone for a few minutes on the next drive. Once cruising though, I would say it sounds almost exactly like a peanut/hawk eye STI with an invidia turboback, minus the pops. In regards to dB, I would put it a few notches above my evo VIII with a turbo back (stock cam) but below my integra with a buddy club exhaust and mugen header. I'll see what I can do for a video.

[sirsol66]

Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash

It's great to see so many people with their OFH installed Production is still in full swing and we are taking orders for the next production run which we should be receiving within the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please email sales@openflashperformance.com.

have a great night folks,
shiv

Shiv, is there any way to please (please...pretty please) integrate the cold idle changes into the OF tunes? As a mechanical engineer by trade who is terrified of electrons, it would be amazing if you guys could get rid of the cold idle on the tunes.

[calmtigers]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

Shiv, is there any way to please (please...pretty please) integrate the cold idle changes into the OF tunes? As a mechanical engineer by trade who is terrified of electrons, it would be amazing if you guys could get rid of the cold idle on the tunes.

Go to the software tuning thread and look around I think some of the guys that are good have figured it out (not difficult, especially if you're a mechanical engineer)

[Kelbyat07]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

I actually used to have the front pipe (J2 catless) with my berk muffler delete and found it to have too much drone. That setup only lasted a week until I went back to the muffler delete alone.

I'll see what I can do for a video but no promises, my iphone is a company one so it has camera functions disabled sadly. I'll see if I can grab the fiance's phone for a few minutes on the next drive. Once cruising though, I would say it sounds almost exactly like a peanut/hawk eye STI with an invidia turboback, minus the pops. In regards to dB, I would put it a few notches above my evo VIII with a turbo back (stock cam) but below my integra with a buddy club exhaust and mugen header. I'll see what I can do for a video.

Alright thanks. If you can't post a video it's cool, I just want to know if the OFH + muffler delete will be too loud, especially because I have catless fp + op.

[Kids Heart]

Originally Posted by Kronos

Really? I thought it would be a bigger leap from stage 1 to stage 2
I have yet to install my OFH and flash to stage 2 tho

Judging by this 190ish whp seems like one would notice a decent bump in power compared to just a stage 1 tune

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=270

Just curious really

Don't get me wrong, I love the stage 2 with the OFH but to me the responsivess and reduction of the torque dip that stage 1 gave me was almost perfect. The header makes almost perfect into perfect.

[Anh5oi]

I had installed my OFH by removing the midpipe mounting.
Now I been trying to changed the Overpipe and the midpipe but I can't seem to get the over pipe out. Is the only way to get it out is to lower the subframe or remove the heat shield?

[j_Zer0]

Ordered my OFT/OFH yesterday and I'm excited to play with my new toys. Thinking ahead about installation: What are most of you doing to install your OFH? DIY, muffler shop, etc? I'm wanting to do the install myself, but I've never done this kind of thing before and I haven't been able to find any OFH-specific installation instructions (I did find instructions for installing the Borla header, and in a pinch I might try to adapt those). Those of you who've installed your own OFH, how would you characterize the difficulty of the installation? Is it doable with ramps or is a lift needed? Which tools are a must have? Any pro-tips / advice?

Thanks very much. Really appreciate those of you who've shared your experiences / feedback.

[Anh5oi]

Originally Posted by j_Zer0

Ordered my OFT/OFH yesterday and I'm excited to play with my new toys. Thinking ahead about installation: What are most of you doing to install your OFH? DIY, muffler shop, etc? I'm wanting to do the install myself, but I've never done this kind of thing before and I haven't been able to find any OFH-specific installation instructions (I did find instructions for installing the Borla header, and in a pinch I might try to adapt those). Those of you who've installed your own OFH, how would you characterize the difficulty of the installation? Is it doable with ramps or is a lift needed? Which tools are a must have? Any pro-tips / advice?

Thanks very much. Really appreciate those of you who've shared your experiences / feedback.

I just installed OFH recently and you can follow the Borla installed or any header installed on Youtube. To remove the headers once you all the bolts are out, you will need to remove the midpipe mounting since the OEM header bolts will be a challenge.

[lucid215]

i did mine i like 2 hours (1 1/2 was waiting on ups haha). i removed the over pipe to make it easier on me. but yea you can use the borla or any other header install guide. there all pretty much the same. i did mine on jack stands.