Street legal header for BRZ

[bravedeer]

Hi folks,

Is there a header for the BRZ that basically replaces the stock one but everything else stays the same? I don't care about sound improvement/loudness, just performance...

Thanks!

[Freeman]

What's street legal in your area? That'll be the first step to selecting a header

[venturaII]

Do you need to retain the front cat to pass your state inspection?

[bravedeer]

Originally Posted by venturaII

Do you need to retain the front cat to pass your state inspection?

No... I'm in a county in Maine where they don't even test for emissions.

However, I would like to retain it if there's a header that allows me to.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by bravedeer

No... I'm in a county in Maine where they don't even test for emissions.

However, I would like to retain it if there's a header that allows me to.

Any catted header will be legal for purposes of your goals.

-alex

[Freeman]

Originally Posted by bravedeer

No... I'm in a county in Maine where they don't even test for emissions.



However, I would like to retain it if there's a header that allows me to.

Ft86speedfactory was making a catted header for a while

JDL auto design has a couple of catted header options.

[go_a_way1]

Any header is illegal as far as I know, at least in Canada. However if they don't test for it, how will they know you went aftermarket?

Edit: or you can gut your stock header for free preformance? You still need a tune though

[venturaII]

Originally Posted by bravedeer

No... I'm in a county in Maine where they don't even test for emissions.

However, I would like to retain it if there's a header that allows me to.

There's two catted headers available now, with a third coming soon, that I know of. FT86SpeedFactory has one, JDL Auto Design has one, and Holley/Hooker Headers should be releasing theirs pretty soon.

[steve99]

Originally Posted by bravedeer

Hi folks,

Is there a header for the BRZ that basically replaces the stock one but everything else stays the same? I don't care about sound improvement/loudness, just performance...

Thanks!

If you want performance then your going to have to go catless header.

their are no big gains in performance with these cars.

catted headers limits these gains.

you will also need a tune to get best gains from header.

and consider E85 fuel.

see basic bolt on mods link below

[omfg5041]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Any header is illegal as far as I know, at least in Canada. However if they don't test for it, how will they know you went aftermarket?

Edit: or you can gut your stock header for free preformance? You still need a tune though

This is so wrong. Headers are NOT illegal in Canada. They should be legal in every province. On PEI where we do annual motor vehicle inspection, the only thing that is required is that any cat that was on the vehicle, must be replaced.

There are no laws, as far as I know, preventing anyone from installing headers. That being said, I'm not sure what it's like in Ontario where there is emissions testing that takes place.


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[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by omfg5041

This is so wrong. Headers are NOT illegal in Canada. They should be legal in every province. On PEI where we do annual motor vehicle inspection, the only thing that is required is that any cat that was on the vehicle, must be replaced.

There are no laws, as far as I know, preventing anyone from installing headers. That being said, I'm not sure what it's like in Ontario where there is emissions testing that takes place.


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I thought it was a federal offense to modify any emissions system in Canada? I could be wrong If it works same as OEM I can't see anyone making a stink about it. I run full catless and so far havent had any issues in Alberta haha

[omfg5041]

Not to my knowledge. At the shop I work at, we do install headers, and modify exhausts all the time. Alberta doesn't do annual inspections. On PEI we do. As long as the parts installed have the same components (I.e. We would need just 1 cat on PEI, or install it after mvi) and no leaks, it would pass an mvi.


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[omfg5041]

Or pre 91


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[go_a_way1]

Yeah anything goes here in Alberta until you get caught haha!