Anyone running UEL Headers with Muffler delete?

[renfield90]

Originally Posted by DGM-BRZ

Any sound clips?

Sorry, none. I don't own any kind of camera that will record high quality audio so I'm not even gonna try to do it justice.

Someone borrowed my car at a recent autocross and I got to listen to it outside the car, it sounds amazing - think of the best sounding WRX you've ever heard, it's like that. Deep, throaty, aggressive, dear-god-he's-coming-this-way-in-a-hurry.

It is a little bit raspy inside the cabin. When I first installed it I thought geez, I've built a rice rocket. I think a sound tube delete might help, or wrapping the header to quiet it down a bit (thinner tubing than OEM). But I swear it's drop dead sexy outside the car.

Really important to note: the quality of your tune (especially your variable valve timings) will determine a lot about how good or bad it sounds. IMO it sounded terrible on the stock tune, but that is an equal length setup.

[Mchilese]

Sorry I'm late to the party. This car sounds amazing. Aside from the headers and muffler delete, is that a stock exhaust setup?

I just put a PLM dual-tip muffler delete on and if all I have to do is grab those headers, then I just figured out what my next purchase is.

Thanks for posting those vids!

Originally Posted by icybrzzz

I had a JDL uel catless header with a nameless muffler delete and I loved the

[icybrzzz]

Originally Posted by Mchilese

Sorry I'm late to the party. This car sounds amazing. Aside from the headers and muffler delete, is that a stock exhaust setup?

I just put a PLM dual-tip muffler delete on and if all I have to do is grab those headers, then I just figured out what my next purchase is.

Thanks for posting those vids!

You are correct. Only changed the header to uel jdl and the muffler delete. Everything else was stock inbetween.

[Mchilese]

Originally Posted by icybrzzz

You are correct. Only changed the header to uel jdl and the muffler delete. Everything else was stock inbetween.

Cool. I've seen a few dyno charts for them. Have you noticed the power difference? I mean, it's almost worth the pricetag on the sound alone, but I'm looking to get more power out of the car too.

[icybrzzz]

I removed the header last summer, reason being was to fund for some brake upgrades for the track.

Comparing the header vs stock header is hard. I never got it dyno'd but I didn't really track the car till I removed the header.

I'd love to give it a go with another header and really test em since now I got a decent benchmark to how my car performs with the stock setup. I will be going EL with ecutek for my next setup when the time comes.

[Mchilese]

Decided to get a catted UEL from JDL. Wanted that little bit more of attenuation, and to be able to be, in good faith, at least trying to abide by emissions standards.

Man, am I glad I went catted. It is the perfect volume for me, and sounds just so good. I wouldn't want it any louder, and wouldn't have been satisfied with anything quieter.

The tone is amazing. I think, due to the unequal length of the pipes, it actually produces two tones. And lucky for me, I think it's a major third when at around 40000rpm.

If you have a muffler delete and want headers, I'd suggest getting catted. It's perfect for me, and I couldn't be happier with the setup.