CNT Header review - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ort895 · 03-30-2016, 09:17 AM

Hey guys, just finished getting my cnt uel header in and i wanted to post my opinions.

Packaging: As seen elsewhere the packaging is god awful. t comes in a box surrounded by a plastic bag and that is it. When FedEx brought it to my house the box was banged up to hell, but the header was all good thankfully.

Install: The install wasn't too bad. The hardest thing was getting the header off the overpipe bolts. It took me and a friend quite a while, but we were taking our time having fun with it. (We were doing a whole bunch of installs on different cars)

Fitment: As i've read before the fitment was SLIGHTLY off. One flange slipped on great and it met the overpipe great and it left the left flange 1/8th of an inch off. With a little brute force we got it on and now everything is all good.

Quality: To me all the welds looked pretty good. The flanges were nice and flat. The only downside was the collector. It wasn't a formed collector but oh well.

Sound: I think it sounds great. From behind there is a really nice rumble but from within the cabin it almost sounds stock.

Overall: I think it was a great purchase. For $299 shipped you kind of can't beat it.

Now i want to add a catted frontpipe and a tune

Sound clips when i get home.

ort895 · 03-30-2016, 09:37 AM

Dem pics

ort895 · 03-30-2016, 11:41 AM

Here are some shitty sound clips. I know going catless was going to give me more sound, but this sounds like something is lose? Or is it rasp from the Front pipe? Something just doesn't seem right unless its me being paranoid.

drive away

in cabin

BobWhite · 03-30-2016, 12:08 PM

Sounds like a exhaust leak to me, Id double check all your bolts

ort895 · 03-30-2016, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BobWhite

Sounds like a exhaust leak to me, Id double check all your bolts

Will do

VIP BRZ · 03-30-2016, 12:11 PM

Raspy

ort895 · 03-30-2016, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIP BRZ

Raspy

its not rasp, it seems to be an exhaust leak.

ort895 · 03-31-2016, 11:07 AM

Yup, it was a really small leak in one of the welds. Got it fixed and now im all good. Definitely sounds way better!

Teseo · 03-31-2016, 11:20 AM

So it came with bad weld? Why not give it back and ask for a replacement?

ort895 · 03-31-2016, 12:12 PM

i probably should, but i don't to go through the whole process of taking it off and putting the stock one back on only to do it again in a couple of days.

VIP BRZ · 03-31-2016, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ort895

Yup, it was a really small leak in one of the welds. Got it fixed and now im all good. Definitely sounds way better!

Upload a clip if you get the chance, now that you have got it worked out would love to hear.

ort895 · 03-31-2016, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIP BRZ

Upload a clip if you get the chance, now that you have got it worked out would love to hear.

will do!

Bowen · 03-31-2016, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ort895

drive away

in cabin

Took the vids down?

ort895 · 03-31-2016, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowen

Took the vids down?

Yeah that was the videos with the leak!
I'll put new ones up soon!

03-30-2016, 09:17 AM	#1
ort895 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 695 Thanks: 195 Thanked 139 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	CNT Header review Hey guys, just finished getting my cnt uel header in and i wanted to post my opinions. Packaging: As seen elsewhere the packaging is god awful. t comes in a box surrounded by a plastic bag and that is it. When FedEx brought it to my house the box was banged up to hell, but the header was all good thankfully. Install: The install wasn't too bad. The hardest thing was getting the header off the overpipe bolts. It took me and a friend quite a while, but we were taking our time having fun with it. (We were doing a whole bunch of installs on different cars) Fitment: As i've read before the fitment was SLIGHTLY off. One flange slipped on great and it met the overpipe great and it left the left flange 1/8th of an inch off. With a little brute force we got it on and now everything is all good. Quality: To me all the welds looked pretty good. The flanges were nice and flat. The only downside was the collector. It wasn't a formed collector but oh well. Sound: I think it sounds great. From behind there is a really nice rumble but from within the cabin it almost sounds stock. Overall: I think it was a great purchase. For $299 shipped you kind of can't beat it. Now i want to add a catted frontpipe and a tune Sound clips when i get home. __________________ Yeah its an auto, deal with it.

03-30-2016, 09:37 AM	#2
ort895 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 695 Thanks: 195 Thanked 139 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dem pics Attached Images __________________ Yeah its an auto, deal with it.

03-30-2016, 11:41 AM	#3
ort895 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 695 Thanks: 195 Thanked 139 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here are some shitty sound clips. I know going catless was going to give me more sound, but this sounds like something is lose? Or is it rasp from the Front pipe? Something just doesn't seem right unless its me being paranoid. drive away in cabin __________________ Yeah its an auto, deal with it.

03-31-2016, 11:07 AM	#8
ort895 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 695 Thanks: 195 Thanked 139 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yup, it was a really small leak in one of the welds. Got it fixed and now im all good. Definitely sounds way better! __________________ Yeah its an auto, deal with it.

03-31-2016, 12:12 PM	#10
ort895 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 695 Thanks: 195 Thanked 139 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i probably should, but i don't to go through the whole process of taking it off and putting the stock one back on only to do it again in a couple of days. __________________ Yeah its an auto, deal with it.

03-30-2016, 12:08 PM	#4
BobWhite Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2014 White Brz Limited Location: Lynchburg, Va Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sounds like a exhaust leak to me, Id double check all your bolts

03-30-2016, 12:11 PM	#6
VIP BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Location: CA - San Fernando Valley Posts: 491 Thanks: 242 Thanked 333 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Raspy

03-31-2016, 11:20 AM	#9
Teseo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: frs Location: Gunsai Posts: 4,911 Thanks: 7,342 Thanked 2,947 Times in 1,787 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	So it came with bad weld? Why not give it back and ask for a replacement?

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