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Old 03-05-2015, 11:24 PM   #1331
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I ordered on 12/22 and am still waiting. Their bender is apparently having issues and has really dropped the ball.
Same issue. Around the same time ordered. I don't know what's going on.
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Old 03-06-2015, 10:37 AM   #1332
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The last update I saw, they had to go back to the old method of welding the bends rather than mandrel bending which takes more time to complete. That could be part of the reason along with a backlog of work. Email them or give the shop a call to get a more accurate response.
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Old 03-06-2015, 11:59 AM   #1333
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The last update I saw, they had to go back to the old method of welding the bends rather than mandrel bending which takes more time to complete. That could be part of the reason along with a backlog of work. Email them or give the shop a call to get a more accurate response.
This is spot on. We kept being told that bends were coming, so we waited, and then had to go back to the older method.

I want to encourage people to call the shop if you have questions, especially on order status.
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Old 03-06-2015, 12:15 PM   #1334
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@Lee@JDLAutoDesign I have called the shop, actually two times this week and spoke Jessie and Ronnie as well as sending some emails, I'm told my parts have to be sent to the coater but that still doesn't give me a date.. some how I still don't know when to expect my order. I'm #584


This is the sort of situation that makes me think twice before ordering things from someone.. and I've ordered quite a bit from y'all.
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Old 03-06-2015, 12:18 PM   #1335
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@Lee@JDLAutoDesign I have called the shop, actually two times this week and spoke to someone but I'm told my parts have to be sent to the coater.. some how I still don't know when to expect it. I'm # 584
get in line; i'm 528!
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Old 03-06-2015, 12:20 PM   #1336
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lol and I thought the guy above with 590 was bad lol. Damn I know Ronnie said they were backed up but... kinda sad now.
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lol and I thought the guy above with 590 was bad lol. Damn I know Ronnie said they were backed up but... kinda sad now.
The headers progressed on a different timeline from other orders because of the mandrel bend issue we ran into.

As a general comment to everyone ... if you've called the shop already then the only thing I can ask of you is to please have a little faith. The catch 22 is that often times guys have to come off welders to provide order status updates, which in turn delays production.
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Old 03-06-2015, 01:49 PM   #1338
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The headers progressed on a different timeline from other orders because of the mandrel bend issue we ran into.

As a general comment to everyone ... if you've called the shop already then the only thing I can ask of you is to please have a little faith. The catch 22 is that often times guys have to come off welders to provide order status updates, which in turn delays production.
I haven't given up faith. Just excited to get my new header, that's all!
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Old 03-07-2015, 02:10 AM   #1339
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I'm debating whether I should replace my stock front pipe with either the JDL Ultra Quiet Front Pipe or the JDL Front Pipe w/ Cat to bring out the rumble that I'm currently running with my exhaust--Tomei UEL, stock over pipe, stock front pipe, stock mid pipe, and Top Speed 1 Pro Axle back (Greddy SP Elite Clone). What's everyone's consensus on this? Should I go with a resonated (catless) front pipe, resonated and catted front pipe, or catted (unresonated) front pipe? Part of me, after listening to @DocWalt 's exhaust set up with the JDL Ultra Quiet Front Pipe, wants to buy the JDL UQ Front Pipe but am afraid that it'd still be a bit quiet with my exhaust set up. The other part of me wants to buy the catted front pipe, but I've read that unresonated front pipes, especially for this platform, will yield rasp and that's the last thing I'd ever want. So right now I'm in a dilemma haha. Either way more likely than not, JDL will get my business at the end of the day once I figure something out; I'll probably order an over pipe while I'm at it as well haha.

Here's how my current exhaust set up sounds:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoJ1UzHPHGY"]Subaru BRZ Top Pro 1 Speed Axle Back Revs - YouTube[/ame]
It sounds pretty good outside of the car but in cabin, I can barely hear anything (which is great for the daily commute but I do want to hear some sort of grunt--not drone pls). Even when accelerating, while it does sound pretty good, I feel like it's not "loud" enough lol.

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Old 03-07-2015, 05:06 PM   #1340
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I personally wouldn't do it without the resonator, because I hate rasp. My setup as it is a bit too snarly for my tastes. It's certainly not bad and likely due to the factory catback simply not having a good enough resonator.

I didn't post this video in this thread. Turn up the volume a bit because I didn't bump up the volume when my car was driving away at a "normal person" type pace.
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Old 03-09-2015, 03:14 PM   #1341
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@akahenry if in doubt you should, the resonators will make things sound cleaner and classier imo. I personally have a straight FP and would rather have some resonator there.

To the rest, be patient guys. Just received word from JDL that one of my pieces is off to coating so things are moving along. Dont be alarmed if you don't hear anything because the next notice you may get is your tracking number then you smile!
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Old 03-09-2015, 06:19 PM   #1342
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Just got off the phone with them, the guys are going to be looking into a difference place to bend the mandrels, so it may take a while. They said the collectors are ready to go and be installed but because of the issue with the runners they can only wait
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Old 03-09-2015, 07:00 PM   #1343
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Grumble... I ordered a header right before this all came to light. I was hoping I'd be able to get it before April. Grrr...
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Don't get discouraged man, it's good quality stuff and it's defenitely worth the wait. Give them a call.
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