Ok boys about to drop off headers for ceramic coating!
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Got a header file and the car screams up top but feels dull below 3500. I don't know if it's from the xpipe but will try running the straight pipes that cane with the headers.
I might install the hi flow cats I bought also. Top end is definitely faster....like way faster but I drive around in 3rd from 2800-4500 rpms and that area is where the car is suffering.
Oetuning said these headers are too big for na cars and really made for supercharged cars.
I might install the hi flow cats I bought also. Top end is definitely faster....like way faster but I drive around in 3rd from 2800-4500 rpms and that area is where the car is suffering.
Oetuning said these headers are too big for na cars and really made for supercharged cars.
Last edited by skratch77; Aug 17, 2017 at 10:07 PM.
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Got a header file and the car screams up top but feels dull below 3500. I don't know if it's from the xpipe but will try running the straight pipes that cane with the headers.
I might install the hi flow cats I bought also. Top end is definitely faster....like way faster but I drive around in 3rd from 2800-4500 rpms and that area is where the car is suffering.
Oetuning said these headers are too big for na cars and really made for supercharged cars.
I might install the hi flow cats I bought also. Top end is definitely faster....like way faster but I drive around in 3rd from 2800-4500 rpms and that area is where the car is suffering.
Oetuning said these headers are too big for na cars and really made for supercharged cars.
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skratch77 try a lower gear. I don't find mine lacking in the lower end that way. I rarely drive in M mode, I use my right foot and let the tranny pick the gear. Even in C mode the car is a rocket.
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I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
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Ok here is an update!
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
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I might install my high flow cats because starting Oct all of ma emissions is getting state of the art computers and the have cameras all over the shop.
I won't be able to get a sticker without them next year
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Ok here is an update!
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
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Guys I had a huge issue with the ceramic shop and pulled my headers out of there.
Long story short they wanted to put a thin coating that was made to vent heat and when I told them I needed a different paint made for headers they said they need to order it and don't have ovens setup to run the v series cerakote.
Huge waste of my time and booked shop time to get them installed so I skipped doing the ceramic
Long story short they wanted to put a thin coating that was made to vent heat and when I told them I needed a different paint made for headers they said they need to order it and don't have ovens setup to run the v series cerakote.
Huge waste of my time and booked shop time to get them installed so I skipped doing the ceramic
For others looking for THE ceramic coating without any BS:
Swain Tech White Lightning.
Most others are fluff and 'high temp' paint.
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It should take an experienced shop about half that ^. That's nuts. I did it with a couple of friends in 8hrs and we had never done one before. Could probably cut that time almost in half knowing what to expect now.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
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It should take an experienced shop about half that ^. That's nuts. I did it with a couple of friends in 8hrs and we had never done one before. Could probably cut that time almost in half knowing what to expect now.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
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It should take an experienced shop about half that ^. That's nuts. I did it with a couple of friends in 8hrs and we had never done one before. Could probably cut that time almost in half knowing what to expect now.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
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It should take an experienced shop about half that ^. That's nuts. I did it with a couple of friends in 8hrs and we had never done one before. Could probably cut that time almost in half knowing what to expect now.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
These headers are not as hard as a E60 M5 but they are always a pain in the dik.
Forget spot on, you took them for a ride
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Ok here is an update!
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
I ran the header race file as I was going to hit the track and didn't want to reflash it and today I flashed the street 93 file.it is night and day better throttle response now and the car feels great.lost a tib bit from 2000-3000 on the but Dyno but from there on the car rips.
Like I think I will trap 124+ now it ****ing rips
Find a tuner who uses HPtuners. Then they can manipulate the Variable Valve timing. We did it on my car, and got good gains at the bottom end and mid range.
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I have booked a Dyno session but it's 3 weeks away as I'm getting married this Sunday and have no time.there is actually a Dyno day the day of my wedding lol.
Here is a small teaser of my setup
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Thanks my Dyno shop actually tried hptuners but I didn't want to buy credits just yet.
I have booked a Dyno session but it's 3 weeks away as I'm getting married this Sunday and have no time.there is actually a Dyno day the day of my wedding lol.
Here is a small teaser of my setup
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX-nqyBAqIv/
I have booked a Dyno session but it's 3 weeks away as I'm getting married this Sunday and have no time.there is actually a Dyno day the day of my wedding lol.
Here is a small teaser of my setup
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX-nqyBAqIv/
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It should take an experienced shop about half that ^. That's nuts. I did it with a couple of friends in 8hrs and we had never done one before. Could probably cut that time almost in half knowing what to expect now.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
I'd say that $500 is a good deal, $750 is probably "fair". Anything over that means you should keep shopping around.
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Grats skratch! Enjoy your big day.
Anyone know good shops in Ontario/GTA that won't charge me 1k + for this install? Seems our American friends always get cheaper goods. Even when it comes to skilled labor, somehow Canadians found a way to make it more expensive.
Anyone know good shops in Ontario/GTA that won't charge me 1k + for this install? Seems our American friends always get cheaper goods. Even when it comes to skilled labor, somehow Canadians found a way to make it more expensive.
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Try Automatrix in Markham.
