so ... there's this guy that everyone has been telling me to go to - he's really really good and really knowledgeable...

he's familiar with lancers, and with subarus - and is well known around here with the rally guys.

and he has offered to make me a custom longtube header...

now ... i'm asking you all - should i? or should i stick with a known name like RRM? and what should i watch out for? like what do i need to know here about all this?

- Tony

 

get the header! it will be exactly the same as the RRM header performance wise. But cheaper. lol.

you will probably have to get a CEL eliminator though.


also make sure you take some pics.

 

MUCH cheaper actually, this guy's willing and actually wanting to do it as soon as i buy the new magnaflow HFC from RRM...

i figured i'd buy the HFC and a CEL eliminator from RRM - he said he'd install it with the O2 sensor already there, fab up the new header and add a bung for the CEL eliminator ... all for about $100, a case of beer, and some pizza.

 

don't bother with the HFC. it is a waste of money, and makes little or no difference. Spend the money on an intake, or a catback.

infact you should ask your friend to make you a custom exhaust too. from the header back. lol.

$100 for a header is excellent though. nicely done

 

^Yeah, for reals! Tell him just to do an entire exhaust for the car and give him $200.

 

the only reason i was gonna replace the HFC was because of that damned P0421 code and that most folks told me i needed to replace - especially for emissions testing here in WI...

...i'd much rather have the entire exhaust, or UDP, or intake, or strut braces, etc., etc., etc. ...

i really hate money right now.

 

P0421 has nothing to do with the cat you'd replace with a HFC. it's a code for the 1st cat in your header.

 

see ... i was all confused about that, i thought it was the one under the car that needed to be replaced .... screw this, new exhaust and header this weekend!

... or maybe... *goes to www.roadracemotorsports.com*

 

don't bother. the custom exhaust setup your friend can make, will be just as good performance wise as any RRM setup.

However you should buy a cherry bomb muffler, and weld it in as a resonator, and then put a magnaflow as an actual muffler. It will sound bad ***.

then with any cash you have left over, go to autozone and buy an MAF adapter, and K&N filter.

Then start working on your suspension and save up for a turbo.

 

oh i was only checking it out for other parts and such, like the UDP i've been eyeing up...

looks like i gotta wait a week for him to fit me in and get the header made up... will i need the CEL eliminator for this?

and horribly off topic, but crypto - that's all i gotta do for the "intake"? - just remove the stock airbox and replace it at the end with a MAF adapter and filter?

 

yess^^

 

about that intake thing...that will actually give you some gains? and you don't need the whole aluminum piping and whatnot?! if that's the case why do people waste $150+ on SRI?

 

the pulley really isn't all that fantastic. It's alright, helps a little, but you should Just save your money for a turbo or suspension upgrades.

for the intake, yes, all you gotta do is go get a $15 intake adapter, and stick a filter on the end, you just reuse that stock black intake tube.

and you will most likely need a CEL eliminator, see what happens after you install the header

 

it will give like a 1-2hp gain, and a little better throttle response.

You don't need aluminum piping, test where done and showed that the stock piping actually performs better.

And the reason people waste $150+ on intakes is because they are stupid. They basically are just buying for the name.
no matter which intake you get, the small gain is the same, from a $200 K&N intake, to a $50 ebay intake. The only thing that matters is the filter

 

on the pulley, fair enough - thanks ... i know i want to turbo, BAD - but i also want to pay this off first (just in case)

and on the intake tip - thanks, i thought that would work but i was having a hell of a time with the search function, i kept putting in "DIY intake" or "DIY SRI" and didn't get anything...

i'll probably pick one up to be safe, but you're right - best to wait and see.

thanks for all your help!