newbie exhaust question...

[tooter]

Originally Posted by why?

it would be awesome if you could do a dyno before and after especially on the low end, as in 2k rpms and up, where we would normally drive, to see if it really gets the low end.

Sorry, man... the engine isn't even broken in yet, so no balls to the walls dyno runs. However, I will be able to report on the gas mileage.

I did happen to find a pretty good deal on the header. Got the Weapon R stainless shorty 4-2-1 header from Bean Garage in Florida for $209, no sales tax, and free shipping.

I really like how it's designed. The firing order is 1-3-4-2 so each successive cylinder fires alternately in each half of the split header before combining in the main collector. the theory is that the pulse of the preceeding cylinder helps to scavenge the exhaust of the next cylinder to fire in the paired off tubes. Tri Y is a very old exhaust design and I believe that it has merit for specifically how I want to use the car.

[ilikerice]

Originally Posted by tooter

Sorry, man... the engine isn't even broken in yet, so no balls to the walls dyno runs. However, I will be able to report on the gas mileage.

what? I ran my car less then 100 miles at an autocross event the weekend I bought my car.. at least 1 autocross event every month after that.. 30k miles later.. still runs like I just bought her.. These engines can take a beating..

[tooter]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

what? I ran my car less then 100 miles at an autocross event the weekend I bought my car.. at least 1 autocross event every month after that.. 30k miles later.. still runs like I just bought her.. These engines can take a beating..

I wouldn't argue over your point of how rugged the little 1.5 engines are, so it's just a difference of how we each use our vehicles. My approach is to follow the advice in the Owner's Manual.

[ilikerice]

Originally Posted by tooter

I wouldn't argue over your point of how rugged the little 1.5 engines are, so it's just a difference of how we each use our vehicles. My approach is to follow the advice in the Owner's Manual.

agreed