Originally Posted by yankee81116
I didnt want to start a new thread so im gonna throw this in here....i have a 5th gen lude 5spd....i got a v2...aem tru power pulleys...nology hot wires....denso iridium plugs. Im not plannin on gettin an exhuast, but i am interested in a header and a high flow cat. Ive seen some headers on ebay for like 80-150 bucks. Since im not gonna do an exhaust, but only a header and high flow cat, is it worth it saving up for a top of the line header, or will these no name headers be ok for me? Im jus looking for a more tuned and deeper sound...hopefully a header and high flow cat will give me that...im not that interested in power, but how much hp and sound wud i gain with a ebay header and a decent high flow cat?
the header and cat wouldn't help if you kept the stock catback piping. exhaust flow would be limited by the smallest diameter section in the system, which would be the ~2" piping from the exhaust. You might see a slight improvement in power and def a change in the exhaust note, however, i don't think it's worth spending tons of money on a nice header if you're going to use the stock exhaust.