well the original question from me was to find out if the RMF replicas on my car is the better option or should i install the toda headers I have, hence the start of the thread. Now its strayed into a Toda vs Race headers, Toda vs Big Brand USA header and Dyno Battle. I think we can all agree that Toda is a good header, and great for most combination of engine/exhaust setup, but if your chasing extra figures at the top with a custom setup and willing to pay $$$ than you have other options.
Unfortunately I couldn't get a fair dyno comparison done because the RMF exhaust setup is welded onto the cat, and in turn, this uses a shorter catback setup.
essentially I couldn't bolt on the same headers/cat/catback combos to do testing.
Then REcustoms bailed on me. So I stayed home and bolted up the setup myself.
But these are the facts after bolting on the Toda Headers/Race pipe/Mugen Twin loop. I will spare you my personal feelings of enjoyment.. and simply state a few facts:
Road was Dry, It was last night, and it wasn't such a cold night. roughly about 14 degrees according to my weather app.
- car briefly wheel spins in vtec in first gear than chirps (it used to just chirp)
- Car briefly wheel spins in 2nd gear on Vtec than chirps. (used to just chirp. sometimes not)
- Car chirps on transition to 3rd gear (never used to)
- The transition used to be very subtle and low key you can just hear the crossover, but now vtec is engagement is that all too familiar "Baaaa" sound.
but safe to say that the brief wheel spin in each gear in the DRY is a little more than acoustic.
beg to differ, unless it was the same temp/ same road/ same tyres /same shift point / same launch technique when you had the RMF rep headers on... then i dont see how you can compare the power , by the amount of chirping you made with the tyres... that said.. you removed the cat , so some sort of gains would be expected.
Nvrtheless, i would have picked the current setup you have over the old setup anyday.. way to loud it was. Good upgrade =)
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Originally Posted by tinkerbell
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