Heard BRZ with UEL headers today

"awmaster10" (awmaster10) 12/01/2017 at 18:15 • Filed to: Acura, Honda, Toyota, Subaru, BRZ, scion frs

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It was friggin sweet. I was never huge on the twins but I could totally live with an exhaust note like that. Not nearly as aggressive as this but you get the idea:

Any oppos have UEL in their brz/frs? I didn’t do much research but I guess it would be a lot of money for mostly aesthetic gain, but it gives the car the personality it needs in my opinion.

No complaints about the non rumbly v6 life from me though. A nice change of pace from the last car I had exhaust done on, a 5vz 4Runner that sounded like it was dragging bricks. The j32 is as smooth and revvy as I’d ever want.

HammerheadFistpunch > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 18:40

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I personally hate the boxxer rumble, I think it sounds like electronic staccato filter on a drowning trombonist.

chaozbandit > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 18:43

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UELs change the sound of the FA completely. Add on a midpipe and it becomes nearly as rumbly as a near stock EJ. Some are of the opinion it’s too loud and skip the mid/front pipe.

awmaster10 > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2017 at 18:53

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I don’t LOVE it but I think it has a lot of personality for a 4 cyl

HammerheadFistpunch > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 18:54

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its also the sound of me waking up at 1200 am as some dingus comes flying through my neighborhood /getoffmylawn

awmaster10 > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2017 at 18:55

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Not too many obnoxious subros here so it hasn’t been spoiled to me...yet

WRXforScience > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 19:11

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I’ve got an UEL header on my BRZ, ironically, I put an EL Header on my previous WRX.

A header and a tune get rid of the dreaded torque dip entirely.

awmaster10 > WRXforScience 12/01/2017 at 19:28

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Well then that would easily be the first thing I do if I had one. Any top end penalty?

Not a Sunburst Miata > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 19:33

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I have a Tomei UEL on my BRZ. Love the sound, paired with the Perrin catback and high flow cat front pipe, it sounds aggressive but not ricey.

Decay buys too many beaters > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 19:44

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100% functional, I picked up 45ft lbs at 3800rpm. Actually hated the noise, but it was faster on track so I dealt with it.

Turbo now, with a equal length header. Sounds soooo much better

Decay buys too many beaters > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 19:47

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None, a good uel (Tomei or the knockoffs) will give the same top end power and way more torque than all but one equal length on the market.

Discerning > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 20:06

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You know what they say about opinions... Yours is wrong

I kid, I kid, I kid! I am not a fan of the sound of a flat 4. Just sounds really awkward.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 20:37

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I saw an FR-S with a UEL on it a couple weeks ago. Sounded great.

Yesterday a J-series Accord with some sort of serious exhaust passed by my store, sounded like a GT3.

awmaster10 > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/01/2017 at 20:41

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Yeah the j series can range from dead silent stock to demonic (and slightly annoying) with a greddy catback. I’m on the quieter end of things with just a little roar from 2500 up. My last car was vq35 powered and although it made more power the j32 is way more special sounding to me.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 21:14

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The UEL headers actually give you a bump in the torque curve allowing for it to be more linear. The same goes for the EL but UEL gives you the rumble. That said, I don’t have it because it costs 1200 for headers and I’d need a tune to max out the gains. Plus living in California I’d need to swap headers every two years to do smog. Not fun.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 21:29

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Yeah, Greddy exhausts help. My Prelude (H23 VTEC) has an old Greddy Evo and it sounds savage.

Sorry for the bad photo, but something’s wrong with my phone camera.

Dusty Ventures > chaozbandit 12/01/2017 at 21:32

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That second one sounds a lot like my Outback (in the lower rev range at least), and is hampering my plan to keep my impending BRZ stock

awmaster10 > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/01/2017 at 21:33

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The j35 with greddy sounds scary when it hits vtec yo.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 21:37

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Mine is just nasty either way.

awmaster10 > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/01/2017 at 21:40

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Anything like this?

chaozbandit > Dusty Ventures 12/01/2017 at 22:25

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One does not simply keep a BRZ stock. Ever.

interstate366, now In The Industry > awmaster10 12/01/2017 at 22:40

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A little bit. Mine’s deeper. I’ll make a video when I get it back from the shop. I dropped it off for inspection and alignment yesterday and told them I’m in no rush to get it back.