Kidynomite: id like to go lower, but as it is right now, my ride height is the perfect balance of handling, looks and streetability. roads around here are brutal on front lips and low hanging exhausts
silkkysmoo: i agree the bronze are way hotter, but i got a good deal on these silver ones, so i'll rock them just as hard. the car is getting painted dark grey, so it will look sick.
willow: most of the rust is just on the surface... not too bad for an 8 year old year round driven northeast car... winters suck here and the previous owner didnt do much to take care of the exterior or the vehicle as you can tell. Interior on the other hand, is mint!
formerRicer: the apex is 3". now before anyone goes off on saying 3" is too large for NA KA, let me remind everyone that its a proven fact that a turbo sized exhaust is proven to make gains throughout the entire rev range.
The difference in power delivery is not very noticable, maybe because im not expecting to make gains from this. But the engine revs a bit faster and top end feels way smoother. I havent done much high RPM driving because the thing is so damn loud it makes me almost paranoid to let loose.
At idle and cruising below around 2500 RPM, the exhaust isnt loud at all. just a slight rumble. hit the gas or wind it out is a different story. It is definately VERY VERY LOUD at wide open throttle. (keep in mind i even have stock intake) An associate of my brothers described it as the sound of SEVERAL loud ass race cars careering towards him when we went to go rip around in an industrial park as he watched from the side of the road. My brother (mechanic) said its the loudest 4 cylinder he's ever heard, and we've got riced out eclipses with no resonator all over the place here which i think are extremely loud and hideous sounding.
Over all the obx header is a decent piece. After driving less than 1 hour the entire thing turned bright gold in color. My father who is an expert sheet metal worker/ HVAC technician/ installer (owns his company) said it's due to the low grade steel used in the construction of the manifold. We also had to really man handle it into place with the EGR tube connected. I really dont give a shit about this header because its being replaced by *you know what*
before the years end (can you say equal length turbo mainfold and disco potato? i can)
kaneks: i weighed the 9.5's on a digital bathroom scale, came out to 19 pounds even
EVERYONE thanks for the compliments and kind words, i appreciate all the help ive recieved from researching on this board. Without Zilvia my car would probably suck hard core.
More pics of a clean car coming tomorrow