DIY header install for GS300 *WITH PICS*
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Originally Posted by PHML
OK....where are the sound clips?
Honestly, do you feel any difference in HP or torque with the new header?
Honestly, do you feel any difference in HP or torque with the new header?
I was testing out the strut bar yesterday in some curves that I had previously tried to take really fast and not only could I navigate them without feeling like the car was waving around but, I could go much faster. This is when I really noticed the gain from the header because I would take a curve and nail it coming out of it then slow down for the next one and nail it again. I kept doing that until I realized I didnt need to slow down for the curves this time and then it got really fun.
Originally Posted by Lexbox
...until I realized I didnt need to slow down for the curves this time and then it got really fun.
Just make sure you keep the shiney side up and the greasy side down.The "...and then it really got fun" line always gets me nervous when people whip around 3,500 lbs of metal, rubber, glass, and most importantly people.
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Originally Posted by cliffud
The "...and then it really got fun" line always gets me nervous when people whip around 3,500 lbs of metal, rubber, glass, and most importantly people.
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Open header anyone?
So what exactly does running an open OBX header sound like?
I only revved the engine up to about 4000 RPMs because the sound is absolutely deafening. I rev it a little a few times and spike to 4000 RPMs. Then, I back off and go idle then slowly press the gas until 1000 RPMs then increase and hold at 2000 RPMs. Punch it two more times to maybe 3000 RPMs and then cut the mic.
I recorded this using my Olympus DM-20 voice recorder with upgraded stereo microphone. To get the sound clip to you in a more timely fashion I added some pics and turned it into a movie using VideoStudio. The first pic is the cash I paid for my car, then the white on white tux with top hat I wore to UFC 57 in Vegas. Then my best friends son Travis on Halloween and then I start a sequence of pics of modding on my car. Very nice I thought.
I only revved the engine up to about 4000 RPMs because the sound is absolutely deafening. I rev it a little a few times and spike to 4000 RPMs. Then, I back off and go idle then slowly press the gas until 1000 RPMs then increase and hold at 2000 RPMs. Punch it two more times to maybe 3000 RPMs and then cut the mic.
I recorded this using my Olympus DM-20 voice recorder with upgraded stereo microphone. To get the sound clip to you in a more timely fashion I added some pics and turned it into a movie using VideoStudio. The first pic is the cash I paid for my car, then the white on white tux with top hat I wore to UFC 57 in Vegas. Then my best friends son Travis on Halloween and then I start a sequence of pics of modding on my car. Very nice I thought.
Last edited by Lexbox; Jun 10, 2006 at 05:13 PM.
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wow thats insanely loud
its amazing how much sound lexus has muted
nice guide
this thread needs to be stickied!
how about a audio clip of the new header too?
cant wait to see the dyno results too
its amazing how much sound lexus has muted
nice guide
this thread needs to be stickied!
how about a audio clip of the new header too?
cant wait to see the dyno results too
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Originally Posted by PHML
So this sound clip is with OBX header and SRT intake?
Stock mid-pipe? Stock y-pipe? Stock exhaust?
Stock mid-pipe? Stock y-pipe? Stock exhaust?
Originally Posted by UberNoob
wow thats insanely loud
its amazing how much sound lexus has muted
nice guide
this thread needs to be stickied!
how about a audio clip of the new header too?
cant wait to see the dyno results too
its amazing how much sound lexus has muted
nice guide
this thread needs to be stickied!
how about a audio clip of the new header too?
cant wait to see the dyno results too
Last edited by Lexbox; Jun 10, 2006 at 05:14 PM.
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OK...open headers...yah...that will be loud as hell.
Post up another sound clip once you bolt up everything.....maybe hold the mic about 5 ft away from the mufflers.
Pete
Post up another sound clip once you bolt up everything.....maybe hold the mic about 5 ft away from the mufflers.
Pete
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From: Waipahu, Waikele, HI
Originally Posted by Lexbox
5. Cut the E7 harness wires in position 25 and 26.
6. Solder O2 Simulator White wires to E7 harness wires 25 and 26.
Pete
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Originally Posted by Lexbox
I will post another movie tomorrow with it all bolted back together. 
Pete
hey, sounds like my stock open header, haha just kidding.
I can tell the sound is a lot crisper! awesome, i need to get me one of these.
i posted up a video on a track day, with the stock open header if anyone wants to hear it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=225728
~Esteban
I can tell the sound is a lot crisper! awesome, i need to get me one of these.
i posted up a video on a track day, with the stock open header if anyone wants to hear it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=225728
~Esteban