LOL M3 2012 ISF Build
haha
09-20-13, 08:02 AM
#80
Racer
Looks good 
09-20-13, 01:10 PM
#81
Lead Lap
[QUOTE=LOLM3;8148332]Took a few pictures, my car is incredibly dirty so I do apologize lol.
ALSO if anyone is interested I am going to have Sikky headers for sale next week once my PPEs come in.
...LOLM3, silly question there may be something im missing, but isnt the power gained between sikky and ppe similar? Why the switch?..I currently have sikky and was under the impression they were quite comperable.
ALSO if anyone is interested I am going to have Sikky headers for sale next week once my PPEs come in.
...LOLM3, silly question there may be something im missing, but isnt the power gained between sikky and ppe similar? Why the switch?..I currently have sikky and was under the impression they were quite comperable.
09-20-13, 02:54 PM
#82
Thanks!
Yeah, but I always wanted PPEs from the get go, the welds, quality, and fitment are much better. Also PPE is located in AZ which is where I currently am for the next month. I will be doing dyno runs at vivid racing of the Sikky headers vs. the PPEs to find out definitively the power differences
Yeah, but I always wanted PPEs from the get go, the welds, quality, and fitment are much better. Also PPE is located in AZ which is where I currently am for the next month. I will be doing dyno runs at vivid racing of the Sikky headers vs. the PPEs to find out definitively the power differences
10-16-13, 07:02 PM
#83
This isn't your typical Sikky vs. PPE header thread. I switched from Sikky headers to PPE headers and all I can say is I feel more response/power with the PPE headers and they looked A LOT better.
We did have an issue with the CEL P0607 and P0138 kept popping up we were puzzled. The next day after 6 hours of double checking the module and the connections Ryan found out that two of the pins in the o2 harness extension were reversed. After we flipped them I still had a few CELs pop up but then they all went away on my drive around the block. So if you run into this issue make sure the o2 harness extension is wired correctly!
Modifications were the same before and after the install except for the headers. Only notable power modifications are Sikky/PPE headers and a Borla Exhaust with the cats and resonator removed. All runs were done in with sport mode and in 6th . The Mustang dyno was clearly having some issues when we ran the post install setup with PPEs as we saw gains of up to ~170whp. Rob (owner of Vivid Racing) was surprised with even the output on Sikky headers as it performed better than his C63
. They re-calibrated the dyno and it still consistently ran ~500whp. I am going back again once they have someone take a look at the dyno. So stay tuned for more accurate results!
UPDATE: Results have been posted and are accurate. Now you can see the power and quality difference when tested on the same car, conditions, mods and etc.
Relevant info.
Elevation 1237ft
Sikky
Temp: 87
381whp/352wtq
PPE
Temp: 84
397whp/365wtq
PPEs have a gain of 16whp/13wtq
My ISF had some good company
We did have an issue with the CEL P0607 and P0138 kept popping up we were puzzled. The next day after 6 hours of double checking the module and the connections Ryan found out that two of the pins in the o2 harness extension were reversed. After we flipped them I still had a few CELs pop up but then they all went away on my drive around the block. So if you run into this issue make sure the o2 harness extension is wired correctly!
Modifications were the same before and after the install except for the headers. Only notable power modifications are Sikky/PPE headers and a Borla Exhaust with the cats and resonator removed. All runs were done in with sport mode and in 6th . The Mustang dyno was clearly having some issues when we ran the post install setup with PPEs as we saw gains of up to ~170whp. Rob (owner of Vivid Racing) was surprised with even the output on Sikky headers as it performed better than his C63
. They re-calibrated the dyno and it still consistently ran ~500whp. I am going back again once they have someone take a look at the dyno. So stay tuned for more accurate results! UPDATE: Results have been posted and are accurate. Now you can see the power and quality difference when tested on the same car, conditions, mods and etc.
Relevant info.
Elevation 1237ft
Sikky
Temp: 87
381whp/352wtq
PPE
Temp: 84
397whp/365wtq
PPEs have a gain of 16whp/13wtq
My ISF had some good company
Last edited by LOLM3; 10-27-13 at 09:53 PM.
10-28-13, 12:31 AM
#86
Racer
nice move, and congrats on the PPE
I had my PPE Headers installed last thursday, funny thing is the installer didn't even use the wires that came with the headers, he told me the last time he used them on an ISF he kept getting a CEL, so he wired it into the existing oem wires (somehow) and until today have not had any CELs.
I'm wondering what my installer did to not use the wires that came with the headers.
I had my PPE Headers installed last thursday, funny thing is the installer didn't even use the wires that came with the headers, he told me the last time he used them on an ISF he kept getting a CEL, so he wired it into the existing oem wires (somehow) and until today have not had any CELs.
I'm wondering what my installer did to not use the wires that came with the headers.
Last edited by Defratos; 10-28-13 at 01:58 AM.
10-31-13, 03:06 PM
#87
Haha yeah I stole those too!
Thanks and to you as well! There is a module which I don't think you are talking about. The other set of wires are for the o2 sensors to extend the harness as the collector and the o2 bung sits further down compared to the stock/sikky headers. He probably just extended the connection with his own wiring? What codes are you getting?
nice move, and congrats on the PPE
I had my PPE Headers installed last thursday, funny thing is the installer didn't even use the wires that came with the headers, he told me the last time he used them on an ISF he kept getting a CEL, so he wired it into the existing oem wires (somehow) and until today have not had any CELs.
I'm wondering what my installer did to not use the wires that came with the headers.
I had my PPE Headers installed last thursday, funny thing is the installer didn't even use the wires that came with the headers, he told me the last time he used them on an ISF he kept getting a CEL, so he wired it into the existing oem wires (somehow) and until today have not had any CELs.
I'm wondering what my installer did to not use the wires that came with the headers.
11-01-13, 06:32 AM
#90
Racer
Thanks and to you as well! There is a module which I don't think you are talking about. The other set of wires are for the o2 sensors to extend the harness as the collector and the o2 bung sits further down compared to the stock/sikky headers. He probably just extended the connection with his own wiring? What codes are you getting?
He told me the last ISF that he installed headers on threw a CEL, he had to remove the module and wire it some other way...(i have no idea how he has wired it without using the module, maybe he used the OEM module, if there is even one) he told me the GCC spec ISFs don't need the module.