Here is the factory set up...as you can see it's a mess and with the cats being right up against the engine, the heat that is generated is enormous....

 

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...tsidestock.jpg

 

here are a few pics of the headers mock up.....so much nicer, more room, less heat and a lot less restriction.

As for the HP gains, not really sure since it can be debated from not till the cows come home....time will tell and dyno testing will show the end results..

 

Thanks for the pics !
I think it's worth every cent you paid

 

Heck ya! Lets see, costume made, one of a kind, other comapines are call me wanting to know if I'll sell, more hp, better exhaust note, less engine clutter, less heat....

Ya, 400 bucks isn't bad....considering I paid that for my el camino's headers.....so i think it's about right....no regrets! (not yet anyway)

 

Looks good!

Get a better oil filter

 

lol, not my engine, and it's just there keeping the dirt out! lol

 

So..whose engine is that? I like the chrome tops! Fram by far is the worse oil filter you can by...a complete waist of money.

 

Lol,
The engine belongs to this guy:
http://jagmotorproject.blogspot.com/...to-exhale.html
Steve H.

I've posted his work before, but nobody pays any attention till they need something ...lol

Anyway, follow his blog and he has a tremdous amount of info...from oil to....to...well you name it...

Check it out...

 

Lol,
The engine belongs to this guy:
http://jagmotorproject.blogspot.com/...to-exhale.html
Steve H.

I've posted his work before, but nobody pays any attention till they need something ...lol

Anyway, follow his blog and he has a tremdous amount of info...from oil to....to...well you name it...

Check it out...

 

Damn, that stuff looks insane. Like the explanations with the pics. I think i mite have to try out some of those mods

 

lol, i did them all...except for the air box...lol

 

haha, i was thinking bout startin with the air box, the others seem a little too advanced for me. Did you notice much gain on any of the mods?

 

Of all the mods, the best one was the porting of the intake. Expect about 5-10 hp. I didn't do the air box because the 05's don't have that lip.

 

You got better gas mileage from this didn't you?

 

Most likely, but it could also cause for too much air to come into the engine and cause for the ecu to want to over-compensate with gas and despite the better performance, the mileage might be the same or worse!

 

All the stuff he's done his car had to get better mpg irregarless! The different mufflers alone helped!

 

Talking about that......I was speaking to the dealer yesterday re ECU upgrade on the Audi.........takes it to 176bhp from 140 and to 410 nm of torque from 305 nm......all for £650!
He also happened to mention that you can expect around 10% fuel savings as the engine runs that much more efficiently even though there is more power on tap. Unless you cane it all the time obviously.
In effect..........if you do high enough mileage, over time it pays for itself!

JC

 

The power on tap would make a big enough difference to do it! Look on ebay you might get lucky and find one on there?