Finally a sound clip of RPW headers - Page 2

mozart4898 · 09/29/2006, 02:12 AM

All I can think listening to those sound clips is, "Damn...that car has headers? You could have fooled me!"

While I'm sure different header designs do make a difference in the sound, I doubt that they make a HUGE difference. Whether there's a cat or not (or HFC), and what catback, diameter of exhaust, muffler, etc. would make a bigger difference, I'd say.

I say this because EVERY 3G I've heard in person that has headers is loud as balls. Kris's, mine, a couple others at random meets...we're all loud as hell. I can't say I really mind the sound of my car now but it sure isn't "stealthy" - my wife tells me our cat perks up and starts looking for me to come in the door when I'm still 3-4 blocks away from home. A neighbor/friend from work down the street always knows when I'm headed out somewhere or coming home. I think the muffler and 3" exhaust he's using with the RPW headers are silencing them quite a bit. I'd be curious to see what they sound like with the Invidia - to see if they're loud as balls also or if the RPW headers really are that much quieter.

Mitsuboy1102 · 09/29/2006, 02:54 AM

Yeah i think that it sounded good im lookin to get a set of headers like that for my baby to. I was think those headers and a nice cat back.

Not to go off topic but what did you do to your front turns. Cause i dont know if im the only one that saw this or if i just have never seen it before but it looks alot like you have 3 turns on each side.

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 02:59 AM

yeah i do there are 3 on each side where the fake vents sould be.

Mitsuboy1102 · 09/29/2006, 03:04 AM

How did you manage that, arnt the 3 vents different sizes?

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 03:06 AM

no not realy the fitment is good

Mitsuboy1102 · 09/29/2006, 03:11 AM

So how easy where they to wire up?

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 03:15 AM

not hard you just have to connect to the wires to gether to the stock wires form them.

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 03:16 AM

it use to look real good when i had a gril and the lights are off on a black car.

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 11:27 AM

dp

Mitsuboy1102 · 09/29/2006, 11:59 AM

Wow those look pretty sick. I might have to do that to my baby

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 12:01 PM

yeah i like it i done this to one other car but sure if he still has the car thought. it was on a silver car and we use black ones.

Mitsuboy1102 · 09/29/2006, 01:13 PM

I think that i might have to use the euro clears or maybe even a set with some of zappedman's covers on them

gladiator-man · 09/29/2006, 01:15 PM

If you do it be sure to get a picture.

Blu_GT · 09/29/2006, 01:20 PM

Yeah sounds really good. better than my $1200 RIPPs back in teh day.

Nabeel · 09/29/2006, 07:46 PM

um...can you please stop calling your car your baby, its kind of weird

3G01GT · 06/21/2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ryu

Wish I had a sound clip of my old hytech headers followed by my injen ses 3inch catback. talk about LOUD!!!

I have an injen cai and an injen ses catback. They really sound great together. I'd never really heard of many people having the exhaust, but I'd recommend it to anyone. I might try to post a video soon.I'm not sure what headers I want to throw into the mix but I want to make sure they will sound throaty and not raspy. Those RPW's sound nice.

raz_76 · 06/21/2007, 04:45 PM

That sounds sweet dude. I want one for my Galant now

74gtostrat01 · 06/22/2007, 05:58 PM

that does sound sweet. I just purchased a set of rpw longtube headers. Im going to do a custom exhaust. Question is.. I deffinitly dont want rasp. Is their a for sure method to kill rasp and get a kick ass sound.

gts03eclipse · 06/26/2007, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3G01GT

I have an injen cai and an injen ses catback. They really sound great together. I'd never really heard of many people having the exhaust, but I'd recommend it to anyone. I might try to post a video soon.I'm not sure what headers I want to throw into the mix but I want to make sure they will sound throaty and not raspy. Those RPW's sound nice.

ive never actually heard that exhaust before. heard that it was kind of quiet, that true?

Spectre · 07/16/2007, 03:31 PM

Unlike 99% of people here, when I upgrade my exhaust I want to keep it on the quieter side of things. That clip from inside the car makes me want RPW headers REALLY bad! But how loud is it?

I know you said it's fairly quiet except at WOT, how bout day to day like stop/go or crusing the freeway? I have a 35 min. highway commute everyday and my old car would give me a headache from the noise.

quiksilver · 07/31/2007, 09:55 AM

I have just successfully installed my rpw long tube headers on a gts. my friend has a '00 GT boosted but doesn't post on here. he helped me with the install and it took us over 24 hrs with running to part stores and so on. he also eliminated all my cats in the process. not to mention someone unbolted a bolt to the area where the antifreeze just spilled all over me!

Anyway, AEM CAI and Magnaflow cat-back setup (minus all 3 cats). Sound? LOUD! My friend said its only going to get louder. I think it sounds like a ferrari at rev but even 2-3k its raspy. I probably should have went with a HFC and left at least one of them in there. I can tell a huge increase in throttle response and more power at higher rpms. my friend sold me the rpw headers new for $250! Not to mention i got a friend to buy them for me as a gift :-)

Sound / HP/TQ numbers soon!

pa03gts-na · 07/31/2007, 04:38 PM

Agreed quicksilver. I have the same setup, but I also have a HFC. I definitely hear rasp, but usually only on uphills from about 2500-3500 rpm, maybe because the car is under greater load. Otherwise at WOT, everything blends together and I really hear no rasp at all, it just sounds great IMO.

quiksilver · 08/01/2007, 09:16 AM

Yeah i was wanting to talk to you pa03gts cause i knew you had the same setup as me with the headers. It definitely is loud and has the rasp but it does fade away once it does reach WOT. I just like that i can actually rev now and hear something. Before on just the magnaflow exhaust, at a good rev you couldn't hear a whole lot. What performance gain did you get? I have much better throttle response and more power / tq at higher rpms. I noticed i reach 110mph shifting into 5th now.. before it was 100mph (this is at 6k).. im sure it could go a little farther before rev limiter..

dogg · 08/01/2007, 10:33 AM

Damn that sounds roary very nice.

michaell32 · 08/01/2007, 11:00 AM

When i come back from orlando ill try to record my rpw short tubes with skunk2 catback.

Ecko · 08/06/2007, 03:40 AM

IMO?

DarkBring01 · 08/06/2007, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ecko

IMO?

Haven't been on the Internet very long, have you?

IMO = In My Opinion

Those RPW headers just sound mean, on any setup.

pa03gts-na · 08/08/2007, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiksilver

Yeah i was wanting to talk to you pa03gts cause i knew you had the same setup as me with the headers. It definitely is loud and has the rasp but it does fade away once it does reach WOT. I just like that i can actually rev now and hear something. Before on just the magnaflow exhaust, at a good rev you couldn't hear a whole lot. What performance gain did you get? I have much better throttle response and more power / tq at higher rpms. I noticed i reach 110mph shifting into 5th now.. before it was 100mph (this is at 6k).. im sure it could go a little farther before rev limiter..

After the ECU flash with timing advance, adding accel enrichment, I definitely noticed a difference, mainly @3500 rpm the car seems to "wake up."

I'm still very frustrated by the crazy long 2nd gear (in my sporty), and I am seriously looking into SDS Stage 1 to help get me through that friggin gear faster.

09/29/2006, 11:27 AM	#69 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	dp Last edited by gladiator-man; 10/01/2006 at 11:55 PM.

09/29/2006, 01:20 PM	#74 (permalink)
Blu_GT It's not purple! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: CT Vehicle: 2000 Eclipse GT, 5spd Posts: 3,142	Yeah sounds really good. better than my $1200 RIPPs back in teh day. __________________ Will race for Food Eyes on the prize

07/31/2007, 09:55 AM	#81 (permalink)
quiksilver Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Vehicle: 08 CSRT4 Posts: 220	I have just successfully installed my rpw long tube headers on a gts. my friend has a '00 GT boosted but doesn't post on here. he helped me with the install and it took us over 24 hrs with running to part stores and so on. he also eliminated all my cats in the process. not to mention someone unbolted a bolt to the area where the antifreeze just spilled all over me! Anyway, AEM CAI and Magnaflow cat-back setup (minus all 3 cats). Sound? LOUD! My friend said its only going to get louder. I think it sounds like a ferrari at rev but even 2-3k its raspy. I probably should have went with a HFC and left at least one of them in there. I can tell a huge increase in throttle response and more power at higher rpms. my friend sold me the rpw headers new for $250! Not to mention i got a friend to buy them for me as a gift :-) Sound / HP/TQ numbers soon! __________________ Cary Trusty 2005 GTS Mods: aem cai, magnaflow cat-back, cat-delete, rpw long tube headers Club3g on Cardomain: http://groups.cardomain.com/groups/10244/pages/10329

08/01/2007, 09:16 AM	#83 (permalink)
quiksilver Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Vehicle: 08 CSRT4 Posts: 220	Yeah i was wanting to talk to you pa03gts cause i knew you had the same setup as me with the headers. It definitely is loud and has the rasp but it does fade away once it does reach WOT. I just like that i can actually rev now and hear something. Before on just the magnaflow exhaust, at a good rev you couldn't hear a whole lot. What performance gain did you get? I have much better throttle response and more power / tq at higher rpms. I noticed i reach 110mph shifting into 5th now.. before it was 100mph (this is at 6k).. im sure it could go a little farther before rev limiter.. __________________ Cary Trusty 2005 GTS Mods: aem cai, magnaflow cat-back, cat-delete, rpw long tube headers Club3g on Cardomain: http://groups.cardomain.com/groups/10244/pages/10329

08/06/2007, 03:40 AM	#86 (permalink)
Ecko Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 69	IMO? __________________

09/29/2006, 02:12 AM	#61 (permalink)
mozart4898 back to the 3G... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Woodville, OH Vehicle: 2001 Eclipse Spyder GT Posts: 1,654	All I can think listening to those sound clips is, "Damn...that car has headers? You could have fooled me!" While I'm sure different header designs do make a difference in the sound, I doubt that they make a HUGE difference. Whether there's a cat or not (or HFC), and what catback, diameter of exhaust, muffler, etc. would make a bigger difference, I'd say. I say this because EVERY 3G I've heard in person that has headers is loud as balls. Kris's, mine, a couple others at random meets...we're all loud as hell. I can't say I really mind the sound of my car now but it sure isn't "stealthy" - my wife tells me our cat perks up and starts looking for me to come in the door when I'm still 3-4 blocks away from home. A neighbor/friend from work down the street always knows when I'm headed out somewhere or coming home. I think the muffler and 3" exhaust he's using with the RPW headers are silencing them quite a bit. I'd be curious to see what they sound like with the Invidia - to see if they're loud as balls also or if the RPW headers really are that much quieter.

09/29/2006, 02:54 AM	#62 (permalink)
Mitsuboy1102 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thornton, CO Vehicle: 2002 Eclipse GT Posts: 764	Yeah i think that it sounded good im lookin to get a set of headers like that for my baby to. I was think those headers and a nice cat back. Not to go off topic but what did you do to your front turns. Cause i dont know if im the only one that saw this or if i just have never seen it before but it looks alot like you have 3 turns on each side.

09/29/2006, 02:59 AM	#63 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	yeah i do there are 3 on each side where the fake vents sould be.

09/29/2006, 03:04 AM	#64 (permalink)
Mitsuboy1102 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thornton, CO Vehicle: 2002 Eclipse GT Posts: 764	How did you manage that, arnt the 3 vents different sizes?

09/29/2006, 03:06 AM	#65 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	no not realy the fitment is good

09/29/2006, 03:11 AM	#66 (permalink)
Mitsuboy1102 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thornton, CO Vehicle: 2002 Eclipse GT Posts: 764	So how easy where they to wire up?

09/29/2006, 03:15 AM	#67 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	not hard you just have to connect to the wires to gether to the stock wires form them.

09/29/2006, 03:16 AM	#68 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	it use to look real good when i had a gril and the lights are off on a black car.

09/29/2006, 11:59 AM	#70 (permalink)
Mitsuboy1102 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thornton, CO Vehicle: 2002 Eclipse GT Posts: 764	Wow those look pretty sick. I might have to do that to my baby

09/29/2006, 12:01 PM	#71 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	yeah i like it i done this to one other car but sure if he still has the car thought. it was on a silver car and we use black ones.

09/29/2006, 01:13 PM	#72 (permalink)
Mitsuboy1102 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thornton, CO Vehicle: 2002 Eclipse GT Posts: 764	I think that i might have to use the euro clears or maybe even a set with some of zappedman's covers on them

09/29/2006, 01:15 PM	#73 (permalink)
gladiator-man Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Raleigh,Nc Vehicle: 2000 GT Posts: 59	If you do it be sure to get a picture.

09/29/2006, 07:46 PM	#75 (permalink)
Nabeel In a Store Near You Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: the woo Vehicle: spyder Posts: 1,506	um...can you please stop calling your car your baby, its kind of weird

06/21/2007, 04:45 PM	#77 (permalink)
raz_76 Nismo Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: -OKC- Vehicle: Maxima SE 6spd Manual Posts: 3,588	That sounds sweet dude. I want one for my Galant now

06/22/2007, 05:58 PM	#78 (permalink)
74gtostrat01 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 54	that does sound sweet. I just purchased a set of rpw longtube headers. Im going to do a custom exhaust. Question is.. I deffinitly dont want rasp. Is their a for sure method to kill rasp and get a kick ass sound.

07/16/2007, 03:31 PM	#80 (permalink)
Spectre Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Franklin, WI Posts: 24	Unlike 99% of people here, when I upgrade my exhaust I want to keep it on the quieter side of things. That clip from inside the car makes me want RPW headers REALLY bad! But how loud is it? I know you said it's fairly quiet except at WOT, how bout day to day like stop/go or crusing the freeway? I have a 35 min. highway commute everyday and my old car would give me a headache from the noise.

07/31/2007, 04:38 PM	#82 (permalink)
pa03gts-na Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Vehicle: 03 gts, 07 g35x, 05 pathf Posts: 297	Agreed quicksilver. I have the same setup, but I also have a HFC. I definitely hear rasp, but usually only on uphills from about 2500-3500 rpm, maybe because the car is under greater load. Otherwise at WOT, everything blends together and I really hear no rasp at all, it just sounds great IMO.

08/01/2007, 10:33 AM	#84 (permalink)
dogg Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: miami,fla Vehicle: 00gt Posts: 492	Damn that sounds roary very nice.

08/01/2007, 11:00 AM	#85 (permalink)
michaell32 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Killen/Ft. Hood again for now. Vehicle: 02 GT Spyder Posts: 375	When i come back from orlando ill try to record my rpw short tubes with skunk2 catback.