Obx header is complete!

[Auzzie_Mp3]

ok this header totally rocks, i felt a gain, not much but it sounds increadable, thanks to protegegarage and their fast shipping! thanks again ken and his team, here are some of the installed photos. I totally recomend getting this product. http://www.msprotege.com/members/Auzzie_Mp3/DSCN0920.JPG http://www.msprotege.com/members/Auzzie_Mp3/DSCN0919.JPG http://www.msprotege.com/members/Auzzie_Mp3/DSCN0922.JPG

[Auzzie_Mp3]

sorry pictures might be unsually large, but like they used to say in the ghetto bigger is better!

[protegeV]

wow, that looks insance...I take it you havent driven it yet since its still silver ;)

[Protege5Gurly]

I know I can search for the answer, but do you have the mod the header at all for install or does it bolt right up?

Pe@ce

[Captain KRM P5]

I know I can search for the answer, but do you have the mod the header at all for install or does it bolt right up?

Pe@ce
it bolts up without any modification. correct me if i am wrong, alex, but i bet those springloaded bolts on the midpipe were the hardest part of the job.

glad to hear you like the header! whats your driving impressions of it?

[Sk8ingsmurf]

Yeah the header bolts right on, we had a little scare with some real bad smoking on initial startup, but it turned out ok. The only bad part of the whole installation was a small gasket that you have to take off of the original exhaust manifold, its just poorly desinged, its made of metal wire and gets stuck on the old manifold. Overall installation is a breeze, I would recommend it to anyone, made auzziemp3s car sound wayyyyyy nicer.

Freaking insanely awesome night alex

[Protege5Gurly]

Nice, I soo need one ... just no $$ right now :(

Pe@ce

[Captain KRM P5]

excellent. you should definetely feel some gains up top in the powerband. on an automatic car we installed it on, it made the car shift nigh-seamlessly bewteen gears

[Auzzie_Mp3]

it bolts up without any modification. correct me if i am wrong, alex, but i bet those springloaded bolts on the midpipe were the hardest part of the job.

glad to hear you like the header! whats your driving impressions of it?
yeah the hardes part yep, but i also the gasket between end of the header and the beging of the exhaust, like the little pipe, that small thing it was a bitch to get it off it was some wire mesh deal but i got it off and put it on, other than that it was a sucessfull installation! love it!

[gino]

You should definitely feel some gains up top in the powerband.Yo, Ken. I know this has been beaten to death, but have you guys or anyone on this forum gotten a car dynoed after the OBX header/DP was installed?
(scratch)

[dosle]

excellent. you should definetely feel some gains up top in the powerband. on an automatic car we installed it on, it made the car shift nigh-seamlessly bewteen gears
yes and it continues to :)

my car thanks ken and aric every shift.

[JOS3]

i cant wait to install mine......

[dosle]

i cant wait to install mine......
when are you going to? i can help

[Auzzie_Mp3]

i cant wait to install mine......
get it in fast...its so worth it, hurry! :D

[Auzzie_Mp3]

yes and it continues to :)

my car thanks ken and aric every shift.
yeah dude mine works like a charm,its awesome (headbang)


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[Auzzie_Mp3]

wow, that looks insance...I take it you havent driven it yet since its still silver ;)
yeah i took those pictures right after i installed them, right after i drove around for awhile they turned a bronze brownish color, which looks even better i think!(thumb)

[shoelessdavis]

yeah the hardes part yep, but i also the gasket between end of the header and the beging of the exhaust, like the little pipe, that small thing it was a bitch to get it off it was some wire mesh deal but i got it off and put it on, other than that it was a sucessfull installation! love it!


That thing is called a donut gasket. All you have to do is buy a donut gasket at a exhuast shop for around $20. If you have the extra $20 it is worth getting one instead of using the old stock one. Plus The obx header comes with 2 o2 sensors bungs but you DO NOT WANT to use the 2nd o2 senor bung. You will get a check engine light. You will not be able to pass emissions with it on. You can extend the 2nd 02 sensor wire and get a bung welded behind your main cat then put your 2nd o2 sensor in the new bung and plug the 2nd bung on your header. It will cost around $20-30 to get the bung welded at exhuast shop. This will make CEL go away and not come back. The CEL code is pre cat warm up error or somethinganother because your precat is no longer there because of header. good luck. hope this helps.

[YellerMP3]

whats this puppy run at price wise?????

[4amStudios]

Where can I get this header ?

[Captain KRM P5]

whats this puppy run at price wise?????
usually $239 but we are running a Group Buy in the Vendor For Sale Section for $199!!

Where can I get this header ?
from us :D click below

[Replica]

Ill be buying one in about 3 weeks. Keep one in stock. :)

[protegeV]

you have any pics since it bronzed?

[Auzzie_Mp3]

whats this puppy run at price wise?????the header? header is 239$ shipped

[Auzzie_Mp3]

This picture is off the website
www.protegegarage.com (http://www.protegegarage.com)

the only way to see it bronze in person is to purchase it ;)

[Auzzie_Mp3]

you have any pics since it bronzed?
not yet haha but i will now ;)

[CFOLEY442]

I INSTALL ONE OF THESE OVER THE WEEKEND, QUESTION I HAVE IS WHAT DOES YOURS SOUND LIKE AT LOW RPM'S. MINE SOUNDS KINDA LIKE A PUTTA, UNITLL 2,OOO. I JUST WANTED TO NOW IF THIS IS(uhm) NORMAL? THANKS IN ADVANCE

[wannabe]

CAPS LOCK PWNS YOU!

my shorty does the same thing at low rpms, but as soon as i gas it up, it roars.

[JOS3]

i installed mine yesterday with the help of SiR ken. it has the putter sound at low rpm, but it sounds angry when i give it gas. im very pleased with the obx header.

[Replica]

Any real gains? I'm about to buy one, but still a little skeptical...

[sabrelli]

maybe its me being aussie, but define "putter"???

[JOS3]

its not like, "OMG MY P5 IS SO FAST!" but it feels much smoother and it definitely pulls harder. the power difference is very noticeable.

[dosle]

Any real gains? I'm about to buy one, but still a little skeptical...
visually and physicallly your removing the restrictive cat, and your lightening the car because the stock header is a BEAST compared to the obx, no one has numbers but i am sure of a gain. theres no question that it would HURT performance in any way eaither.

[JOS3]

maybe its me being aussie, but define "putter"???

not 'putter' as in a hoopty sounding putt-putt.

[Replica]

I'm hoping for a smoother pull after 4,000 rpm. Also I hope the removal of the precat helps gas mileage.

[JOS3]

visually and physicallly your removing the restrictive cat, and your lightening the car because the stock header is a BEAST compared to the obx, no one has numbers but i am sure of a gain. theres no question that it would HURT performance in any way eaither.
the obx probably weighs 1/4 of what the stock header does. its ridiculous how heavy the stock one was.

[dosle]

I'm hoping for a smoother pull after 4,000 rpm. Also I hope the removal of the precat helps gas mileage.
yea you will get better gas mileage.

[Replica]

Also, does driving around with a CEL cause a limp mode on the ECU or will it just be an irritating light until I do something about it?

[dosle]

Also, does driving around with a CEL cause a limp mode on the ECU or will it just be an irritating light until I do something about it?it will just be a light.

$3 and a trip to radioshack will have you set. mines on 6k miles and no return of teh CEL.

[wannabe]

yea you will get better gas mileage.
as proof of this...on my trip to wisconsin from ohio last weekend, averaged over 32 mpg. but thats with my shorty wagner, injen CAI, and RB cat-back.

but overall im impressed with the 32 mpg, especially since i was cruising at 90-95 the whole way...

obx should be even better than that.

[Captain KRM P5]

Also, does driving around with a CEL cause a limp mode on the ECU or will it just be an irritating light until I do something about it?
Pro5OnSpeed has been driving about 6000 miles on his CEL (screwy)

[alprotege]

does this header comes witht he o2 sensor holes pre installed?

[dosle]

does this header comes witht he o2 sensor holes pre installed?
it has a bung for the 02 sensor to plug into, but you have to wire up a MIL/CEL fix which is not hard at all.

[Captain KRM P5]

both o2 sensors will plug into the header

[Auzzie_Mp3]

with the MIL installed and no CEL or MIL light on will that pass inspections?

[Captain KRM P5]

with the MIL installed and no CEL or MIL light on will that pass inspections?
should not be a problem

[wannabe]

might still fail a visual inspection however....if they see that a cat has been removed, they may fail you, even if it passes a sniffer....

[Captain KRM P5]

since your car is obd2 they should not use a sniffer exam

[wannabe]

im not really up to date on the e-check resources...how do they check odbii cars then?

[dosle]

plug a scanner into the port under the drivers side dash.

[wannabe]

so how would a header affect this type of scan? is it just reading the results from the o2 sensors? or is it coming from somewhere else?

if theres and MIL fix, is that gonna f-up the scan?

not really worried...just curious.

[dosle]

the mil fix will trick the o2 sensor into thinking its all good so no code will be thrown.

[MADMIKE]

the mil fix will trick the o2 sensor into thinking its all good so no code will be thrown.


i installed obx headers on my mp3 but my check engine sign is on how do i get rid of it do you know how to by pass it

[dosle]

yeah check out the mil/cel fix howto

[Auzzie_Mp3]

when ever i speed up and someone is behind me they said that smokes comes out of my exhaust, thats just the exhaust from the car because there is not cats right?

[schmiford]

Allright-first off I'm a girl that has no idea what you are talking about. Why am I here? Husband just put header in his 2001 MP3, CEL has been on for months. Did not pass PA inspection and is driving me nuts b/c he can't drive his car. He has explained to me that with the removal of cat. con. the sensor that picks up engine temp is not reading a high enough temp and that's why it didn't pass. He wants to rip everything off the car and put it back to factory. In an effort to save the car I decided to see if anyone else had a prob with the sensors and how to fix it. However I do not understand anything that you suggest to the other people. I'm doing this b/c my husband does not use computers so once I get an answer then he'll read it. Thanks for any help in advance.

[Pheonix]

here you are
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52498

[wannabe]

yeah, were generally a very helpful bunch. so if you have more questions just keep asking and someone will answer....(rtfm)