Wortec headers and cats installed

[bmad]

Hi all,

Got these installed yesterday at Monkfish. Basically upgraded from the sport pac to the performance pac. Result is amazing! On loud mode the volume is up quite a bit but the type of sound is so much different. The wortec without the headers was great. Quite a screamer. Now with the headers the exhaust growls and is much deeper. Absolutely love it. Amazingly the quiet mode is still pretty quiet. Not too different than before which is ideal. Also had the auto gearbox re-mapped which is a nice touch, noticeably more aggressive gear changes.

All in all I'm even more excited about the car now. Anyone thinking of the headers/cats route just do it. I doubt you'll regret it. Thanks too to Monkfish. There were some installation issues yesterday but it all worked out in the end. Cheers chaps.

(Car is a VXR8 btw!!)

[ARAF]

Well done.

[bigcraig400]

sounds bang on bmad,,,after just recently fitting a wortec cat-back myself was looking along the same lines as to the next upgrade,,as luck would have it i managed to bag a set of aas headers n sporty cats off of ebay recently lol,,looking forward to getting the time to fit them and hearing the upturn in volume of the lurverly v8 soundtract,,as to the autobox remap,,i wouldnt rule one out in the future tbh, but atm mines seems to be behaving just now so will leave it be
how you finding the car with the new headers? more responsive?,more awesomeness sounds?

[bmad]

bigcraig400 said:

sounds bang on bmad,,,after just recently fitting a wortec cat-back myself was looking along the same lines as to the next upgrade,,as luck would have it i managed to bag a set of aas headers n sporty cats off of ebay recently lol,,looking forward to getting the time to fit them and hearing the upturn in volume of the lurverly v8 soundtract,,as to the autobox remap,,i wouldnt rule one out in the future tbh, but atm mines seems to be behaving just now so will leave it be
how you finding the car with the new headers? more responsive?,more awesomeness sounds?

The car is amazing. The sound is very different to the standard cat back. Anything beyond 3k revs just sounds plain angry. It is bloody loud too which was the main point for me. As for performance, it definitely feels a bit more responsive but the difference is slight tbh. I have not really had a chance to properly test this as the roads have been quite wet of late. Also the effect of the gearbox re-map gives an impression of the car feeling quicker. I think the sport pac upgrade, ie the catback and re map gives an appreciable performance upgrade that is quite noticeable from stock. The performance pac part imho is more about the noise which is bloody fab! Worth the extra 2,700 notes all day long! I would suggest though that the electric switch is almost essential if you drive the car at anti social hours, which I do regularly. Even at idle the volume is quite a bit louder than previously. Quiet mode is just the same as before really, maybe very slightly louder.

[bigcraig400]

Sounds ike your a happy chappie bmad
,I've just fitted the headers n cats that I bought off eBay and mated up to the wortec,,( took a bit of doing but done now)and emmm Loud lol,,, you say angry thats a good word to describe the choons,lol,,the cats are 200 cell,,do you know wot spec the wortec ones are?
Haven't been out for a shake down run yet,,I'm waiting on the front bumper conning back from the paint shop,,,but as soon as I get a chance I will take her for spin,,got a funny feeling it'll be a goodie,,,but have to say this is more like the sounds I'm after,,,don't use her as a daily but will see about the leccy valves,,if I can get by without them I will

[bmad]

bigcraig400 said:

Sounds ike your a happy chappie bmad
,I've just fitted the headers n cats that I bought off eBay and mated up to the wortec,,( took a bit of doing but done now)and emmm Loud lol,,, you say angry thats a good word to describe the choons,lol,,the cats are 200 cell,,do you know wot spec the wortec ones are?
Haven't been out for a shake down run yet,,I'm waiting on the front bumper conning back from the paint shop,,,but as soon as I get a chance I will take her for spin,,got a funny feeling it'll be a goodie,,,but have to say this is more like the sounds I'm after,,,don't use her as a daily but will see about the leccy valves,,if I can get by without them I will

Sorry no idea what the wortec cats are. Did manage to get the car out today for a proper hoon. It's definitely more lively now. At the top end of 2nd and 3rd it's just addictive. Bonkers loud too. Lord knows what folk are thinking when you blast past them. Initial shock followed by a torrent of abuse no doubt!

[bigcraig400]

Lol cool,,,that'll be the thunder from down under,,lol,,,
Hopefully I'll get a chance next week to see the difference aswell ,if it's anything like yours sounds promising,,