So, the road less traveled (part 2 of 2)...

I wanted upgraded aesthetics, more power, and a more aggressive sound, without causing drone or inconvenience toward my daily driver. In part 1 I addressed the aesthetics with Fabspeed's true dual setup. This time around, it was time for power! I chose to add catless headers mated to the stock exhaust as I felt I would achieve everything I was looking for while avoiding the drawbacks.

I'm a big fan of Tony and EPL back from my b5 s4 days, so I've had my eyes on EPL's Catless Headers for quite some time. They seem well-engineered and to have taken a different approach than others.

(not my photo)



Again I turned to Ryan Calvert at RSR Autosport. He had the o2 bungs relocated so I do not get a CEL.

I've had them on the car for a few weeks now and couldn't be happier. The car sounds as if its gone through puberty and now has character and a bit of attitude. There is zero droning whatsoever and the car burble/crackles on decel while announcing its presence at full throttle.

I knew I would be banned for not providing video, luckily my girlfriend surprised me with a nice gift:



I'm still learning the GoPro and have no clue how to edit; this is my first attempt (can't get an embed code to work):

https://vimeo.com/44360355

 

Another one from a different angle:
https://vimeo.com/44556384

 

Sounds fantastic!

I'm a big fan of EPL's work as well. They do top notch work there. I'm actually bringing my car to Tony in a couple months so he can work his tuning magic.

Thanks for sharing!

 

sounds awesome! back when I had my CS, I had planned on getting these headers as well to mate to the milltek exhaust but ended up selling the car before I ever did. enjoy!

 

Sounds good!

 

krenshaw, will Tony be swapping out for a larger turbo in your RS or just a custom tune? Either way, keep us posted.

 

For now, I'm just going with the tune. It'll be dialed in with some other mods (AWE cat delete pipes and FMIC), so I should see some hefty results from that alone. I'm thinking I'll probably go with a different turbo setup a little later on (it'll be hard to resist!).

I'll definitely keep you guys posted.