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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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id rather have a smooth and consistent afr...
If my knowledge serves me correctly having a smooth powerband and graph is a product of having smooth and consistent AFR's and timing.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by AdamBOMB_STi
If my knowledge serves me correctly having a smooth powerband and graph is a product of having smooth and consistent AFR's and timing.
nvm...

Ed would know what im talking about...
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Originally Posted by RLLYRCR
ryan wtf do you want? he tunes incredibly and all u got to add to a nice thread is questions about afr and the afr curve, its not your tune and the owner of the car is happy, if you could just pm ed about ur concerns. kthanksbye
AFR must be the only tuning term he knows.
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Originally Posted by RLLYRCR
ryan wtf do you want? he tunes incredibly and all u got to add to a nice thread is questions about afr and the afr curve, its not your tune and the owner of the car is happy, if you could just pm ed about ur concerns. kthanksbye
umm i was being serious.. i really wanted to know...

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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
AFR must be the only tuning term he knows.


what ev
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
id rather have a smooth and consistent afr...
Here's boost and a/f on one of the final 4th gear pulls.



It might be a little hard to tell exactly where the a/f is but it starts out at 10.8:1 on spoolup and in the 10.6's the rest of the way. Smooth enough for ya?

Let me know if you want to see anything else.

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nah.. thanks man.. thats what i was looking for..
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
nah.. thanks man.. thats what i was looking for..
Now you have the information your were asking for maybe you can explain to us noobs how those afr numbers look and how they affect the tune?

Maybe not
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^i'd love to know...
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Damn, another great tune, Ed - Graph looks amazing!


Question - In your opinion, are headers worth it for the stock turbo (good bang for the buck)? Also, which do you like most, equal or unequal? What differences do you see when tuning them?
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Originally Posted by subie OCD
Damn, another great tune, Ed - Graph looks amazing!


Question - In your opinion, are headers worth it for the stock turbo (good bang for the buck)? Also, which do you like most, equal or unequal? What differences do you see when tuning them?
Speaking as someone that isn't a tuner, I've heard equal length offers better results over unequal, but your car will sound "like a honda with *****." The Subaru rumble will be gone.
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
Speaking as someone that isn't a tuner, I've heard equal length offers better results over unequal, but your car will sound "like a honda with *****." The Subaru rumble will be gone.
Equal length headers are the way to go if you want a substantial increase in power output and don't mind the exhaust note changing.

To me, the sound is not bad, just different.
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
Equal length headers are the way to go if you want a substantial increase in power output and don't mind the exhaust note changing.

To me, the sound is not bad, just different.
the sound isn't bad... it makes ur car sound like it belongs on a track
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Originally Posted by AdamBOMB_STi
^i'd love to know...
I'm guessing with his lack of response that he's decided he doesn't know and has nothing to contribute to the thread so will now STFU?
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
Speaking as someone that isn't a tuner, I've heard equal length offers better results over unequal, but your car will sound "like a honda with *****." The Subaru rumble will be gone.
That's pretty much on the dot. Although you will get fairly similar results with EL and UEL headers with the stock turbo, the EL units generally make a bit more overall power and make the whole car run significantly smoother. Depending on the rest of your exhaust, any headers will change the tone significantly. Most EL headers definitely get rid of a lot of the boxer rumble, but they can sound badass in their own way. I tuned a car with Perrin EL on race gas and it was one of the best sounding stock turbo cars I've heard.

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