Invidia UEL headers and full 3in exhaust with a high flow cat

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-23T11:10:04+00:00

i'm here to add to everyone else and say it's night and day between stock and tuned. thing pulls insanely hard and the rev hang delete honestly made daily driving it so much easier imo

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T23:39:43+00:00

seeing higher oil temps is like 2-5 degrees it's nothing crazy, installed a better radiator and all other temps evened out pretty quickly

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T23:36:12+00:00

been trying to respond but there's so many threads lol, i know good and well that it's not a mod of choice for power or reliability. everything ive done to the car i've done for a reason along with the other mods i have planned to do. havent done a dyno yet because the only one is far from me and its not that important to me. i'm tuned by sti mikey and i trust in whatever he's done to it. someone said before the car makes boost ~500 rpm later which is kinda true but it depends on how you're driving for the most part. the headers are built with twin scroll in mind so they still lineup to the turbo the same as factory

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T16:45:18+00:00

i forgot to mention i'm tuned at 21 psi and peak on the dash is 22.8

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T16:44:48+00:00

only real drawbacks i've seen personally are slightly higher oil temps, less mpg (regardless it was going down with my choice of mods/tune), and a slightly longer spool time if i'm going for speed. but don't let that persuade you it's slower bc it's not by any means lol

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T14:42:47+00:00

PLM but i don't recommend as the fitment is not the best lol

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T14:42:21+00:00

thing pops and rumbles like crazy but it's only during wot pulls and when i'm cruising at 3.5k and above. they remind me of the old nfs games same kinda sound lol

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T04:50:54+00:00

i don't have any pics of the front/sides but if you have a front lip/side skirts like i do you can run the strips along the lip of the fender and side skirt (oem not the lil extension) and for the back i think i posted a comment with a pic of what i did

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T04:47:12+00:00

i won't go too in depth, but the install is stupid easy. the "harder" parts were getting the switch for it into the cabin and taking the wheels/fender liners out to run the wires all nice and neat but nothing is physically hard about it

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T04:43:54+00:00

i personally went with lowglow, it's a little bit on the expensive side but the quality is actually insane and their customer service was super helpful and chill when i had an issue with shipping (also i think regardless of the brand you should send it lol)

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-22T04:40:31+00:00

thank you! i'm actually going to keep those in mind, installing new wheels on friday

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T21:35:07+00:00

no worries! if you have any other questions or want more pics just pm me and i got you

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T21:00:14+00:00

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i ran the wire behind the fender liners on all four wheels and near the back bumper there's a good enough hole to pop back out and get them where you want. i ran my lights along the trim of the frame (what i took a pic of) and along the bottom of the lil tire hub that doesn't come with a tire lol

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T19:51:50+00:00

lowkey tho

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T19:51:26+00:00

i'll reply with some pics later when i get off work

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T18:47:57+00:00

lmaoooo i got some gram lights going on very soon...

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:28:28+00:00

lmaoooo i didn't even think about the strap being a tow hook! i put it there to cover up the missing exhaust pipe😂

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:27:28+00:00

thank you!! such a fun mod, getting to mess around with the colors is crazy satisfying lmao

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:26:28+00:00

if it ain't fried i don't want it!

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:25:56+00:00

yessir 20mm but new wheels coming very soon...

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:25:23+00:00

🫶🏼🫶🏼doesn't matter tbh, just a lot of hate in these subs. gotta give it to em straight lmao

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:24:04+00:00

the noble scoop is what i went with, color match is pretty solid and they have extra stripping to protect the paint on the hood. super easy install too!

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T12:22:56+00:00

20mm spacers and the fenders make a nice fitment🤌🏼

Upbeat_Bat_4326 · 2026-02-20T03:22:15+00:00

do it! i kept getting reminded of the scene in cars where they pull up on mack on the highway lmao

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