Ian Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 OMFG. Loud. Possibly too loud I think I will need to start carrying my bung with me Had my DC headers & Japspeed decats fitted this week, Very loud, very Raspy but the headers give it a smoother sound IMO. Picked the car up tonight & set off home and the ESP & Slip lights are illuminated now. Car is back in the garage at ready to be looked at tomorrow. Any one got ideas about whats causing it? I have pm'd Alex about it. I'm guessing there are sensors for it around the steering rack? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 my guess is the de cats, and you need some anti foulers Quote
Ian Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 no, thats the CEL which is also on but I have already cleared Quote
rtbiscuit Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 i can't see how the headers would set off the ESP and slip lights? have you tried an ECU reset. i set mine off when i had a huge spin out on an airfield dash lit up like a christmas tree, did a quick turn off and turn on and they all went away. maybe a reset might cure yours? Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 not to worry mate. get non foulers from alex and clear codes and all will be fine. the cel and slip lights come up when the ecu is overwhelmed with to many error codes thrown at it typical example is after a rolling road the same happens because the ecu gets confused as the rear wheels are rotating while the fronts are static so it throws up christmas lights which go away as soon as you drive for a few mters and stop and restart the car a sound clip will help us understand your new "predicament"! how long did you or garage take to fit the headers? any problems encountered? Quote
Ian Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 Took about 10hours to do them. Problems as listed above & space is very tight TBH I would not do the headers ever again and I think my mechanic would agree with me. For the cost of them its not worth the hassle Sound clips to come once the car is back & working fully or if I make it to the Ace Cafe on Saturday I can give a demo Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Took about 10hours to do them. Problems as listed above & space is very tight TBH I would not do the headers ever again and I think my mechanic would agree with me. For the cost of them its not worth the hassle Sound clips to come once the car is back & working fully or if I make it to the Ace Cafe on Saturday I can give a demo Could be a sensor been knocked from fitting due to where the headers are round the steering rack! If you havnt got anti foulers they will help due to the new flow, then another ECU rest once fitted! As Bennet said, lights for esp come up when it his overload and is telling you something! Fitting? Cause its worth it (And your a baller!!) !!! For the tunes!! Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Took about 10hours to do them. Problems as listed above & space is very tight TBH I would not do the headers ever again and I think my mechanic would agree with me. For the cost of them its not worth the hassle Sound clips to come once the car is back & working fully or if I make it to the Ace Cafe on Saturday I can give a demo 10hours that is some lazy arse mechanic you will be smiling like the proverbial cheshire cat when you put the zed on the RR I'm not sure about making ace cafe but if i do make it, it will be the perfect opportunity to hear your music PS. the lights should not stop you from comming! worse case scenario is you will run rich ££££ i ran like this for weeks and even put the car on an RR Quote
Ian Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 Wait until you come to do yours, its not as easy as it looks RR soon Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Wait until you come to do yours, its not as easy as it looks RR soon waiting with bated breath before i make my move Quote
Adam@Z1auto.com Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Ian - the slip/esp lights can come on for a variety of reasons. Did you have anything alignment/tire wise altered this last go around? Any codes stored? Make sure you have it retuned now, or at least run with the wideband to ensure you're now not running lean - headers on these cars do that Quote
Ian Posted October 29, 2009 Author Posted October 29, 2009 The knuckle on the steering joint was loosened to get the headers in place so am pretty sure now that this is the cause of it. The only code stored was P0057 - Heated 02 sensor which I have cleared. As for the last bit Quote
Adam@Z1auto.com Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 ah ok - yes, that could be the cause if the wheel was moved with the key on. Should have reset though when you turned the car off and turned it back on again though? Quote
Ian Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 car is fixed. There was something around the steering rack they adjusted will find out exactly what the did tonight when I collect the car. Quote
Ian Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 Videos to come over the weekend. The knuckle was out by a few teeth which caused the lights Just drove it home with no problems, now off out to the shed to find my bung Also above 4.5k RPM - really high pitched ferrari-esque noise Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 Videos to come over the weekend. The knuckle was out by a few teeth which caused the lights Just drove it home with no problems, now off out to the shed to find my bung Also above 4.5k RPM - really high pitched ferrari-esque noise Quote
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 My JDM car fitted with DC headers , Kinetix cats and DC Sports dual system , sounds awesome, not to loud thou , still need time to finally finish the UpRev map thou... Quote
Husky Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 sounded a bit raspy when pushed but was V rumbly otherwise, i liked it when my ribs vibrated Quote
Chris`I Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 sounded a bit raspy when pushed but was V rumbly otherwise, i liked it when my ribs vibrated And set off at least 2 alarms. K1 RIP, Ian's is definately louder Quote
Ian Posted October 31, 2009 Author Posted October 31, 2009 Bring it on Ade It rasps from 2k to about 4.5k - above 4.5k its amazing. We got a video comeing through some tunnels on the way home so I will post that once I sort out Quote
BulletMagnet Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 K1 RIP, Ian's is definately louder Indeed....may have to ditch mine soon.... Quote
Pimm Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 Ian, from a distance your car sounds amazing but your passenger must be deff by now this must be worth it if you have gained power but otherwise in all fairness that noise would drive me You are a first and that is what this modding world is all about Quote
Ian Posted November 1, 2009 Author Posted November 1, 2009 By the time we got back to Cardiff last night, I had got used to the noise. After the tunnel run I decided not to put the bungs in Quote
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