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Thanks All_talk and GEE-OTTO, great advice on specific models and the approach. I really like the performance change of the aftermarket DP vs stock (I've put the stock one back on to check), so I need to find something to tone that thing down. I love the "hogzaust" term... hack together something to see how it sounds. The stock unit is just rusting away under a tarp, so why not!? I'm a bit leery hacking up the Borla exhaust, say what you will about the sound, it is well made!

Ahh, this is good all good advice! I thankfully kept my stock exhaust. Potentially can use that do to something a little bit in the middle. What I really want is a "dial a sound level" to open it up when I'm not in my driveway or in the middle of the city. I've seen that done with electric cutouts and a second, much smaller set of mufflers on old Detroit iron, but there simply isn't enough room under the Legacy for that. My Dad reminded me he reused an old Flowmaster from a Fox body on the parents 94 NA Legacy, pretty quiet when not on the throttle and sounded pretty mean wide open. Maybe the path forward here something like norutah suggested and some different mufflers on the stock exhaust... Many thanks for the replies!

Hey Forum People, Looking for some advice on exhaust... long story short, I'm getting older and the system I've got installed is too loud. I've got a Borla S-Type cat back up against a fully built engine. Plumbing is a a VF52 turbo and Cobb catted downpipe. I swear the system got louder after the VF52 swap... Running E85, and it idles like garbage when cold, and the cold idle engine speed is 1400 to 1500 and the thing is ... loud. Thinking of potentially having some fab work done to put on some quieter mufflers in place of the Borla units or adding a resonator... The stock system is too quiet, and worried about it being a power restriction, but I'm also ok with giving up a few HP to have something that isn't quite as obnoxious. Advice welcome!

FWIW I've spoken to Ed at EQ (mentioned above) about engine stuff and he sure seems to know what he is talking about.

Wasabi - if you know what parts you want to put on, give Elite Performance in Burlingame a call. I've had them help with a lot of stuff on my 05 LGT, but their resident Subi expert isn't there, so you just need to know what to put on, but I've had great luck with them. Lots of my co-workers with 86s and S2Ks go there too. They are also well connected with folks who run track days (mostly at Buttonwillow - I think... I've got too many young kids to be able to escape for the weekend).

Saw a dope looking Spec B on 101S by SFO on Thursday the 15th. Whats up!