Catback or Turboback advice, anyone?

[rs2.5-3.0]

I'm considering picking up the SPT exhaust for my '09 Legacy as well as the Cobb AP, since that seems to be the safe bet. Also, is there a noticeable difference between the stock and say, an aftermarket catted DP? Looking for recommendations to get a little hp bump but stay reliable and have a pretty boxer rumble

 

I've also thought about the Invidia CBE because it looks good with the twin tips, but its almost $200 more than I can get the SPT exhaust for. Also, YouTube shows the SPT with a better sound than the Invidia, but it's hard to tell 100% through a video and not in person...

 

Hopefully I posted this in the correct spot...

 

Thanks!

[Max Capacity]

IMO the most bang for the buck is a Cobb AP and Invidia catted down pipe. With a Grimmspeed 2X thick 3" gasket the DP will bolt to the stock midpipe. with a Stage 2 tune from the AP or a great Tuner like tuningalliance@gmail.com, tell Mike Kinsman I sent you.

 

In fact contact him about buying the package deal, Downpipe and Cobb AP plus the gasket.

 

The exhaust can come later without a need for a retune.

 

 

Cobb stage 1 is nice but the Dp really wakes the car up. You won't be disappointed.

[rs2.5-3.0]

IMO the most bang for the buck is a Cobb AP and Invidia catted down pipe. With a Grimmspeed 2X thick 3" gasket the DP will bolt to the stock midpipe. with a Stage 2 tune from the AP or a great Tuner like tuningalliance@gmail.com, tell Mike Kinsman I sent you.

 

In fact contact him about buying the package deal, Downpipe and Cobb AP plus the gasket.

 

The exhaust can come later without a need for a retune.

 

 

Cobb stage 1 is nice but the Dp really wakes the car up. You won't be disappointed.

 

What about the Invidia Q300 plus catted DP, Cobb AP?

[awfulwaffle]

The catback won't do anything for you in terms of power, at the power levels you're interested in. It's just a noisemaker. So, do the Cobb AP, tune and downpipe to go 'stage 2' and get you a little more scoot, and buy whatever catback you want to get the sound you're after.

[Max Capacity]

What about the Invidia Q300 plus catted DP, Cobb AP?

 

That's the set up my 09 Spec B has. It dose have a popping sound when shifting sometimes.

 

 

My wagon currently has the stock midpipe and Pro Lab Tuning straight through mufflers. It sounds great, only it's loud, it dose have the drone on the highway when climbing hills. But most likely that's because the tips don't clear the rear bumper, which on wagons is longer. For Winter I put the stock mufflers back on.