Max Capacity Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey Hog, you have another satisfied modder here. I've been reading several pages and had the day off, so I decided to run across the street to Home Depot and get the supplies. I had to use the stock bold and hex nut due to the fact that the new 3/8 hex nuts didn't want to fit the 3/8 bolts. That's because the OEM bolts are metric. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Get over it. Hey, I got no qualms about it ... except the fact that I had to cut one of the bolts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro.hair Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 After a couple of squirts of WD-40, mine came off with no issues. LOVE the new sound, thanks for the tip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 always glad to help!!! My mom just bought a '10 Legacy....I'm trying to get her to Hogzaust it. But then, you know, she is a woman. I don't know if she'd enjoy the noise on her 70 mile commute. LOL. I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballaholic Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 great mod took me twenty mins. had for about 4 months now, no black soot on the underbody. sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfg22557 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 gotta say, love mine too. Did it about a month or so ago, had one HELL of a time with some pb blaster, almost a full can of torch, and of course plenty of real good ol' fashioned elbow grease. Things were locked on there so tight that on the upper bolts (harder to reach/harder angled ones) that the extension on my crappy no name ratchet set actually twisted and snapped. Never seen that before. Guess 4 years of corrosion really did a job on those nuts and bolts... Took me and my buddy about 2 hours and change to work all 4 off. Gaskets were useless, like fishbone said, essentially part of the flange and no longer a discernible separate piece. My next endeavor with my hoggy will be to add a couple more washers. Now, dont get me wrong the sound is great now, but I need something a little more "toneful" (if thats a word, which i dont think it is). Just somethin to hold me over for a couple more months until the bank account recoups enough to get my tbe setup:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggreene Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 1996 legacy 2.2, MS3 UEL header, light crank pulley, other mods, etc. - I love it!, one thick washer, (x2, of course), and I now have a deep boxer rumble!, not too loud, but intimidating. I guess I now have a low restriction muffler for free, I don't think a $500 dollar cat-back system would be that much of an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 ^^ my thoughts exactly. Great sound, not too loud or obnoxious, but deep. I'm sure you don't gain much HP over a full catback, but I'm sure you don't lose anything either! I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istealfrombums Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Did mine today, LOVE IT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 I like your username. Almost as good as mine. I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 i did the mod yesterday, sounds good. i did 2 3/8 washers.. how does it sound with 3? i drove home with the mufflers completely off and that sounded money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb98c Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I did the mod, and liked the sound difference. Only complaint is you can sometimes tell that the sound is coming from under the car if you listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENCOB Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Got bored several weeks ago and, as title states, jacked up out leggy and applied washers again. Real easy to remove the nuts after spraying with a bit of lubricant. Gaskets were in good shape, tossed them in the glove box. Used 3 washers this time, 1 zinc between 2 galvanized. I applied some all purpose grease to the bolts and nuts this time. Have showed it to 4 people, asking them to check out my Stromung aftermarket exhaust system......Our boys and I like it, wifey hates it......See my next post for reactions, comments...... Edited October 3, 2009 by BENCOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENCOB Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Friend at work who drives a Scion liked it. He had paid 135$ on ebay for an exhaust, I told him that was 133$ too much......This is the young man who blew by me on the way to work one morning when I was at 30mph on cruise control. I told him I redid the exhaust so I can do the same to him...... WRX owner friend also liked it, he has a 3 inch exhaust which, of course, sounds way better but he did like our little tricked out hogzawst...... NA Impreza owner also liked it......I told him he can not apply this system to his car as, if I remember right, those cars don't have the muffler flange(s) like the leggys...... 06 LGT owner colleague at work liked it as well but said he would not do it to his car......I told him I was just showing it to him, that I didn't expect him to do it...... Wifey hates it, ours sons like it. I like it because I can more clearly hear the auto tranny shift......I noticed and was surprised when the car downshifted whilst going over a bridge on cruise control set at ~40-50 mph......I hadn't really noticed that before because the car was quieter...... Edited October 3, 2009 by BENCOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 hmmm...if you like it on a 2.5i, auto, you should have heard it on a 2.5T stick! Aural pleasures, I tell you. I miss my leggy. Will be getting another one someday soon! I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustincredible Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Best mod till I get a real exhaust. Thanks hogmeat! Sold: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B #104 of 500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I think.... after 4 years, I may try this insanity. I do not want an exhaust, nor do I need one, but I think I'm ready for a bit more sound. Neighbors be damned. Thank you Hoggers. I have the $500.00 endorsement cheque ready to deposit as soon as my Nigerian treasure discovery wire transfer comes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmeat Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Glad your ready to try it! It's not that bad for the neighborhood. Trust me, I live in a very quiet, no thru traffic area, and no body seemed to care in a year... Also, no big deal on the $500. I have have US$62,500 pending from a surprise UNITED NATIONS® citizen gift. And to think, I only had to send them $275 for processing it. I already told work to F off, I'm going to Mexico for a year with the money! I'm pleasantly surprised... It was most certainly worth the couple bucks and 10 mins of my time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HOGZAUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggreene Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 With the money I've saved on my new "Hogzaust" free-flowing cat back system, I'm getting new struts all the way around, (nice KYB's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtP Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I still cant get over the fact that people think creating an exhaust leak is a- cool b- a good idea or c- is a "mod" Usually I see people unbolting their exhausts and driving around right after they spray paint their interiors with krylon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nka Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 well, I think there's a difference with an exhaust leak that sound good and an exhaust leak that sound bad. I don't think this mod is cool on a civic (I would never do this on a civic !), but it's sound good on our cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggreene Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I still cant get over the fact that people think creating an exhaust leak is a- cool b- a good idea or c- is a "mod" Usually I see people unbolting their exhausts and driving around right after they spray paint their interiors with krylon..... Unless I am mistaken the exhaust gasses have to "leak" out somewhere or the engine will not run. - Some choose to use an expensive less restrictive muffler, and some choose to have some of the exhaust gases exit before reaching the stock muffler thus creating less restriction. And finally there are some who just leave everything the way it is and let the exhaust "leak" out the stock tailpipe. - each to his or her own, but ya gotta think outside the box sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtP Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Unless I am mistaken the exhaust gasses have to "leak" out somewhere or the engine will not run. - Some choose to use an expensive less restrictive muffler, and some choose to have some of the exhaust gases exit before reaching the stock muffler thus creating less restriction. And finally there are some who just leave everything the way it is and let the exhaust "leak" out the stock tailpipe. - each to his or her own, but ya gotta think outside the box sometimes. This thread is full of absolute win. Keep it coming guys! edit- someone try this with the downpipe/turbo junction...make a hogzawst DP.... Edited October 5, 2009 by KurtP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nah, stick with a custom Up Pipe leak... I've heard them before and they sound GREAT!!! The envy of motorists EVERYWHERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 This thread is full of absolute win. Keep it coming guys! edit- someone try this with the downpipe/turbo junction...make a hogzawst DP.... Sadly, someone has. Video on youtube somewhere... "This is an adventure." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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