1-3-2-4 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 well the exhaust leak is gone.. I did not take it on the highway near a road barrier however I did hear the sewing machine at idle but then again I was right up on the headers when the car was running.. You can feel the exhaust pulses more in the shifter no sound improvements with the stock exhaust.. The funny idle is still around but not as bad with the exhaust leak getting ready to hop out to make a quick video and sound clip. cheap ass gasket replaced with OEM Subaru for around $10 http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7905/pict0055ut.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Video! The camera was decent enough for a $100 camera to pick the sound up.. No crazy driving as when I was leaving this school parking lot I saw a cop car hidden deep in the bushes which was pretty odd if you ask me... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ3OnLqK5ww]YouTube - UEL headers[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Sounds good! Is that still with the stock cat-back setup too? My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 yes stock everything but the headers! I just came back from R.I. I brought the SPT axleback so I wonder how it's going to sound now.. I should get around to it on Monday http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/SubaruWRX/DSC_0015.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 My baby has a voice now And she only wants to get louder ....................................................................................... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaqMtblfdmQ]YouTube - SPT exhaust[/ame] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/SubaruWRX/DSC_0033.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Sounds great, but I would've expected way more cackle. When I had the exhaust off mine for a while, as well as when I had my old rotted muffler it cackled like a small block Ford motor..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I might be getting rid of the 2nd Cat soon I don't know when.. so it should get a little louder.. you can most definitely feel the exhaust pulses in the car now when taking off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Be careful. I know that car doesn't need to pass emission inspection anymore, but if the guys at the inspection station look under there and see a cat delete they could give you a hard time with a sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 In MA they do a visual inspection right? Here they just do a sniffer test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Depends. I used to go to a place that would actually put the car on a floor jack and get down on hands and knees and check everything out. This place was also a service station. My theory is that they were trying to get more business for the service shop by rejecting cars for trivial, easy to fix problems then offering to fix it. The place I go to now is just an inspection station, they don't do any service. They also own a car wash next door. They're great. They just walk around the car, do all the safety inspection stuff, tap on the bondo lightly to make sure it's somewhat solid, rev the engine to see how loud the car is, and put a sticker on the car. When I got my last sticker I had an exhaust leak. I also had my $23 Thrush muffler from Advance Autoparts. They failed it for noise, so I welded a bead on there to seal it up and took it back. He said the car was still abit loud (Due to the muffler) but held a rag over the tip to see if it was leaking. It wasn't, so he gave me a sticker anyway. MA is very picky when it comes to loud exhausts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTleg4life Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 so the borla will fit my 97 gt if the listing says its for an 05??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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