bonesetter

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The Miltek on the car, very nice it is too, is a little too quiet, and I am considering alternatives

However, looking through old posts I find folk encounter so many issues with their aftermarket exhausts it's put me off somewhat. Even H&S get bad rap now - a maker I always respected, and indeed have had on previous Subaru's so I may just stick

Have I been unduly scared, and if not then what is your recommendation?

Looking for a turbo back full decat, a little louder than the Miltek, one that is OK 'round town, but sounds good at blasting the beans

Cheers

RAGGY DOO

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Invidia n1 loud as ****

edger-360

Try a Cobra exhaust,nice looking system and not to expensive compared to the miltek

bonesetter

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lol - Raggy man, I've watched the You Tube clips of that exhaust and you know where I said I wanted 'a little bit louder than the Miltek'

Not loud as ****

bonesetter

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Thanks. I always thought Cobra's were loud, but looking again they seem OK

AbbasSTI

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As you're thinking of changing the complete system from turbo back, I assume just changing the back box won't make much difference?

bonesetter

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I really don't know. I guess I was half thinking the whole thing would be changed, that way I could move on the Miltek

I would have thought the back box made qhite a difference though. The rear box and tail pipe on my FSTi is big, and trumpet shaped. When that's full on in 4th & 5th at about 5K it sounds perfect

RAGGY DOO

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I’m using miltek decat downpipe rcm headers and invidia n1
It’s motorbike loud but It’s awesome

bonesetter

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I bet

What's the level like if you're trying to be quiet? Is that possible (to be quiet, not you trying )?

RAGGY DOO

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It’s alright I think
Forget trying listen to the radio when you’re on boost thou

j3rvx

I have a H&S with centre pipe and 2nd cat removed was fitted by the previous owner just over a year ago. Sounds nice and deep not overly loud but turns heads. I see no issues with the quality, welds are all good and looks as new as the day it was fitted.

RAGGY DOO

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Only one cat in Jdm hatch small cat in the downpipe

Gambit

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Is it a resonated Milltek? If it is you can always just remove the resonater between the backbox and downpipe with a straight through section?

Sarg400

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I have the cobra 3" non-resonated with sports cat sounds great gives a real nice deep burble, and good fitment

spindle121

I have a Invida N1 Dual + Invida de cat down pipe. On my Hatch best sound Ever,,,,,,

bonesetter

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Full decat is essential to fully breathe the motor

I didn't realise there was a sneaky one on the downpipe

hedgecutter

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Cobra don't do a jdm downpipe; your options are Miltek, Invidia, H and S, Infinity Bristol, or Japanese makes for down pipes. I am sorely tempted by a full titanium Invidia or Tomei, but at the end of the day, jdm is much quieter than Uk. I've got sti rear box, hks center and standard downpipe, and it's a bit droney. PTE'S h and S sounds great, there's a clip on you tube under spec c

RAGGY DOO

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It’s the only cat on them bud

RAGGY DOO

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Sexy

bonesetter

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Holy Sheet

bonesetter

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Are they Rainsport tyres Raggy?

bonesetter

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THanks HC.

This clip?

RAGGY DOO

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Bridgestone bud

PT82

That's my car yeah. That was a 6k rev out of 8k limit.

Turbo back H&S system with sports cat and resonator. Fit and forget. Certainly plenty loud enough for my tastes.

I have the shortest clip ever of the car down Donington Park straight on full chat if you want to pm me your number I can whats app it to you.

bonesetter

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Love Bridgestones for their stiff sidewalls and corresponding feedback. Am on a second set on the Forester

Run Yoko AD08R's on the Type R for their stiff side walls

And of course Subaru like them too, fitting BS's to all their more hardcore Impreza's

fpan

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PT82, did you have your car undersealed at Torque GT?

PT82

Yes mate, paid extra for it to be injected into sills etc.

bonesetter

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Dinitrol?

Tidy job - it's not sprayed everywhere

I thought Torque did a clearcoat, not the black you have (says so on their web site)

fpan

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Do you know if they have a clear coat available as opposed to the back one?

Edit: ^What bonesetter said.

bonesetter

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So, I've narrowed my choice down to either going turbo back Cobra with decat and resonator. I quite like the sound of it, and feedback is noise levels are what I'm after

Or, a Miltek decat d/pipe which is certain to make things louder

Edit: H&S in the running too. Same price as Cobra and I had one fitted on a 2004 2.0 JDM I owned a few years back which sounded brilliant