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

 

Invidia n1 loud as ****

 

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

 

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 ****

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

I bet

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

 

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

 

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.

 

Only one cat in Jdm hatch small cat in the downpipe

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

Full decat is essential to fully breathe the motor

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

 

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

 

It’s the only cat on them bud

 

Sexy

 

Holy Sheet

 

Are they Rainsport tyres Raggy?

 

THanks HC.

This clip?

 

Bridgestone bud

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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)

 

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

Edit: ^What bonesetter said.

 

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