Exhausts and gauges.....anyone have any info or opinions on these ?

 

The gauges are rebadged Defi's and the backboxes are about 600 quid, BUT damn they are good

Tony

 

Further posting would be pointless.

 

JPP : TuningParts for Sale

backbox is the bollox...and you can get one for £275

 

Cheers guys, I feel a purchase happening next week!

 

Whats so good about the backbox?

 

the sound, the build quality the looks etc

YouTube - sti GeNome backbox

 

I have the backbox and in my opinion its one of the best sounding exhausts, Its neighbour friendly on low revs and loud on full chat. If you do get one, pull out the reducer in the bore where it joins the centre pipe for better flow.

 

I had one.. its ok.. Bit quiet.. But does sound nice!

My Fave sounding is still a Blitz

 

Has the backbox got a 2.5" or 3" connection to the mid section?

Just wondering if I can 'mate' it to a 3" center section.

thanks

 

2.5 which is why I sold mine.

I figure if i have to pay the highest road tax bracket for emissions, I would decat and get my moneys worth!

Vash

 

Too bloody right vash,besides the genome is about 400 quid overpriced anyway its not a patch on the original scoobysport backbox

 

Agree

I have the Blitz Nur Spec S (2.5" bore with 4.5" tail) backbox which has amazing build quality & sound amazing when giving some welly & quiet & burbly otherwise. But have to swop it for my 3" full h&s decat system soon

 

Agree. I actually think the welds & material used on the Blitz is better than the Genome which is overpriced IMO.

 

havent got the exhaust because i prefer the 3 inch blitz full system iv got sounds the bollocks . but got the gauges oil,boost pressure and oil,water temp and link controller but i havent used the water one just the other three very good qality and look really good as they match the dash also they are light up green

plus if you want to see what thay look like look at my scoob theres a pic there

 

got a genome strut brace ebay bargain

 

I would like to remove this on mine, How did you pull the reducer out?
JGT

 

I broke the 4 spot welds holding it in, then used a slide hammer to extract it.

 

I agree with some comments above,

GeNome take note;

Good gauges,

but step well away from the exhausts as it ain't a patch on the competition in fact if judging by the above comments/video ur taking the pi$$. Not much different to the standard STi effort if silencing is looked at; and I gave my STi box away for free!!!.
IMO.

 

ever heard one? or seen one?

that's my car in the vid powerwrx has posted and it's an awful quality sound reproduction and a lot of owners still think it sounds great

i would be the first to agree it's silly dear new, but you can get them for sensible money 2nd hand. my complaint with the box is they use non stainless hangers, real letdown for the money.

out of the 10 odd b/boxes i've had it's the best noise and quality bar none. i think the afterburner is a better 'burble', but that's too damn loud all the time.

very much horses for courses with exhausts. some people rave over a Firestorm but i though it was the wankest, most poorly put together, crappiest raspy thing i'd ever owned

all IMHO of course

 

Cant see the spot welds, but thanks for that
I will try tackling this tommorow!

JGT

 

I agree re the hangers although you cant see them when its on the car,



however its a quality rear box and im sure you could buy something simular for for a lot less in the uk.
JGT

 

Not sure what that back box is mate, doesn't look like my genome.

 

the above isnt a genome

http://www.legal-speed.com/img/CAR/b42.jpg

 

that one is even a bit more rare than the genome little bit louder, and titanium. which is cool

still the same scabby hangers though

tell a lie, i think that one is stainless like the genome. IIRC the titanium one isn't a slash cut.

still pretty cool though

 

Thanks I like to be different!!

I know its not a titanium one, but thought it was genome, ahh well but I have found it listed on the following web site
STI - PARTS NAVI / IMPREZA
part no ST443004S0.

I managed to pull out the restrictor out from inside the flange this afternoon
Those spot welds sure are neat (thanks Dee) think I would of totally butcherd it before spotting them!
I will see how noisey it is with the rest of the system, if I aint happy with It I will get rid of it and get something more to my likeing

 

so how does the sound compair without the restrictor?

 

anybody got any pics of the spot welds and restrictor, looks like i have another job to do on my car..

 

"anybody got any pics of the spot welds and restrictor, looks like i have another job to do on my car.."

Second that pics/ description would be great

 

Its obvious when you look in the inside the flange. It reduces the bore fron 2.5" to around 2".